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Sen Warren gave a speech

trkingmomoe — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:39:35 +0000

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Sen Warren gave a speech against chained CPI. For a freshman senator she is pulling no punches. She is really in there raking this notion over the coals. She has the makings of becoming our next FDR.

Like I said up thread the

trkingmomoe — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:53:05 +0000

In reply to She needs to stay in the

Like I said up thread the real story here is how frustrated the country is about the lack of accountability and reform to Wall Street. Someone will tap into it, to win the presidency.

I just ran across another

artappraiser — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:04:50 +0000

In reply to She needs to stay in the

I just ran across another one, mostly along the lines of your reasoning:

Elizabeth Warren won't save the Democrats in 2016
Warren's populist message could defeat Hillary in the primaries. But her proposed policies won't win over the general electorate
By Zack Exley, theguardian.com, 15 Nov. 2013

She needs to stay in the

Peter Schwartz — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:25:23 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth Warren and the 21 st Century Glass Steagall Act

She needs to stay in the Senate where she can continue to much good.

Her constituency is leftwards, so her seat is relatively safe, giving her time and latitude to do what she sees as right.

If she had to woo a national audience with much more diverse ideological leanings, it would necessarily water down her voice. She'd have to please too many different people just to get elected, and then disappoint them all when, after the first terrorist attempt, she geared up the drone war to an even higher pitch than Obama.

Besides...

Why can't good legislators just stay put for a while and do their job? It's almost as if, the minute they get to the Hill, they start to look longingly at the WH (or other people do the looking for them). Most of them don't have the stomach or charisma to make the leap, but if there's a scintilla of hope, they start an "exploratory committee."

Being an effective senator with a progressive agenda is a good gig. She should play a few more sets, at least. AA's article makes a lot of sense to me, not that I'm a huge Hillary fan (or detractor).

Countering

artappraiser — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 18:07:08 +0000

In reply to If you haven't read the New

Countering Scheiber:

Elizabeth Warren: Not Ready for Presidential Prime Time

Is there a huge public demand for a populist crusade for financial reform—or is that just liberal wonks' pipe dream?

By Michael Hirsh, The Atlantic, Nov. 16, 2013

Today Senator Warren went

trkingmomoe — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:51:18 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth Warren and the 21 st Century Glass Steagall Act

Today Senator Warren went after the Republicans for blocking appointments and said that it was the Senate's duty to change the fillibuster rules because the Republicans are trying to nullify the election of the President.

The new bill contains updates

trkingmomoe — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:54:54 +0000

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The new bill contains updates and changes to fit into modern life, so it is not too retro. Glass Steagall should never been repealed.

We are going retro. But damn

Richard Day — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:39:43 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth Warren and the 21 st Century Glass Steagall Act

We are going retro.

But damn Dame Warren is great person.

We need somebody to stand up to Wall Street.

And that is okay, because it will bring the left into the fray!

There is a frustration in

trkingmomoe — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:28:30 +0000

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There is a frustration in this country about Wall Street getting away with their corruption. I don't think it is in just the left but everyone knows someone that was hurt and still suffering. Wall Street was bailed out and walked away to recover to go back doing what they did before. The victims were left to pick up the pieces of their lives on their own. On top of that the Republicans has beat up on those who needed to use the safety nets and Congress dumped the sequester on the country as their finishing touches on fixing the economy. There is a real story here about this frustration but instead the media is missing this

Warren didn't end up as a Senator because she was a Harvard lawyer and good looking. She is on a mission to clean up banking. It looks like she is going to do what is needed to get the task done and that might mean becoming President to do it. Bringing back Glass Steagal is an important move in the right direction. The law is simple and easy to understand. Warren is keeping her talking points simple and repeating them. I noticed this in many of the clips I have seen. Media may not be paying much attention to her but the little guy is and will be willing to help bank roll her to do this.

The banking industry has

trkingmomoe — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:24:32 +0000

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The banking industry has fought hard against Dodd Frank and did all they could do to take the bite out of the law. Most of Congress is out of touch with how unhappy the majority of the country is with Wall Street and more concerned about raising money for their campaigns. She don't seem afraid of the leaders of Wall Street like Congress is because she has the country behind her and don't need their blessing or money to be in office.