It wasn’t just what she said, it was how she said it:
“You know, there is a lot of talk lately about how Dodd-Frank isn’t perfect. There is a lot of talk coming from CitiGroup about how Dodd-Frank isn’t perfect,” Warren continued. “So let me say this to anyone listening at Citi —I agree with you. Dodd-Frank isn’t perfect. It should have broken you into pieces.” –Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, from the Senate floor on Friday night, December 12th, 2014.
She said she wanted to break them into pieces with quite a bit of animus.
Like this:
Yeah, things are getting pretty desperate. Somehow, Pompeii fits the mood.
I would have gone with Dogs of War.
We will take, and you will give. You must die so that we may live.
This is serious, folks.
She’s not running? I don’t believe it.
No, but really. She could be more useful in the Senate. Thanks to the Republicans’ abdication of their responsibilities, there’s been a power vacuum in Congress, and it’s only going to get worse in the 114th. This is a dangerous situation, but it can also be an opportunity.
Because you just start thinking about what would at least be possible if we had Democratic majorities in both houses. At a minimum, we would have a legislative branch that attempts to legislate, which is not something we have now. And of course Warren is poised to play a central role in that.
For all that everybody is fixated on who’s going to run for president in 2016, I would say it’s at least as important who controls Congress. We need real Senators again, just as much as we need a Democratic president.
Nonetheless the taxpayers are still on the hook for Wall Street’s present and future gambling debt–because it pisses off the hippies.
So the CW is that the Republicans put the Dodd-Frank rider in the bill so the Tea Party and the Progressive would both vote against it so the Republicans could repeat this little drama every three months next year. That sounds nice but I still think it was a Republican blunder because this exposes the Republican big lie used to achieve their permanent majority in the House. The Republicans used mostly race but also other wedge issues to create their monster coalition while the real purpose was to gain advantage by tilting the rules like the ones in this rider. Elizabeth Warren is partially right that Democrats don’t like bailouts and Republicans don’t like bailouts. I think Republicans and Corporate Democrats do like bailouts, just not the Tea Party and the Progressives. This is the kind of thing that has lit the fire of populist revolt in the past and has nothing to do with race and hate. What Elizabeth Warren is saying has the potential to light up Red State safe gerrymandered districts. They should worry.
Absolutely right. “Too big to fail” is too big. Way too big.
I completely agree with her, but I wonder how much this issue resonates in the general public. Is it a difference maker?
what “resonates” in the general public is easily manipulated by our corrupt corporate media. It could be a difference maker if it were treated like one, therefore it will not be covered.
Perhaps, but what she’s saying is really pretty basic. “Hey everybody, let’s not give all our money to Wall Street and get nothing in return!” It’s worth at least trying to make that resonate, because we’re screwed if it doesn’t.
Go Senator Warren!
For those interested in how their Senator voted, here is a roll call, if you can believe anything on that website. http://redstate.com/uploads/2014/12/Roll-Call-Vote.png
I heard on SXM Progressive that six senators actually voted to with hold unanimous consent. Can anyone give me a link? Also, desperately want a link to the House vote.
Interesting that Durbin and Kirk both fellated Jamie Dimon as did Schumer, but Shelby of Alabama did not.
House vote here, another red site: http://therightscoop.com/breaking-it-passed/
I see Foster voted for the banks. I’ll remember that in 2016. So did that POS, Schneider. Tammy Duckworth didn’t vote, but I’m assuming that was because of her pregnancy, so I’m giving her a pass.
It was time to stand up and be counted and Illinois Dems aside from a few like Jan Schakowsky were counted with the likes of Adam Kinzinger and Paul Ryan.
Found the important vote:https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&
session=2&vote=00352
Strange that twice as many republicans as Democrats tried to stop this crap bill.