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rhett o rick

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45. I stand corrected. However, actually I made the common mistake

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:11 AM

Sep 2013

of referring to the factions as Republicans and Democrats. The Powers To Be (The Carlyle Group) dont make the distinction. Politicians are either on the side of the PTB or not. We know which side Summers is on.

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Report: Senate Democrats Would Block Larry Summers From Fed Chair [View all] kpete Sep 2013 OP

make it so. nt antigop Sep 2013 #1

Ditto! peacebird Sep 2013 #2

Yes, please. Let's get someone competent for that job! SharonAnn Sep 2013 #16

Good. nt bunnies Sep 2013 #3

Lots of political capital being spent on Syria in the Senate BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #4

Good for them. Disgusting he would get any votes. Even more disgusting forestpath Sep 2013 #5

Yes. And Harry Reid is 0-4 in having a "spine" Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #53

Show the same strength against attacking Syria Demeter Sep 2013 #6

Good!!! Owl Sep 2013 #7

PLEASE...PLEASE...Let it be TRUE..and not some DLC/DNC thing to get us all KoKo Sep 2013 #8

Good! Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #9

I feel all warm and fuzzy inside :) arcane1 Sep 2013 #10

We need a bunch more Dems from the Democratic wing of the party! k&r polichick Sep 2013 #11

Less than a year into his second term fujiyama Sep 2013 #12

Any Dems riding shotgun as Obama steers hard right... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #13

+100 truebluegreen Sep 2013 #23

2014 GE only 14 months away. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #27

Yep. The upcoming vote would be an excellent opportunity... truebluegreen Sep 2013 #31

K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2013 #14

Good I hope they don't wimp out on this gopiscrap Sep 2013 #15

Good! Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #17

Oh please, oh please, oh please let this be true dflprincess Sep 2013 #18

Summers will probably get support from Republicans, Obama's new best buddies. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #19

I strongly disagree with you! Dragonfli Sep 2013 #42

I stand corrected. However, actually I made the common mistake rhett o rick Sep 2013 #45

GOOD! n/t Triana Sep 2013 #20

Best news I've heard all day...... nt lyonn Sep 2013 #21

Good! truebluegreen Sep 2013 #22

Hey that's my Senator Merkley again! neverforget Sep 2013 #24

Isnt it nice? quakerboy Sep 2013 #41

Nominating Summers for Fed Chair would be, (quoting Rahm Emanuel, here) MsPithy Sep 2013 #25

. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #26

I've always loved that Graphic... Sadly...We Dems haven't got that "SPINE" KoKo Sep 2013 #29

Thanks...but, it's going to take more than Three Senate Democrats KoKo Sep 2013 #28

Besides...... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #30

What a perfect specimen of a Wall Street Pig. Marie Marie Sep 2013 #34

even more than Bush or Romney, he is the 1% unmasked, an ugly drooling Jabba the Hutt yurbud Sep 2013 #47

Well there's an idea. n/t DirkGently Sep 2013 #32

hell to the yeah. nashville_brook Sep 2013 #33

Damn. If Elizabeth Warren votes no, I'm fully against him too. Kablooie Sep 2013 #35

Roger Ferguson deserved the Chairmanship after Greenspan slithered away Paula Sims Sep 2013 #36

Good to see liberal Senate Dems standing up to an aloof, out-of-touch Executive Branch villager Sep 2013 #37

Please contact your Senator and block this POS from getting confirmed otis252 Sep 2013 #38

YESSS. Stop the insanity. Thank you. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #39

I sure hope that can derail that nomination! nt tblue37 Sep 2013 #40

Sure they will. I'll believe it when I see it. nt silvershadow Sep 2013 #43

Best news I've heard for awhile. Let it be so, please n/t eridani Sep 2013 #44

Wow. Someone can be at the center of a worldwide financial meltdown and possibly even a coming yurbud Sep 2013 #46

Good. efhmc Sep 2013 #48

Yeah!!!!! Swede Atlanta Sep 2013 #49

Woo Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #50

One word: F I L I B U S T E R lark Sep 2013 #51

Kick and R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #52

I still think it will be Geithner. roamer65 Sep 2013 #54