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To: SilentZ who wrote (429050)	10/22/2008 12:29:15 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571040

I'd love to see the (D)'s take this opportunity in the driver's seat to clean house. If not now, when?

To: SilentZ who wrote (429050)	10/22/2008 8:55:08 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1571040

How about Barney Frank, the guy who assured us FNM had no problems, as well as Murtha? Byrd? Mahoney? Freezer Jefferson? Alcee Hastings? Lots of office holders that s/b cleared out. Make it harder for me to reel these names off. And yeah, you can list Republican names, but they tend to not stick around too long - they usually resign or get voted out.

To: SilentZ who wrote (429050)	10/22/2008 4:55:20 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1571040

Lets add Schumer to the list: Maybe This Is Just A Coincidence But what a fascinating coincidence it is! From the October 18, 2008 Wall Street Journal: New York Sen. Charles Schumer's public criticism of IndyMac Bancorp last summer, which critics say helped spark a run on deposits that took under the troubled thrift, came while IndyMac's assets were being eyed by investors who are major donors to the Democratic Senate campaign committee the senator chairs. Sen. Schumer, chairman of a Senate banking subcommittee, was criticized at the time for publicly raising questions about the bank's solvency and regulators' oversight of it. What wasn't known then was that a group of potential investors, led by Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management LP, had been inside the bank looking over its books. They had already decided not to invest in the bank, but were scouting assets that might become available if the bank failed and was taken over by the government. Sen. Schumer's office said recently he didn't know anything about Oaktree's possible interest in IndyMac until after the bank failed. Oaktree Chairman Howard Marks said he never talked to the senator about IndyMac. Oh yeah, I believe that! Some years ago, when I was writing Firing Back!, Microsoft Word's spellchecker didn't recognize "Schumer" as a word, and suggested an alternative choice: "Schemer." And who said software couldn't be wise? Unfortunately, the next paragraph of the column just makes me shake my head: The bank's demise in June now is almost a footnote in the financial-sector problems that have exploded in succeeding months. Still, Sen. Schumer's fund-raising involvement with investors looking over the bank underscores how Democrats' entanglements with the financial industry will make it hard for them to score political points over the market upheavals in the remaining weeks of the election. Well, I suppose if Americans who read the Wall Street Journal were comparable to the number who watch ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, they might have a point here. What is just amazing is how many progressives will vote Democratic this year in an attempt to destroy crony capitalism--and either don't care, or don't realize that when it comes to crony capitalism, the elephants are inconsistent amateurs compared to the donkeys. claytoncramer.com --------------------- How about Barney Frank, the guy who assured us FNM had no problems, as well as Murtha? Byrd? Mahoney? Freezer Jefferson? Alcee Hastings? Lots of office holders that s/b cleared out. Make it harder for me to reel these names off. And yeah, you can list Republican names, but they tend to not stick around too long - they usually resign or get voted out.

To: SilentZ who wrote (429050)	10/24/2008 7:06:05 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1571040

Democratic Congressman Tim Mahoney is at the center of one of the most repulsive scandals in recent memory, but he continues to run for reelection and refuses to resign. The Democratic party is a culture where you can do the following and feel like you still have a future in the party: A document obtained by ABC News reveals new allegations of threatening behavior and sexual harassment toward a female staffer, that go far beyond Mahoney’s public confession, including claims that he urged one of his mistresses to serve as a “tease” for big donors. The former Congressional staff member, Patricia Allen, was paid $121,000 by Mahoney after she was fired and threatened to sue. The settlement was reached after Allen hired a lawyer who sent the Congressman a “demand” letter, listing specific examples of Mahoney’s alleged “gross misconduct” and “stalking” including: “a) Calling Allen late in the evenings and demanding ”phone sex;“ b) Demanding that Allen answer his calls or face termination; c) Demanding that Allen attend fundraisers and ”tease c-ck“ to bring in more donations from the male members of the public; d) Demanding that Allen engage in sexual conduct with another woman for his enjoyment.” littlegreenfootballs.com