Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden had an End of Irony moment last night [View all]Bradshaw3
(7,964 posts)Try to get an alert by putting it in those words. Try debating on the facts, OK? Here's a fact from the NYT on the bankruptcy bill:
"MBNA executives and employees contributed roughly $200,000 to Mr. Bidens campaigns from 1989 to 2010, making the company his largest corporate donor during that time, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
The bankruptcy debate went on for many years in Congress, with Mr. Biden on several occasions supporting the bill and ultimately, with 73 others, voting for the version that passed the Senate in 2005. That legislation, which Mr. Obama voted against, drew the ire of advocacy groups who saw it as anticonsumer."
He got the most money from them during that time period and supported their interests. Fact.
So in the vein of your question, do you think supporting big banks over consumers shows true Democratic principles? Are you going to attack Obama for opposing the bill?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden