tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post4356356514847908257..comments2023-10-28T05:14:28.496-05:00Comments on Just my little piece of the world: President's Weekly Address: Getting Our Money Back from Wall StreetAnnettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post-70344018574359922062010-01-17T10:49:59.734-06:002010-01-17T10:49:59.734-06:00Tom Harkin has brought it up several times I belie...Tom Harkin has brought it up several times I believe and it keeps getting swatted down.. Hopefully this time it will pass. They should just put it with the Health Care bill and be done with it. LOLAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post-58839222993500946922010-01-17T07:37:54.674-06:002010-01-17T07:37:54.674-06:00Tom Harkin floated a proposal to change the filibu...Tom Harkin floated a proposal to change the filibuster rules a couple of months ago. I don't understand why every Democrat in the country isn't screaming from the rooftops to get it passed. Even if Coakley wins, under the present rules every new piece of legislation will just be held hostage by Lieberman again. He gave the health-insurance companies good value for the bribes they paid him, and the bankers can write him checks too.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post-70889666591150892072010-01-16T22:34:53.406-06:002010-01-16T22:34:53.406-06:00You are so right Tango Daddy... I am hoping that w...You are so right Tango Daddy... I am hoping that will be something they will take up very very soon. It needs to be done, so we can get past this filibuster nonsense.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post-46375512095392408162010-01-16T20:52:57.047-06:002010-01-16T20:52:57.047-06:00Coakely may win or loose but one thing that would ...Coakely may win or loose but one thing that would help immensley in the future is getting back to a simple 51 vote majority rules.Tango daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444610829523045081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post-18980290908719615772010-01-16T18:15:37.088-06:002010-01-16T18:15:37.088-06:00TC, with this and with the other bills in the work...TC, with this and with the other bills in the works I think it will work. Again as in the HC bill, we have to take steps. Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will reform be.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000061249436912064.post-48887464062428914972010-01-16T14:56:36.760-06:002010-01-16T14:56:36.760-06:00Although this plan does not go far enough, I fully...Although this plan does not go far enough, I fully support it. It's way past due.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.com