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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-26-08 12:04 AM
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33. I didn't get that memo, Harv ...
Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 12:04 AM by Pigwidgeon
I have been trying to work this whole thing out logically.

But the Obama campaign is based on feelings. I'm clearly the one in error.

By the way, I loved your role as Mr. Emmett, the horny principal in Lord Love A Duck. It's one of my favorite movies.

:evilgrin:

--p!
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  -Why did Obama side with Republicans in 2005 and support "tort reform" favoring big corporations? Harvey Korman  Mar-25-08 10:29 PM   #0 
  - Good question and definitely one that our nominee should have to answer.  GOPNotForMe   Mar-25-08 10:33 PM   #1 
  - Yep, he's got quite a few questions to answer  jgraz   Mar-25-08 10:41 PM   #5 
  - Social problems O's staff says he will not pass, NAFTA he won't change, Irag out thats not - GOPer?  papau   Mar-26-08 12:26 AM   #40 
  - His mentor, Joe Lieberman, told him to? n/t  QC   Mar-25-08 10:36 PM   #2 
  - Why did Clinton side with bush and support the Iraq war which has so far cost 4,000 US soldiers and  Cali_Democrat   Mar-25-08 10:39 PM   #3 
  - Bush's lie about the yellowcake and WMDs maybe?  Pigwidgeon   Mar-25-08 10:48 PM   #6 
     - This is DU  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 10:51 PM   #7 
        - I didn't get that memo, Harv ...  Pigwidgeon   Mar-26-08 12:04 AM   #33 
  - Maybe he was trying to demonstrate his bi-partisan qualities.  Eric J in MN   Mar-25-08 10:40 PM   #4 
  - BO is a political chameleon, he'll vote for whoever pays the bill. n/t  jody   Mar-25-08 10:55 PM   #8 
  - I've wondered about that too  KingFlorez   Mar-25-08 10:56 PM   #9 
  - Don't know much about the law, do you?  thevoiceofreason   Mar-25-08 10:59 PM   #10 
  - LOL. My family law practice?  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:00 PM   #11 
     - The Texas bar  JoFerret   Mar-26-08 05:26 AM   #50 
  - You are sorta correct, but you left out some important information  merh   Mar-25-08 11:03 PM   #12 
  - Thank you for the additional background.  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:07 PM   #15 
     - Guess this should answer your question -  merh   Mar-25-08 11:15 PM   #18 
        - Although I agree that forum shopping is a problem, the bill does more than that  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:27 PM   #21 
           - Hmm  anigbrowl   Mar-25-08 11:42 PM   #25 
           - The mechanical changes are many  Harvey Korman   Mar-26-08 12:03 AM   #31 
           - LOL - as if I have no understanding of the system  merh   Mar-25-08 11:45 PM   #26 
              - I didn't imply you had no knowledge of the system  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:53 PM   #27 
                 - self-del nt  4themind   Mar-26-08 12:14 AM   #38 
                    - But in fact it *would* make it more difficult to bring such lawsuits  Harvey Korman   Mar-26-08 12:29 AM   #41 
                       - Yup read the certification part  4themind   Mar-26-08 12:30 AM   #42 
  - Saving the wallets of mortgage administrators is NOT saving homes.  boppers   Mar-25-08 11:04 PM   #13 
  - No, the proposal has nothing to do with saving the wallets of mortgage administrators  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:14 PM   #17 
     - Hillary's words:  boppers   Mar-25-08 11:24 PM   #20 
        - Uh, no, wrong.  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:30 PM   #23 
           - It works both ways.  boppers   Mar-26-08 12:49 AM   #45 
              - I'm not defending mortgage banks  Harvey Korman   Mar-26-08 01:03 AM   #47 
                 - I suppose the important question is "who assumes the risk, and was it known".  boppers   Mar-26-08 01:30 AM   #49 
  - He wants to bring about unity!  QC   Mar-25-08 11:04 PM   #14 
  - Fair point of contention.  Tatiana   Mar-25-08 11:11 PM   #16 
  - I disagree  merh   Mar-25-08 11:18 PM   #19 
     - While true that the feds don't get jurisdiction if 2/3 of the class action plaintiffs  Tatiana   Mar-25-08 11:29 PM   #22 
        - Indeed.  Harvey Korman   Mar-25-08 11:33 PM   #24 
        - So the law is fair, but the courts it directs actions to are not?  bhikkhu   Mar-25-08 11:53 PM   #28 
           - The law isn't fair or unfair in a vacuum--it's procedural  Harvey Korman   Mar-26-08 12:07 AM   #35 
           - But can you blame the law for the flaws in execution?  bhikkhu   Mar-26-08 12:11 AM   #37 
              - It's not about "flaws in execution"  Harvey Korman   Mar-26-08 12:20 AM   #39 
                 - This seems to argue the case of individuals, where "class action" is the issue  bhikkhu   Mar-26-08 12:36 AM   #43 
           - LOL  merh   Mar-26-08 12:09 AM   #36 
        - And I believe the amendments he voted for were  merh   Mar-25-08 11:58 PM   #29 
           - The amendments were good. There were definitely reasons to vote for the legislation.  Tatiana   Mar-26-08 12:38 AM   #44 
  - That's a good questoin. I'll be waiting to see the explanation.  autorank   Mar-26-08 12:01 AM   #30 
  - See post #18.  Kristi1696   Mar-26-08 12:07 AM   #34 
  - He was one of 18 Dem Senators to vote "yea"  Kristi1696   Mar-26-08 12:04 AM   #32 
     - "So Obama may have annoyed the lunatic left with his vote for CAFA"  anamandujano   Mar-26-08 12:50 AM   #46 
     - I didn't post this for their opinion.  Kristi1696   Mar-26-08 08:02 AM   #51 
     - The Manhattan Institute is a conservative think tank  Harvey Korman   Mar-26-08 01:21 AM   #48 
        - Interesting that you had praise for this info when it was posted upthread.  Kristi1696   Mar-26-08 08:07 AM   #52 
 

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