Brown says he would filibuster financial reform

[HughMoran]

Source: Boston Globe

By Matt Viser, Globe Staff

WASHINGTON – Senator Scott Brown said this morning that he would join a Republican filibuster to block a package of financial overhauls from coming to a vote in the Senate, potentially providing GOP allies with the ammunition they need to stifle the Democrats’ plan designed to crack down on policies that lead to the economic meltdown.

Brown, in his first Sunday morning talk show appearance since being sworn in three months ago, also accused President Obama of playing politics with the issue and said that Democrats were not doing enough to work with the other side of the aisle.

“I think the president's political arm is now taking over this debate,” Brown said during a 13-minute interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “And it's unfortunate because I, like many others in my state and throughout the country, want banks to be banks. They don't want them to be casinos. They don't want them to take risky bets on our money.”

Brown also said the bill would harm some Massachusetts companies because the “web” of new investing rules would sweep up insurance firms Liberty Mutual and MassMutual. Without elaborating or explaining where he got the estimate, Brown also claimed the bill would cost 25,000 to 35,000 jobs.


Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2010/04/brown_says_he_w.html

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He pulled this one out of his ass. Say good bye to reelection in Massachusetts, ass hole...

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Sen Scott who?

[Bobcat]

14. Schieffer

Schieffer this morning on Face the Nation led in with a comparison between Brown and Jummy Stewart's character in It's A wonderful Life. My sorry ass, Bob - you hack!

[BrklynLiberal]

22. He is another one who has been a proven repuke tool for a long time....

[pattmarty]

28. Schieffer is not the smartest guy to ever grace a TV studio and.................

.............on top of that, he's been senile for at least the last 10 yrs.

[Grand Taurean]

2. How does Senator Steve Lynch sound?

If not him, then Senator Mike Capuano. Cause it is going to happen now.
A 30% loss for "Heck of a Job" Brownie II is most likely if he stays on this course.

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

18. Ewww, not Steve Lynch.

Mike Capuano would be a much better choice.

[CBHagman]

19. Yeah, that's what I've heard.

I'm not from Mass. myself but have a colleague who almost went through the ceiling over the election, kept saying it ought to have been Capuano who won the primary.

[ShockediSay]

26. I wonder where he is getting all his bribe money {excuse me, 'campaign contributions'} nt

[Arkana]

3. Hey Scott--see this?

Now blink.

Yep, that was your hope of being reelected in 2012. Burn in hell.

[onehandle]

4. Well, back to your pink leather shorts.

You've lost the gunbaggers with your Palin snub and now the core Democrats.

Goodbye.

[Arkana]

8. This caught my attention.

Were they pissed that Senator Softcore didn't show up at the Klan rally in Boston?

[movonne]

5. I would like to see how the bostonians react to this..

[jpak]

6. Yup all those liberal dems in Mass. that voted for Scotty sure told Wall Street where to go

doesn't matter anyway

why bother

ugh

[LeftishBrit]

7. I wish he didn't have the same (admittedly common!) surname as our PM!

I keep clicking on Scott Brown threads, thinking that they're going to be about Gordon Brown. And then get a BIG whiff of Stupidity in its purest form!

Anyway, I hope he gets defeated soon (Scott, not Gordon).

[hollowdweller]

9. I'm not understanding how Brown got elected?????

This morning was the first time I ever had seen him talk for any period.

He just seems about 10% above Sarah Palin in his thinking ability.

I live in WV and I always think of MA as sort of a place where people are probably more well educated than where I live.

If he's not any sharper than what he seemed this morning I don't get how he got elected up there.

[onehandle]

11. The Democratic candidate ran a bad, bad campaign.

His election was a fluke. One that will be corrected.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Exactly right, on all counts

[nyy1998]

16. The tougher question is how he'll eer be reelected.

[radhika]

10. This is really a call to Progressives ...here's how

I cannot bear the thought of Harry Reid and others going through the mind-numbing charades of courting-bribing-kowtowing to the usual suspects. Brown, Snowe, Collins and Liebertoad. I'd hate one measly accomodation to be made to their ilk....

Let's kickoff some major fundraising by Progressies to run deliciously critical ads against them in their own state...let's commit to keep it going. Posters, billboards and a ground war of speakers. Let's make their miserable lives hell - all of 'em. Including ConservaDems, a group that no doubt will surface. And as for Martha Coaksley, the vacationer in AWOL land, let's dump on her too. She totally helped create this mess.

[madrchsod]

13. if the democrats do not make this a HUGE issue before the elections

they deserve what they get. everyone with a functioning brain cell knows the banks have fucked them over. if the republicans want to protect them,well have at it boys and girls....

[nyy1998]

17. Problem is, Brown isn't up until 2012...

[northernlights]

20. are you sure about that?

it was a special election to finish Ted Kennedy's term. I think it comes back up in '10.

[Arkana]

29. Nope. Kennedy's term finishes in '12.

[northernlights]

30. damn. that sucks. nt

[high density]

15. Umm, how much did the global financial meltdown cost in jobs?

Wake the fuck up, dumbass.

[wisteria]

21. No surprise he is sticking with his Repub counterparts, he has too on issues like this. But.....

where the hell does the idea that these financial reforms will hurt Liberty Mutual and MassMutual come from along with the "new" comments about 25,000/35,000 job losses? I think the job loss BS is nothing more than a scare tatic and cover for the Repubs as they attempt to play political football with this bill and screw the American public.

[PSPS]

23. "accused President Obama of playing politics with the issue"

Brown, in his first Sunday morning talk show appearance since being sworn in three months ago, also accused President Obama of playing politics with the issue and said that Democrats were not doing enough to work with the other side of the aisle.

Yeah, whatever. What's next? Accusing Obama of "playing the race card?"

[karynnj]

32. Several times

He seems to think if Obama speaks in favor of anything - it is playing politics. Yet he refused to say the same of McConnell. He also is still speaking of doing nothing on jobs.

[earcandle]

24. How can they block anything when we have more Senators that they do? Bullshit talks., reality walks

[demwing]

34. Reaally?

Filibuster.

We have more Senators, but not enough to break the filibuster.

[bluestateguy]

25. Buyers remorse

You can see it and feel it everywhere in Massachusetts.

[MilesColtrane]

27. Check that asshole's offshore accounts for "donations" from Goldman Sachs.

He must realize that he's not long for the Senate. Better cash in as soon as possible.

What a complete piece of shit.

[karynnj]

31. he was pretty inarticulate even as Sceiffer gave him all soft balls

(as to Mr Smith goes to Washington, he is not even close)

Did you here him say that he "chaired" a subcommittee the day that Palin was speaking - apparently he does not know the difference between "sitting on a committee" and chairing it. No Republican chairs any of the Armed Services committee - and he is the most junior of the junior senators. (Link for any who want to hear him - http://www.google.com/search?q=scott%20brown&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=nws:1&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wn#)

Out of curiosity, I listened to the Armed Services committee from that day - he speaks at about 100 minutes in - best description - monologue of incoherent random thoughts with no real question or point. Oven off topic. (http://armed-services.senate.gov/Webcasts/2010/04%20April/04-14-10a%20Webcast.htm ) He really contributed little - so he wouldn't have been missed if he went to Palin's rally.

I have no idea where he got his jobs comment. It's not clear the bill would do anything to cut jobs at MassMutual of Liberty Mutual. I think it impacts some of his donors.

[Cha]

33. Twit... I had

Jerry Brown on my mind..and, I'm like WHAT?!

I forgot about the dumb brown.

[PFunk]

35. Come on folks. The guy knows he only as 2 years as a MA senator before he's out.

And a (probably liberal) dem will be back in that seat. So he's making the best of it for himself. Damn everybody else (including the repugs, and teabaggers).

[One_Life_To_Give]

36. The one with $50 Billion Bailout Funds?

I am not sure there is anything progressive about putting up another $50 Billion for the next time Wallstreet decides to Socialize Losses while maintaining Privatized Profits.

Lets go back to To Big to Fail = To Big to Exist
Now break'em up.

[mvd]

37. All the Repukes eventually fall into line

Make them filibuster, Reid! There's no way they will persevere during the long hours while we hammer away at them for opposing Wall St. reform.