THROW THE BUMS OUT - ALL OF THEM - Senate Millionaires Kill Mortgage Assistance for Citizens

[G_j]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/THROW-THE-BUMS-OUT--ALL-O-by-Michael-Collins-090501-34.html

THROW THE BUMS OUT - ALL OF THEM Senate Millionaires Kill Mortgage Assistance for Citizens

by Michael Collins

The United States Senate took a swipe at the spirit of May Day in a spectacular show of callous indifference when it voted down a bill to provide limited assistance to citizens at risk for losing their homes. The final vote was 45 in favor, 51 opposed to Senator Richard Durbin's (D-IL) mortgage assistance bill. The original version of the bill covered some but not all of those requiring assistance. The final version was even more restricted. It applied to only homeowners currently in foreclosure as a result of actions prior to the start of 2009.

The denial of assistance to citizens by Senators is ironic given the fact that the origins of the current economic crisis came from Senate legislative actions in 1999 and 2000.

While their avarice knows no bounds, their memory suffers.

Apparently these multimillionaire aristocrats of the Senate "gentlemen's club" haven't been watching the news. The International Monetary Fund declared that the United States is in a depression almost three months ago. Delinquency and foreclosure rates around the country are rising at spectacular rates. Unemployment has jumped by 3.3 million in the last five months. Economic growth has declined at a rate of 6.3% in the first quarter of 2009.

What part of economic crisis can't they understand? Apparently all of it.

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One of the most revealing remarks came from Democrat Ben Nelson (D-NE) who said:

“Do I want to have my rate go up so that somebody else might be able to cram down” their mortgage payment?" asked Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., who voted against the bill. Associated Press, Apr. 30, 2009.

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[panader0]

1. Arlen Spector's first vote as a Democrat.

Thanks Arlen

[polichick]

9. Not his first vote - he already voted no on the budget.

[shintao]

46. THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES

We should also howl at the DNC. These people stole our votes, and gave them to the bankers. Thats our pay back for playing Mr. Nice Guy to the tune of Trillions of dollars.


Baucus D-Mt. http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue
Bennet D-Co. http://bennet.senate.gov/public/?p=TransitionalSiteEmailSenatorBennet
Byrd D-WV. http://byrd.senate.gov/contacts/
Carper D-DE. http://carper.senate.gov/contact/
Dorgan D-ND. [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
Johnson D-SD. http://johnson.senate.gov/contact/
Landrieu D-LA. http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Lincoln D-AR. http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Nelson D-NE. http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Pryor D-AR. http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/
Specter D-PA. http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Tester D-MT. http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

[truedelphi]

2. Those who have been elected are at the top of one of the most corrupt

Societies that this world has ever known.

Of course our Senators are corrupt. And what of the WH occupants? President Obama has not made this economy any easier. He is setting us up for an Argentinian style economy - but hey, at least he is charismatic and so much fun to watch ON our TVs

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. I don't watch him on my TV. I have other ideas of what is fun.

:shrug:

[xiamiam]

25. funny that you say that..i love obama...but since this vote and durbins statement

and the surprising lack of attention given to this bill from this administration..i havent been able to enjoy the photo threads i normally check..just not interested..too pissed

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. Nays with a D

Baucus
Bennet
Byrd
Carper
Dorgan
Johnson
Landrieu
Lincoln
Nelson
Pryor
Specter (surprise surprise!)
Tester

Not voting were Kennedy and Rockefeller.

[FourScore]

22. The usual suspects.

did any Republicans vote in favor?

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Looks to me like a hunting list.

Time to start running some challengers in the primaries.

[AllyCat]

31. Really, this crew? Who would have guessed. I'm surprised Kohl isn't on there

With the continued demise of the Republican party, I keep thinking the Dems will split and be the Blue Dog/DINO party and the more Progressive Dems.

[pattmarty]

39. That is kind of what I've been thinking. My belief is that the parties...........

........names will be the same, but you'll have the so called conservative Dems being part of the "new" Republican party. Back when I grew up in Illinois both parties actually worked together in a bi-partisan fashion. That was the Republican party of Nelson Rockefeller and Everett Dirksen before the "crazies" took over in 64. You're seeing a little of thaw in some Republicans like McCains campaign manager and a few "strategists" and lower level party people. They have to push the religious and social crazies to the back of the bus.

[corpseratemedia]

4. hey Ben dumbass Nelson, your jobs weren't outsourced..cant see the link, ben?

"D"?

maybe your job should be

[G_j]

7. Nelson & Landrieu

Their names are always on the wrong side of important votes. Good Republicans

[Riverman]

5. Obama to Blame! Bought bby the Bankers - He Delivered!

Sorry, my fellow progressive and liberals, but our guy sold us out onthis one! He did not support his state's Senator - Durbin and actively, verbally, forcibly and publicly speak out and tell the bankers ENOUGH! And that 12 so-called democrats voted to kill the bill that would have helped millions of American families keep their homes and support their neighbors by upholding local home prices - is just another indication of who owns America and the Senate - least 55 of them! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!

[Joe Fields]

6. Fuck them all!!!!! Fuck them in their anuses.

[polichick]

8. But we can bailout the banks - whoever said "The banks own the Senate" had it right...

Who said that this week, anyway??

[malaise]

11. Durbin said it

and he's right

[polichick]

12. Thanks! Sometimes Obama seems to be part of the bank-lover's coalition too.

[malaise]

15. Yep he does confuse me on matters bankers n/t

[DatManFromNawlins]

47. There is no "seems to be."

He definitely is.

This is what happens when you elect a bunch of people who only get out to see the average citizen when it's time for them to cast their votes.

[pattmarty]

40. Durbin (D) Ill.

[pa28]

10. Isn't program what the teabagger movement was founded on?

The idea would seem to be dying but the rage lives on.

[SOS]

13. 2 million foreclosures in 2008, 4 million expected in 2009

These twelve "Democrats" are bribed Wall Street lackeys.
They are much worse than Republicans, because at least the Republicans are honest about their hatred and contempt for the American worker.
For Democrats to vote no on this makes me wanna :puke:

[xiamiam]

26. 8 million expected in 2009...

[PDittie]

14. Tester.

Freaking Tester. How did he get corrupted so fast?

[Umbral]

20. "A deal's a deal." -Tester's comments as per Huffpo

Why do I feel confident I'm going to have ample opportunity to throw that back in his face.

[Karenina]

16. VERY STUPID VOTE.

[blindpig]

18. They understand one thing very well.

That being which side of the bread is buttered.

The Senate is by design the preserve of the economic elite, no surprises there. Not that the House would do much different, that body is pretty much bought too.

[Echo In Light]

19. George Carlin: "They don't care about you...at all...at all...at all."

[sammythecat]

37. Right

and that was no joke.

We live in an oligarchy. Plain and simple.

[gulfcoastliberal]

21. Fucking whores, the lot of em.

Goddamn what motherfuckers!

[leftstreet]

23. K&R

[Hannah Bell]

24. kick - the only thing in the package to benefit ordinary people, predictably eliminated.

[WCGreen]

27. FDR took omn the banks...

Obama doesn't even seem to be able to even critize them.

[mckara]

29. Don't Forget Honorary Appointment Michael Bennett of Colorado

Governor Bill Ritter appointed a corporate kiss-ass to the Senate seat vacated by Ken Salazar.

I hope Bennett and Ritter will be challenged and beaten in the primary election next year by Democratic challengers using this issue!

:spank: :grr: :spank:

[leveymg]

30. Does Nelson want a slot on CNBC? Got some hot mortgage derivatives you can peddle, Ben.

Putz. He missed his true calling.

[leftofthedial]

32. rich people are better than we are.

that's why they're rich.

we should trust them to do what's best for us.

they deserve power.

so a few deadbeats become homeless, so what?

these senators will now have extra thousands of dollars to spend on their much-deserved reelections, thanks to the nice, generous mortgage banker people.

this is america, land of the free, where all rich white men are created equal (to each other and WAY better than the rest of us).

:patriot:

[butterfly77]

33. Kick &Recommended

[earth mom]

34. Let's not forget what those bums did to the Auto Makers and the Unions.

Just where do they think all those Union workers are going to find work at those wages? Those wages, mind you are what EVERYONE should be making in this country and more. Instead people are living as the working poor making $8 to $12 bucks a hour.

I can tell you first hand that is NOT enough to live on let alone pay a mortgage. :grr:

[anonymous171]

35. I agree. Something needs to be done about the senate. nt

[L0oniX]

36. They are too busy kissing bankster ass for the money they need to campaign with.

They are also kissing health care industry ass for the same reason. They only "act" like they give a fuck about us. Truth is ...they don't.

[scarletwoman]

38. k&r -- so when are we going to organize our "Buy-A-Senator" drive?

Seriously, I've seen that idea posted a couple of times over the past few days and I think it would make a perfect protest -- we'd just need to get creative about generating publicity for it.

sw

[azul]

43. Isn't Michael Moore filming just that, now?

Or is he lacking the financial backers?

[DissedByBush]

41. I'm glad I didn't get behind on my mortgage

I was tempted to get behind just so I could be eligible for some cash from Uncle Sugar and let you guys pay for my mortgage.

Yes, that was sarcasm.

[shireen]

42. NOT ALL OF THEM

45 voted in favor.

And i need Bernie Sanders in the Senate.

[G_j]

44. --

I took it to mean all of these:

Baucus
Bennet
Byrd
Carper
Dorgan
Johnson
Landrieu
Lincoln
Nelson
Pryor
Specter
Tester

[Toucano]

45. It makes me wonder what is the point of political parties in the U.S.

Is being a Democrat or Republican just a fund-raising network?

How did these democrats demonstrate the alleged shared values of being a democrat?