Tornoe’s Toon: Kaufman’s Baton
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Tags: Chris Coons, DE-Sen, Delaware, Financial Reform, Mike Castle, Ted Kaufman, Wall Street
Chris Coons campaign website:
Chris believes that a healthy financial system is integral to a functioning economy, but the dysfunctional system of the past few years has harmed both the industry and the economy at large. Through a mix of flawed incentives and lax regulation, the financial industry was allowed, and at times encouraged, to take unnecessary risks that have led to economic chaos.
Financial regulatory reform is essential to restore balance to how this country regulates its financial system. Government needs to provide healthy incentives to the financial industry so that it is encouraged to help businesses expand and the economy to grow.
Chris will work hard once in the Senate to make sure that financial reform is done in a sensible way that increases oversight and encourages responsibility while still preserving the ingenuity and flexibility of the American financial system.
http://www.chriscoons.com/issues/financialreform/
The News Journal today:
But Castle, who voted with fellow Republicans against the House version of the bill when it passed in December, said separating commercial and investment banks “might make some sense.”
“I think Ted is on the right track,” Castle, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, said of Kaufman.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100421/NEWS02/4210348/Kaufman-takes-on-big-banks
Why isn’t “Carpetbagger” Carper in the cartoon?Oh,I remember.He’d wrench his back,jumping up from off his knees,after servicing the banking industry since going to Washington.Wipe the cum off your lips Tommyboy and pick up Kaufman’s baton.
I’ve seen Chris speak a couple of times already and he seems pretty passionate about financial reform.
I read the quote in today’s News Journal too. I think Castle is trying to play both sides, something he NEVER does. On the one hand, he’s saying there are aspects of Kaufman’s plan that “might make some sense.” On the other hand, he VOTED AGAINST the financial reform bill in the House. Stimulus, health care, now financial reform, Castle continues to play both sides.
And in terms of Coons, I think there is a big difference between putting a generic statement on your Web site about how you’re for sensible financial reform (I’m sure both Castle and Carper have similar vague statements on their Web sites), and being an outspoken critic of the financial system and its need for change as Kaufman has done.
If Coons had been as passionate on this issue as Kaufman in any of his speeches on Monday, maybe he’d have been on the cover today instead of Kaufman.
“Through a mix of flawed incentives and lax regulation, the financial industry was allowed, and at times encouraged, to take unnecessary risks that have led to economic chaos.” is posted at http://www.chriscoons.com/issues/financialreform/
It’s nice that Coons’ website is up now.
It’s true that Kaufman has been leading the necessary reform push in DC, and that we need to ensure that his replacement in the Senate continues this. Fortunately, DE voters have a clear choice (although it is not between Carper and Coons, but rather between Castle and Coons). Castle has sat on the dysfunctional congressional banking oversight committee for years, while in contrast Chris speaks out of the need for the government to properly regulate the financial industry, to put an umpire on the field, an approach that gets a resounding NO from Republicans.
If Coons had been as passionate on this issue as Kaufman in any of his speeches on Monday, maybe he’d have been on the cover today instead of Kaufman.
Comment of the day so far.
But I have to wonder – isn’t Coons aware of this, and trying not to be painted too far left? I happen to think a full-throated progressive with wit and common sense could make mincemeat out of Castle. But traditionally the way to campaign in Delaware is to play it safe down the center. While Castle is attempting to move left, Coons may see a risk of moving further left himself. I’ll be disappointed if Coons starts punching hippies though.
The four speeches Coons gave on Monday were to introduce Coons the all-around candidate, touching on the range of issues he will face in the Senate.
The speech that Kaufman gave yesterday was on one issue. The audience was not trying to learn more about the entire Kaufman, the audience was trying to learn about financial industry reform (OK, that’s stretching it, Kaufman was speaking to Senators).
We’re talking apples and oranges here.
I think the issue Coons is going to run on (this is my opinion from the events where I’ve seen him speak) is going to be the financial collapse and Castle’s role in it.
GREAT TOON!! I agree that it would have nice to see some placement of Carper even though we are stuck with him for another 4 years.
How about his sticking his foot out to trip Kaufman…no that doesn’t work with the metaphor. Maybe Carper power-walking far off in the distance or better yet, running in the opposite direction?
And I agree that Coons’ camp seems happy enough with the mellow yellow approach and is unlikely to get anywhere near the level of intensity that Kaufman has brought to his post as far as reforms.
That this image encapsulates that there is a torch to grab and a job to continue is so excellent! Maybe this will set a fire in either Coons or Castle to start to vocalize at this intensity. After all, even the GOP is now ‘back in the game’ for financial reforms.
Here’s a cartoon I did on Carper during the Health Care Debate: http://tinyurl.com/y6s39fy
This cartoon was more about who Delaware will choose to continue Kaufman’s push, and between Castle and Coon, I choose Kaufman 🙂
Rob,
Great ‘toon of Carper !
Can’t imagine him lasting in the Senate if you had the NewsJournal gig.
Carper ‘toon.
OUCH
the truth hurts
Senator Carper, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of their pockets!
AGREED delacrat! If the WNJ had any balls they’d know that the populace wants some snide in their toons. The wishy-washy WNJ couldn’t possibly raise a hackle or anything. They can’t take the pressure when the pols call to scream at them.
I understand that Paul Clark has the ear of Ron Williams and is a regular at his watering hole, prolly buys the rounds too. I remember when Al Mascitti wrote about Paul Clark interferring with the public purchase of the historic La Grange property he told me that Clark got him on the phone and ripped him a new one. Then it is obvious that while the Scott-Clark email-gate was going on, the editorial staff was in bed with Clark, giving him pass after inexcusable pass on the blatant ethical lapses.
Yesterday they had the temerity (sp?) to call for Vance Phillips resignation when Paul Clark runs around with even worse day-to-day conflict of interest on his conscience and on our dimes.
Clark successfully pulled county money out of the Community Publications news papers by removing paid-submissions of county business (that they are legally required to publicize). He has threatened to remove it from the WNJ complaining of the expense.
But Clark’s secret weapon is the realty community which serves his wife and also plies the WNJ with one of their biggest sources of revenue.
I was told a few years ago that Ron Williams would never cross Paul Clark because he gets so many tips from the county president.
…how did I get so far off topic anyway…
I am scratching my head trying to remember who appointed Ted Kaufman to the US Senate. He has turned out to be the progressive crusader we’ve lacked, in spite of all the gnashing of teeth when the appointment was made. Who was it? Oh yeah, Whatzername.
it wasn’t the who, it was the how and why that created the gnashing of teeth.
a backroom deal to appoint a placeholder to fill the seat until Joe Jr could run for it. A grand scheme ruined by Jr’s shortcomings as AG.
Things don’t always turn out as planned in the backroom. Sometimes sunshine and democracy win the day.
. . . even in Delaware.
Are you claiming Ted Kaufman was Minner’s idea? Or was she just the figurehead holding the pen?
He was Minner’s idea like Cordrey and Sharp were Minner’s idea. Win some lose some.
Are you saying Cordrey and Sharp were forced upon her?
No I am saying they all were her idea, for better or worse or whatever the motivation.
Interesting. I never heard of her having an idea before, and Kaufman seems like it was actually an inspired one.
Has anyone asked Senator Kaufman to change his mind and run for election in November? He is making a mark in the Senate for well thought out and articulated positions, especially now on financial reform. I have nothing against Coons, it is just that I think Kaufman is the better man for the job. Moreover, I think he stands a better chance of beating Castle. How can we let this opportunity slip by?