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Tornoe’s Toon: Kaufman’s Baton

By Rob Tornoe April 21, 201023 Comments

If you’d like to contact me, feel free to drop me a line at robtornoe@delawareliberal.net. You can also follow me on twitter @RobTornoe. And make sure you pick up The…

The Myth of the $50 Billion Bailout Fund

By Scott P April 20, 20106 Comments

In a stunning display of either a lack of short-term memory or full-blown dementia, Congressional Republicans are taking the exact same losing playbook they used during the health care reform…

Republicans’ False Populism

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 20107 Comments

Republicans have been pretty shameless in their attempts to exploit the financial crisis for electoral gain. Even though the bailouts were done under Bush, they've managed to pretend it was…

The Senate Releases Its Financial Reform Plan

By Unstable Isotope March 16, 20101 Comment

The Senate's financial reform plan was released yesterday by Sen. Chris Dodd: The plan would create a nine-member council, led by the Treasury secretary, to watch for systemic risks, and…

Does Mike Castle Oppose The FDIC Too?

By Unstable Isotope December 15, 20091 Comment

Last week the U.S. House passed an ambitious financial overhaul package. The vote count was 223-202, with some Blue Dogs voting with all Republicans (including Mike Castle) against the bill.…

Looking Ahead: What Are The Next Big Congressional Fights?

By Unstable Isotope October 26, 20097 Comments

Health care reform is now entering the final phases of becoming a law - negotiation. Right now the big fight is what kind of public option we'll get - triggered,…