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> Republican congressional candidate, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, does not appear to be sure where he stands as far as the unemployment compensation extension bill that has been blocked by Republicans. According to Plunderbund, Stivers seems a little confused about which side he is on----- for an extension of unemployment benefits (with Democrats) or against an extension of the benefits (with Republicans). Plunderbund has the dirty details.
Steve Stivers wants to repeal the health care reform law. He must have health care insurance. Only when you've gone without, do you understand what it is like to not see a doctor or get the medicine you need.
> The Wall Street reform bill has passed the House of Representatives. The bill was not as tough as many of us would have liked. Then, there are those, like Stivers, Boehner, and other bank-pandering Republicans, who thought it was too tough. Stivers, Boehner, and their banking buddies just want to continue to let banks, bankers, and financial firms operate with little or no regulations. Somehow that doesn't sound like a good idea. Anyone who has lived in Ohio, remembers what happened to the Home State Savings Bank in 1985. We don't want to relive something like that over and over again.
> Speaking of Boehner......
It was not a good week for Republican leader, John Boehner. MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, a former Republican congressman, attacked Boehner's work ethic and his bar-hopping (see the Huffington Post for details).
John Boehner had an interview with the Tribune-Review:
....Speaking about the financial regulatory overhaul bill, Boehner told the Tribune-Review on Monday: "This is killing an ant with a nuclear weapon. There are faults in our regulatory system, some in terms of transparency, most as a result of ineffective enforcement by the bureaucracy who have no idea what these financial products look like today. That could've been fixed, but that's not what we have here."
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I agree with what President Obama said about Boehner's remark (also from the Tribune Review):
"He compared the financial crisis to an ant," Obama said. "This is the same financial crisis that led to the loss of nearly 8 million jobs. Same crisis that cost people their homes, their life savings."
Many people in Boehner's district think that Boehner lives in a bubble. Boehner does not appear to have been hurt by the financial crisis as badly as some of his constituents and many Americans. As a matter of fact, he almost seems oblivious to the financial problems and recession that the rest of us have witnessed. Boehner still has a job, travels extensively, stays at fancy hotels, plays golf on private golf courses with lobbyists, and still has time to hit the bars, allegedly. He doesn't feel your pain!
Ohio's 8th district has a terrific Democratic opponent with the candidacy of Justin Coussoule!!!!!!!!!!!