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Pirate Smile
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Wed Sep-15-10 04:27 PM Original message |
Exclusive: President Obama to This Week Name Elizabeth Warren to Special Advisory Role to White Hous |
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aquart
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Wed Sep-15-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's nice. Who's going to run it? |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. Cart before the horse? Obama can't appoint someone to "run" an agency that isn't set up yet. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 06:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
89. Um,Obama appointed Timmeh acting head. He could have appointed Warren acting head and also nominate |
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LeftHandPath
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. All bets are leaning towards this guy... |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. What are you talking about? Do you have any evidence beyond "All bets"? |
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LeftHandPath
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Yes, I do... |
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truedelphi
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. And thank you for posting that. |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. lol! PUMA Central = your "source"? FDL is total bullshit. They live to distort and attack Obama. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
101. Many seem to be fond of distortion, some who "attack" Obama, no matter what, and some who defend him |
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pnwmom
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. All bets = FDL? LOL. n/t |
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pjt7
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. Set it up & let her run it |
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arcane1
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Wed Sep-15-10 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Special Advisory Role"? |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. David Axelrod is a Special Advisor as well. nt |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 06:39 AM Response to Reply #13 |
90. And your point might. be? |
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Lorien
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Thu Sep-16-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
116. Placate the Left while slipping a Wall Street cronie into the top spot |
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Bitwit1234
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Wed Sep-15-10 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Should we all send Dodd some shorts cause if |
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JTFrog
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Wed Sep-15-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. K&R! |
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onehandle
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Wed Sep-15-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wait... This sounds like doubletalk. Just Make Her The Head! |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. How so? It's quite clear that she's tasked with setting up the agency... |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 06:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
91. Not "quite clear" AT ALL. |
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SharonAnn
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Just "Do it!". I'm tired of hearing about it. Dodd's against it. So what? |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Do what? And Dodd supported Elizabeth Warren's nomination just last week. |
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Chan790
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. Because who sets it up is far far far less important than who heads it. |
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pnwmom
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. No, it doesn't imply anything except that this is the faster way |
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Chan790
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. If you truly believe that... |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:01 AM Response to Reply #41 |
94. Please see Reply 89 and |
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NorthCarolina
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Wed Sep-15-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. She's popular with the left |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #36 |
93. I disagree. |
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pnwmom
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. And he was against her yesterday. She is being appointed to set up the agency. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:04 AM Response to Reply #38 |
95. No, In July, Timmeh was appointed to set up the agency. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 06:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
92. LOL |
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ProSense
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. More |
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IDemo
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. " Special Advisory Role"? |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Hmm, do you think David Axelrod does that? Because he's a Special Advisor, too. |
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Chan790
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. Asked and answered. More than once now. |
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Iowa
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Wed Sep-15-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
53. What Chan790 said. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
96. Holy false equivalency, Batman! |
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JTFrog
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Thu Sep-16-10 04:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
87. Sexist much? |
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Iowa
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. So... is this a way to keep her from actually running the agency? |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Um, no. Did you bother to read the OP in full? |
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Chan790
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. You can keep quoting that line all you'd like. |
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pnwmom
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. How about this line? |
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Chan790
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. and like I said above. |
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pnwmom
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. What what tells you that she wants to leave her Harvard job |
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Chan790
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I don't know that she wants to leave her Harvard job... |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:10 AM Response to Reply #42 |
98. ........ |
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Iowa
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Wed Sep-15-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. Thanks Chan790. You beat me to it. |
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Iowa
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Wed Sep-15-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. Yes, I read it. But I don't believe it. And neither should you. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
97. LOL! |
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Kweli4Real
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. No ... |
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Iowa
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Wed Sep-15-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
52. Yeah, right... and when he ultimately appoints some Wall-Street friendly turd to run the agency... |
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Capitalocracy
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Wed Sep-15-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. With a tacit "Elizabeth Warren Seal of Approval" |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:12 AM Response to Reply #15 |
99. Please see Replies 89, 91 and |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
102. Not necessarily. See Repy 91. We'll see. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
100. Please see Replies 89, 91 and |
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florida08
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Wed Sep-15-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. well hot damn |
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LeftHandPath
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wall St wins again. |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Do you have any evidence for your "prediction"? All indications point to Warren. |
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budkin
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Why not just use a recess appointment? |
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Pirate Smile
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Recess appointments have an end date. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
107. Please see Replies 91 and 89. |
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LeftHandPath
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. And again... |
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ClarkUSA
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. FDL has no facts, just their usual PUMA garbage attacking everything Obama does. |
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valerief
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. I hope she has real power with this position. She's the El Kabong we need. nt |
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sulphurdunn
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. Correct me if I'm wrong, |
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NYC Liberal
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. A recess appointment's term ends at the end of Congress' |
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sulphurdunn
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Thu Sep-16-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #37 |
115. George Bush got things done. |
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ProSense
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
30. NYT: |
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Jim_Shorts
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. Warren’s job would be to help establish the bureau |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:18 AM Response to Reply #31 |
108. Not sure what her role is/will be. See Reply 91. |
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asdjrocky
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. What's the word? |
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pgodbold
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. OMG! Breaking! Obama has balls! nt |
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NYC Liberal
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Great news! |
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Capitalocracy
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
47. Question - Could this create a "conflict of interest" |
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florida08
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Wed Sep-15-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
51. It looks to me he's trying to protect her |
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boppers
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Wed Sep-15-10 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
57. She had one big weak confirmation spot: |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:42 AM Response to Reply #57 |
105. She ran the bailout, an operation that also had no precedent. See also, Reply 99. |
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #105 |
118. The bailout operation she was on was 5 people strong. |
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maddezmom
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
58. kick |
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The Hitman
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
59. Exclusive: President Obama to This Week Name Elizabeth Warren to Special Advisory Role to White Hous |
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. crap. I was really hoping he would nominate Warren. Guess we get a corporatist stooge instead. |
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Cant trust em
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. I think its possible that she didn't want it. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #61 |
110. Maybe she doesn't want to head an agency under watered down legislation? |
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Cant trust em
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #110 |
112. Most analysis I read said that the legislation was only a guideline for the implementation. |
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. This is good news. Obama needs someone to |
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. New Sheriff Elizabeth Warren Is Building the Agency From the Ground Up |
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I wondered myself if she didn't want a reduced role as head of the Agency.. |
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Warren Announcement |
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Thu Sep-16-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Says she's UNDER Timmeh. |
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still_one
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
67. ABC News: Obama Will Nominate Elizabeth Warren To Temporary Position |
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Sure is taking forever to make this decision. |
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #68 |
77. The decision's been made; method of announcing taking time, for practical/political reasons. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:37 AM Response to Reply #77 |
104. Decision, July, 2010: Timmeh, Bernanke, et al; will set up the agency. |
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. YES!!!! Woo hoo!!!!!! :woohoo: Darn my woo hoo didn't work...? n/t |
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DJ13
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. That sounds different from actually running it |
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. It has to be built first |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #71 |
109. In July, Obama appointed Timmeh acting head. See Reply 91. |
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still_one
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. The problem is there are so-called Democrats such as dodd who he has to work around /nt |
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chunga85
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. You're right.. |
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SusanaMontana41
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #73 |
81. Exactly. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:45 AM Response to Reply #70 |
106. Yep. In July, Timmeh was appointed acting agency head. |
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mucifer
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
72. K and R but it still sounds like a rumor. nt |
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Ruby the Liberal
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #72 |
83. They announced it. |
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mikelgb
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
75. Hey it's a temp job, but at least its a job right? |
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elleng
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Not a temp job, a temp announcement! |
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
76. . |
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Bitwit1234
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
79. The reason they say it is temporary is this |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #79 |
103. Please see Replies 89 and 91. |
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Zorra
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
80. Good choice, hope she is given full control over who she can appoint/hire... |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #80 |
111. Hire for what? |
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Ruby the Liberal
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
82. Perfect. She may not want to run it - but it SHOULD be her's to build. |
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MannyGoldstein
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
84. Holy $%&#. My predictions are starting to scare me: |
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The Hitman
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #67 |
85. TPM has a much more negative take on this |
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Jefferson23
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:00 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Interesting, "President will take a third way....." n/t |
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Jim Sagle
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Thu Sep-16-10 05:16 AM Response to Reply #67 |
88. So will she be answering phones or just making coffee? |
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LeFleur1
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Thu Sep-16-10 09:30 AM Response to Reply #88 |
113. Advisor |
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No Elephants
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Thu Sep-16-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
114. I don't think any of us knows yet what this means. We do know this agency is under Treasury and |
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Thu Sep-16-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
117. why make her subordinate to Geithner? Isn't that new agency part of the Federal Reserve? |
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