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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 2 February 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)18. Attorney General Champs, Chumps, and Eric Schneiderman By Abigail Caplovitz Field
http://abigailcfield.com/?p=845?
...In the Attorney General law enforcement champions categorythe people David Dayen calls Justice Democratswe have Delawares Beau Biden, who again rejected the settlement between bailed out banks, the Justice Department, and miscellaneous attorneys general, and California AG Kamala Harris, who did too. Note: Harriss such a champ she had the strength to reject an obvious, and large bribe in the process. Nevadas Catherine Cortez Masto has not, to my knowledge, reaffirmed her rejection of the settlement, but shes been so fiercely law and order its hard to imagine her caving to the pressure to cut the banks loose. Massachusettss Martha Coakley doesnt seem likely to play ball either. (I put settlement in quotes because it vacillates from imminent to off the table seemingly by the week, and its terms remain somewhat in flux.)
If those are the champs, who are the chumps? Well, any state attorney general who isnt willing to stand with Biden, Harris, Masto, and Coakley, as a general matter. Several have made noise, however, about taking action; a couple of weeks ago Oregon, Maryland, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Missouri, Montana and Mississippi were meeting with the Justice Democrats about coordinating investigations and enforcement. So that could be nine new champs, if they survive the pressure from the Obama Administration to take the deal. If you live in any of those states, please give them a call and tell them to reject the settlement.
Google your state and attorney general, surf their site and youll find contact info. The National Association of Attorneys General has contact info for every state, but you may find a better number on your AGs site. Besides, you really should cruise your Attorney Generals website if you havent recently. Learn about your rights; about how to report violations of your rights, and about which violations are so common or otherwise prioritized that the AG is on the lookout for victims, providing helpful information and a way to make a complaint.
Back to the chumps. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is a chump. I recently explained why I consider her the BFF of foreclosure fraudsters. But shes worth calling out again because she just called Justice Democrat CA AG Kamala Harris a liar. Specifically, AG Bondi said, The settlement under discussion contains all the elements California purports to be looking for; transparency, substantial relief for distressed homeowners, and strict enforcement. Since AG Harris had already rejected the suit saying Weve reviewed the details of the latest settlement proposal, and we believe it is inadequate for California, AG Bondi is calling Harris a liar....
...In the Attorney General law enforcement champions categorythe people David Dayen calls Justice Democratswe have Delawares Beau Biden, who again rejected the settlement between bailed out banks, the Justice Department, and miscellaneous attorneys general, and California AG Kamala Harris, who did too. Note: Harriss such a champ she had the strength to reject an obvious, and large bribe in the process. Nevadas Catherine Cortez Masto has not, to my knowledge, reaffirmed her rejection of the settlement, but shes been so fiercely law and order its hard to imagine her caving to the pressure to cut the banks loose. Massachusettss Martha Coakley doesnt seem likely to play ball either. (I put settlement in quotes because it vacillates from imminent to off the table seemingly by the week, and its terms remain somewhat in flux.)
If those are the champs, who are the chumps? Well, any state attorney general who isnt willing to stand with Biden, Harris, Masto, and Coakley, as a general matter. Several have made noise, however, about taking action; a couple of weeks ago Oregon, Maryland, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Missouri, Montana and Mississippi were meeting with the Justice Democrats about coordinating investigations and enforcement. So that could be nine new champs, if they survive the pressure from the Obama Administration to take the deal. If you live in any of those states, please give them a call and tell them to reject the settlement.
Google your state and attorney general, surf their site and youll find contact info. The National Association of Attorneys General has contact info for every state, but you may find a better number on your AGs site. Besides, you really should cruise your Attorney Generals website if you havent recently. Learn about your rights; about how to report violations of your rights, and about which violations are so common or otherwise prioritized that the AG is on the lookout for victims, providing helpful information and a way to make a complaint.
Back to the chumps. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is a chump. I recently explained why I consider her the BFF of foreclosure fraudsters. But shes worth calling out again because she just called Justice Democrat CA AG Kamala Harris a liar. Specifically, AG Bondi said, The settlement under discussion contains all the elements California purports to be looking for; transparency, substantial relief for distressed homeowners, and strict enforcement. Since AG Harris had already rejected the suit saying Weve reviewed the details of the latest settlement proposal, and we believe it is inadequate for California, AG Bondi is calling Harris a liar....
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We watched that last night. Our littlest one made a "pop-up" groundhog in school yesterday
Roland99
Feb 2012
#31
Not to mention the fact that its "product" is useless, pointless, and can be harmful
Demeter
Feb 2012
#21
Affinity fraud; Fleecing the flock: The big business of swindling people who trust you
Demeter
Feb 2012
#10
Yet More Mortgage Settlement Lies: Release Looks Broad, Not Narrow; Other States Screwed to Bribe CA
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Feb 2012
#13
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Feb 2012
#14
Attorney General Champs, Chumps, and Eric Schneiderman By Abigail Caplovitz Field
Demeter
Feb 2012
#18
But, just think of how hard it is to raise a billion bucks in campaign contributions!
Fuddnik
Feb 2012
#20
Oil down 1% to $96.61/bbl. Gas prices here about $0.25 shy last summer's highs.
Roland99
Feb 2012
#33
Actually OBama is much like FDR, FDR had one advantage, a HUGE Democratic majority in Congress
happyslug
Feb 2012
#57
Obama's Democratic Congress was no where near as left wing as the Congresses of the 1930s
happyslug
Feb 2012
#59