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Implications of Massachusetts senate result
2010 Jan 20, 2:37am 5,472 views 24 comments
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stillrentinginLA
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2010 Jan 21, 3:32am
Waaahhh Waahhh Waaahh. No one has any idea WTF you are talking about. Maybe you feel victimized because you are too stupid to know when someone is taking advantage of you.
You can cry all you want about being a victim, just do it in a forum other than "housing crash" so those of us that want to discuss housing don't have to try and interpret your nonsensical rants.
HousingWatcher
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2010 Jan 21, 4:02am
"Expect grid lock in the senate."
You mean there isn't gridlock right now with Joe Lieberman (D-Aetna) having more power than all the other 99 senators combined?
RayAmerica
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2010 Jan 21, 5:08am
Maybe we're all missing the real message. According to Howard Dean, this was a protest vote against BUSH ! How could I have missed it?
TOT
Are you kidding. This ruling is a Republican’s wet dream. Did you see how the Justices voted? Right down party lines–as usual.
You don’t think Big Business can outspend labor unions? Come on…
Uh, yes the unions can spend equal or more than business. Take a look at money spent on the Tax Measures 66/67 vote here in Oregon that happens next week. I'll give you a hint, its not big or small businesses but union groups like Oregon Education Association, AFSCME and SEIU, the national parts of those last 2 tossing in a big chunk of change. Last I saw, the OEA had spent more than 1 million, same with SEIU.
Some links for ya:
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Oregon_Tax_Hike_Vote,_Ballot_Measures_66_and_67_%282010%29
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/01/public-employee_unions_flex_mu.html
and here is a link to the OR Sec. State's contributor search engine:
http://tinyurl.com/yjh3oq4 (long original url)
Off the cuff, I don't see how this rulling changes much, given how much spending has been done by corporations, unions, and interest groups etc. in the last 10+ years.
This was a vote on health care. It was a special election which favors the elderly and not the youngsters. All elderly people are scared to death with any change in health care that doesn't start with "MORE FOR ME FOR FREE". My parents are classic examples: They both bitch about big government, but think the prescription drug benefit was a great idea, and soooo needed. The were scared, so they voted against it. Kids don't care so they didn't, but they'd get out of bed to vote for a cool prez.
I don't think the buying of votes in the senate helped either.
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Dear learned posters - what do you think are the implications of Dems losing Massachusetts? Eager to hear your analysis. Especially w.r.t. bail-outs, employment generation, housing, etc. I think Obama will extend the $8k tax holiday. Probably tell banks that they have had the last of the bail-out money and its time to show results. Banks would in turn tighten the screw on me and not give me any home loan unless it is 20% and have a job (may be not). Am I dreaming?
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