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Obama announces his Candidacy for 2012.

From that article...
September 11, 2003

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry.
With my best Clara Peller imitation ... Where's the bill???
 
From that article...
September 11, 2003

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry.
With my best Clara Peller imitation ... Where's the bill???

Never made it because of lack of support from the Senate including Dodd who was too busy working on his Countrywide home mortgage. Just goes to show that without 60 votes not a lot can get done especially when it comes to legislation like this. Obama didn't have that problem which of course you ignore.
 
I'm aware of that and have experienced it first hand. Just the other day he made the fallacious claim that Bush created 6.5 million jobs. Even after I proved him wrong, he refused to acknowledge it.

It must really sting him, being edumicated by a Librul.

When I debate him he made the claim that somehow that the budget was all Obama's fault and ignored the 3 trillions dollars that Bush had put on the federal debt.
 
When I debate him he made the claim that somehow that the budget was all Obama's fault and ignored the 3 trillions dollars that Bush had put on the federal debt.

Ok, enlighten me whose budget was the 2010 and 2011 budgets? that is three trillion in debt right there. Add the 1 trillion that Obama added to the 2009 deficit with the 350 TARP funds he was left, the 800 billion stimulus, and the war supplementals and you have almost as much debt in three years and Bush generated in 8.
 
Never made it because of lack of support from the Senate including Dodd who was too busy working on his Countrywide home mortgage.
Again, Republicans were in control. They controlled the House, they controlled the Senate, and they controlled every committee in both chambers. How the hell is it the fault of one member of the minority party in each chamber?

Just goes to show that without 60 votes not a lot can get done especially when it comes to legislation like this.
Ok, then show the bill that was filibustered ... ??

And while I'm waiting for that (which I know will never come), explain why the House, which doesn't have a filibuster rule, didn't pass any legislation?
 
From that article...
September 11, 2003

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10— The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry.
With my best Clara Peller imitation ... Where's the bill???

Frank's fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco - The Boston Globe

''These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.'' -- Barney Frank (D - MA)
 
Again, Republicans were in control. They controlled the House, they controlled the Senate, and they controlled every committee in both chambers. How the hell is it the fault of one member of the minority party in each chamber?


Ok, then show the bill that was filibustered ... ??

And while I'm waiting for that (which I know will never come), explain why the House, which doesn't have a filibuster rule, didn't pass any legislation?

You really don't understand how our govt. works and obviously never took a civics class. Do so and get back to me.
 
Ok, enlighten me whose budget was the 2010 and 2011 budgets? that is three trillion in debt right there. Add the 1 trillion that Obama added to the 2009 deficit with the 350 TARP funds he was left, the 800 billion stimulus, and the war supplementals and you have almost as much debt in three years and Bush generated in 8.

Oh i get it.

Obamas debt bad.

Bushs debt good.
 
You really don't understand how our govt. works and obviously never took a civics class. Do so and get back to me.
Translation: No bill was filibustered, Republicans failed to pass any legislation while they were in charge, Conservative can't bring himself to admit that.
 
why does obama's 2012 budget proposal fail to touch entitlements?
 
why does obama's 2012 proposal actually INCREASE borrowing over awful '11 by THIRTY PERCENT?
 
EVERYONE that the Republicans have at this point are absolutely horrible.....the GOP is going to go down in flames unless they have a stealth candidate to bring out.


for the truly objective analysis-don't read the above quoted post DD would vote for Obama over Jesus, Solomon, Moses, Lincoln or Ghandi
 
Translation: No bill was filibustered, Republicans failed to pass any legislation while they were in charge, Conservative can't bring himself to admit that.

Bush proposed the legislation and it didn't get through Congress. Now it is Republicans failing to pass the bill instead of Congress failing to pass the bill. As reported Bush proposed the legislation.
 
Frank's fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco - The Boston Globe

''These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.'' -- Barney Frank (D - MA)
That goes back to when Republicans were in charge ...
Five years ago, for example, when the Bush administration proposed much tighter regulation of the two companies, Frank was adamant that "these two entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not facing any kind of financial crisis." When the White House warned of "systemic risk for our financial system" unless the mortgage giants were curbed, Frank complained that the administration was more concerned about financial safety than about housing.
How on Earth did one lone representative from the minority party in the House prevent Republicans from passing legislation that Bush asked for??? C'mon, certainly you possess a lucid response to that?
 
What makes you think that?

it is based on what he wants to happen. at this point no one knows what will happen

the president who had the highest approval ratings at an equivalent point was Bush I and he LOST
 
Bush proposed the legislation and it didn't get through Congress. Now it is Republicans failing to pass the bill instead of Congress failing to pass the bill. As reported Bush proposed the legislation.
Well up until 2007, Republicans controlled the Congress ... where's the bill ... ???
 
t-i-m-i-n-g

ie, the day is NOW

ask paul ryan

ask cuomo, moonbeam, the blue gub and assemblies of illinois

ask the voters of november
 
That goes back to when Republicans were in charge ...
Five years ago, for example, when the Bush administration proposed much tighter regulation of the two companies, Frank was adamant that "these two entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not facing any kind of financial crisis." When the White House warned of "systemic risk for our financial system" unless the mortgage giants were curbed, Frank complained that the administration was more concerned about financial safety than about housing.
How on Earth did one lone representative from the minority party in the House prevent Republicans from passing legislation that Bush asked for??? C'mon, certainly you possess a lucid response to that?

How, Franks had a big supporter in Chris Dodd who was his partner in crime and in the Senate. the Senate had no desire to regulate Freddie and Fannie so they didn't.

Once again you hijacked the thread as a diversion from Obama, again, don't blame you, with overwhelming numbers in Congress amazing that the results are so poor.
 
Of course I'll be voting for Obama, even if there were no other reason, it would because of SCOTUS. We have 5 activist conservative judges on the court now, it time to switch the balance to 4-5.

yeah lets get a couple more lesbian quota picks who have no experience and no check upon the future since they don't have children and thus have nothing to prevent them from really Fing the country up.

quotamayor at least had some judicial experience

Kagan-give me a break. remind me how many trials she has ever first chaired? how many appeals she argued?
 
How on Earth did one lone representative from the minority party in the House prevent Republicans from passing legislation that Bush asked for??? C'mon, certainly you possess a lucid response to that?

How, Franks had a big supporter in Chris Dodd who was his partner in crime and in the Senate. the Senate had no desire to regulate Freddie and Fannie so they didn't.
There was no bill filibustered -- period -- how did Dodd stop Republicans from passing legislation that Bush asked for?
 
THAT's why obama failed to touch entitlements?

cuzza chris dead dodd?

LOL!

seeya at the polls, progressives

in 2012
 
There was no bill filibustered -- period -- how did Dodd stop Republicans from passing legislation that Bush asked for?

Doesn't matter at all on this thread, what matters is what Obama did with his overwhelming control of the entire govt. and the very poor results he has generated. Those are the results which he has to defend and which will this country cannot afford thus will make him a one term President.
 
Of course I'll be voting for Obama, even if there were no other reason, it would because of SCOTUS. We have 5 activist conservative judges on the court now, it time to switch the balance to 4-5.

Yeah... much better that the activism favors your side, right? :rolleyes:
 
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