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| 12. Yes...no matter who came in office.. this mess was already there |
| -Do you think the financial collapse would have taken place if John Kerry had won? |
bluestateguy |
Feb-13-10 07:10 PM |
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Yes. |
Mojambo |
Feb-13-10 07:13 PM |
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Yes. |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Feb-13-10 07:14 PM |
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yes, it was already well underway |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Feb-13-10 07:14 PM |
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NO, brakes would have been applied. Bush let things spiral out of control. |
CTyankee |
Feb-13-10 07:14 PM |
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Yes. n/t
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Tuesday Afternoon |
Feb-13-10 07:18 PM |
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Does anyone know how John Kerry voted when the Repeal of |
OHdem10 |
Feb-13-10 07:19 PM |
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He voted for the repeal. Here is a NYT article from the time, with |
alsame |
Feb-13-10 07:45 PM |
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He voted against the repeal. Here is |
ProSense |
Feb-13-10 08:01 PM |
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That's the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act . The NYT article is about |
alsame |
Feb-13-10 08:09 PM |
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley repealed Glass Steagall. n/t |
ProSense |
Feb-13-10 08:17 PM |
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The final vote in Nov 99 was 90-8 in the Senate. GLB was an |
alsame |
Feb-13-10 08:22 PM |
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It was the conference report |
ProSense |
Feb-13-10 08:31 PM |
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I doubt it. Imagine him trying to do anything about it. |
brewens |
Feb-13-10 07:21 PM |
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Dorgan. He was absolutely right about the consequences. If you |
alsame |
Feb-13-10 07:38 PM |
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Thanks for that. I looked a little but couldn't come up with it. n/t |
brewens |
Feb-13-10 07:44 PM |
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Actually, in 2007, Kerry pushd Bush to deal with foreclosures in that year's |
karynnj |
Feb-14-10 12:33 AM |
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Nope- Kerry wouldn't have squelched the 2004 FBI investigations into widespread mortgage fraud |
depakid |
Feb-13-10 07:23 PM |
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Yes, I think it was all setup in advance by Bush and Paulsen. |
avaistheone1 |
Feb-13-10 07:25 PM |
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Absolutely not. He is a smart man. I think he would have stopped |
juajen |
Feb-13-10 07:28 PM |
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Awwwww. I love SANE posters. |
BlueIris |
Feb-14-10 07:04 AM |
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Yes. Nt |
xchrom |
Feb-13-10 07:29 PM |
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Yes...no matter who came in office.. this mess was already there |
Peacetrain |
Feb-13-10 07:30 PM |
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+20 As much as I love John Kerry ~ we are still waiting for him |
goclark |
Feb-13-10 08:38 PM |
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He did not have the votes - and not one Democratic lawyer in the room |
karynnj |
Feb-14-10 12:42 AM |
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Perhaps I was not clear ~ I Love John Kerry |
goclark |
Feb-14-10 12:06 PM |
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There WAS no collapse. It was a heist, and Kerry would not have instigated it. |
Jim Sagle |
Feb-13-10 07:32 PM |
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DING DING DING DING DING! nt |
Kahuna |
Feb-13-10 07:41 PM |
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You Sir, are correct. Heist indeed. |
Arctic Dave |
Feb-13-10 08:48 PM |
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Not a very good heist if they've given most of it back. |
DrToast |
Feb-13-10 09:34 PM |
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Except for what they siphoned off in multi-million $ bonuses. |
Jim Sagle |
Feb-14-10 01:13 AM |
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Yes (nt) |
bigwillq |
Feb-13-10 07:33 PM |
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Don't even go there! Barack Obama would not be President now. |
timeforpeace |
Feb-13-10 07:34 PM |
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What if's are great |
TheBigotBasher |
Feb-13-10 07:35 PM |
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Have you ever heard of the Kerry agreements? |
karynnj |
Feb-14-10 12:49 AM |
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No. nt |
Kahuna |
Feb-13-10 07:40 PM |
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No need ot be rude but he did win. |
peace13 |
Feb-13-10 07:41 PM |
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Yes, because the real estate bubble was well underway |
Dappleganger |
Feb-13-10 07:44 PM |
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Yes |
harkadog |
Feb-13-10 07:51 PM |
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"Kerry Sees Credit Card Abuses, And Promises Steps to End Them" |
ProSense |
Feb-13-10 07:57 PM |
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Probably |
gristy |
Feb-13-10 08:16 PM |
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He might have seen it coming and he might have acted to try to prevent it sooner. |
totodeinhere |
Feb-13-10 08:27 PM |
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Yes... but I think that it would have been better than it was. |
jesus_of_suburbia |
Feb-13-10 08:37 PM |
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Absolutely - would have happened no matter who was elected. |
DeschutesRiver |
Feb-13-10 08:50 PM |
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Glass-Steigall was already history by the time he would have |
annabanana |
Feb-13-10 09:32 PM |
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No. Emphatically... |
YvonneCa |
Feb-13-10 09:49 PM |
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"IF John Kerry won"?? He DID win. Don't you remember election fraud? |
troubledamerican |
Feb-13-10 11:08 PM |
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Yes, John Kerry won. |
avaistheone1 |
Feb-13-10 11:36 PM |
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Feb-14-10 12:26 AM |
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obviously. The level III asset issue wasn't going to cure itself |
CynicalObserver |
Feb-13-10 11:16 PM |
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The big question is whether Kerry's team would have let Lehman Bros. fail |
liberalpragmatist |
Feb-13-10 11:59 PM |
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Roger Altman had BCCI ties - and though he was never convicted of anything, |
karynnj |
Feb-14-10 01:01 AM |
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Krugman doesn't want to go back into government... |
liberalpragmatist |
Feb-14-10 03:29 PM |
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NO!--Prez Kerry never would've invaded Iraq & sent our debt spiraling out of control. Bush otoh.... |
Hekate |
Feb-14-10 01:19 AM |
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Nope and I'm not a big John Kerry fan. n/t |
Little Star |
Feb-14-10 07:05 AM |
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What is the point of this thread? I dont get it. |
Mass |
Feb-14-10 07:13 AM |
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The Collapse Would Not Have Happened And Here's Why |
Yavin4 |
Feb-14-10 11:23 AM |
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Yes. |
Phx_Dem |
Feb-14-10 04:23 PM |
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