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earthside

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11. She may never be confirmed.

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 06:55 PM

Jan 2013

Thanks to Harry Reid and a few feckless Democrats, the filibuster in its worst form lives in the U.S. Senate.

Wall Street doesn't have too much to worry about at this stage.

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Obama Puts Wall Street’s Worst Nightmare In Charge Of SEC [View all] babylonsister Jan 2013 OP

What good news! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #1

Seconded! Lugnut Jan 2013 #2

Aw, thank you, my dear Lugnut... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #4

But ... But ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #7

My dear 1StrongBlackMan! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #10

She may never be confirmed. earthside Jan 2013 #11

Time will tell. If Obama really wants her, he'll find a way. He does that. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #13

:) ! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #16

He does, Peggy...he sure does! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #22

Yeah, now that the filibuster is dead. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #47

Hey! Welcome back! gateley Jan 2013 #39

Lol, my dear gateley! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #44

More butt kicking by yet another woman cap Jan 2013 #3

I had that Power Coffee Klatch visual myself. libdem4life Jan 2013 #14

Sounds like Obama made an outstanding nomination here. K&R /nt think Jan 2013 #5

Let's hope she is allowed to actually DO something. nt Nay Jan 2013 #63

How's that? Just what do you think she's going to do? just1voice Jan 2013 #64

Kick! patrice Jan 2013 #6

I'm in love with her already. She's an adorable old lady with a lot of fight in her. EastKYLiberal Jan 2013 #8

She whacked the NY Cosa Nostra around she certainly... Historic NY Jan 2013 #9

John Gotti, Goldman Sachs? Same idea! Great choice! Squinch Jan 2013 #27

Mary Jo White and Elizabeth Warren...exciting examples of the "Hens in the Fox House". libdem4life Jan 2013 #12

Mary Jo White and Elizabeth Warren are more like Rottweilers guarding the car lot meow2u3 Jan 2013 #36

Oh, I like that even better !!! Guess I was still trying to be ladylike. LOL libdem4life Jan 2013 #37

That's Ms Rottweilers to them. lunatica Jan 2013 #48

I had hoped to see Eliot Spitzer show up somewhere but ..... rurallib Jan 2013 #15

I loved Spitzer...if only he had behaved himself! What a loss! Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #35

They should be happy.. they need someone to save Cha Jan 2013 #17

I would have preferred Elliott Spitzer. Perhaps someone might shed some light on her connections? ancianita Jan 2013 #18

Yeah, riiiight. Wall St. has NOTHING to worry about. I think they own the WH. blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #19

+1 Snotcicles Jan 2013 #28

"White’s office has won billions in restitution from major banking institutions for ...fraud" dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #34

Good news! Scurrilous Jan 2013 #20

OMG!!! Am I the only one who sees a female version of Kucinich??? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #21

omg... babylonsister Jan 2013 #26

It's past time that we take these suckers down!!!! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #23

babylonsister, it's to early to predict. I'm hopeful, yet cautious, saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #24

I doubt any real enforcement will begin MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #25

Yaa! judesedit Jan 2013 #29

You can tell the right is afraid of her Smilo Jan 2013 #30

You oddly seem to have left out the last 10 years of her resume. former9thward Jan 2013 #31

I didn't leave anything out; I'm the messenger and didn't write this. nt babylonsister Jan 2013 #33

That IS a concern. Hmmmm. There's always a "but", isn't there? :-( gateley Jan 2013 #42

How much better than this guy could she really be?.. pkdu Jan 2013 #32

Just the name "Mary Jo" would scare me if I was a crook. lol. BootinUp Jan 2013 #38

GREAT! gateley Jan 2013 #40

So when does the GOP start complaining that she has to go? Kablooie Jan 2013 #41

Uh huh. Cowpunk Jan 2013 #43

There you go. That's why she got appointed. Now the truth comes out. loudsue Jan 2013 #49

Bwahahahaha! nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #45

I respectfully disagree. Delzars Jan 2013 #46

Before Everybody Gets All Dewey About this Appointement BlueManFan Jan 2013 #50

Matt Taibbi amuse bouche Jan 2013 #56

Obama bundlers & Mary Jo White muckety Jan 2013 #51

And Finally BlueManFan Jan 2013 #52

good stuff samsingh Jan 2013 #53

There is still hope for the Democratic Party Indyfan53 Jan 2013 #54

Matt Taibbi disagrees amuse bouche Jan 2013 #55

Here is a link to Taibbi's article. JEB Jan 2013 #57

Obama's SEC Pic is a Wall Street Defense Attorney. NOVA_Dem Jan 2013 #58

If you really think she is going to keep them honest on Wall Street.... sebastianj333 Jan 2013 #59

PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY HE CAN TIE HER HANDS Demeter Jan 2013 #60

Oh please - like Obama would ever appoint anyone who would actually go after Wall Street? MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #61

But will Lew kick White around the way that truedelphi Jan 2013 #62

Sure, let's just forget her last 10 years of corruption, WEEEEEEE! just1voice Jan 2013 #65

Don't you think that having a badge and a title that suggests oversight truedelphi Jan 2013 #66