Obama a Partisan President

[Em]

True, but one part left out of all of this regarding money is the campaign contributions. Many Democrats were bullied into believing that the GOP on State and National levels would come after them with waves of money and support to prevent their re-election. Thus far that promise has been kept with Palin, although shrill, I don't think it's the worst thing that could happen to you. Unless of course she's rooting for you.

Don't you love that play of politics. I'm sure that some dems voted against the bill because of their beliefs, but I'd bet a beer that more than one voted against it because they were scared of not getting re-elected. They knew they would have the votes to pass the bill, and once those votes were achieved to pass the bill, it gave the remaining dems who had not yet voted, a chance to vote against it to keep their job. Ain't Warshington great?

 

[Em]

This morning, Senator George LeMieux emailed his most recent newsletter which included the following on the student loans from the "Health Care" reconciliation bill:

Sen. LeMieux Newsletter


Stop the Federal Takeovers

Included in the health care "fixer" legislation called the reconciliation bill, are provisions allowing the federal government to take over the student loan program. This will deprive 15 million students the ability to choose among 2,000 lenders and force them into the federal student loan system.

What's more, under this legislation Washington would eliminate an estimated 31,000 jobs - including 1,200 in Florida. Recently, I visited the Sallie Mae facilities near Panama City, FL. I made clear my support for a solution that protects these private sector jobs in a fiscally prudent way.
During debate, I asked colleagues to halt the takeover at least until Congress could explore the issue and find a bipartisan solution.

Unfortunately, the majority wouldn't even let my amendment come to a vote. This federal takeover will have become law without a single congressional hearing on the substance of the provisions.

On health care, student loans, and a number of other national issues, Washington lawmakers need to listen to the concerns of Floridians and others around the nation and conduct the people's work in an open and transparent fashion. Americans expect and deserve to see, hear and provide input on the process of lawmaking. Anything less is a disservice to the democratic process.

 

[Geo]

Toes, good post. I agree with your conclusion that bipartisianship occurred. But it wasn't bidirectional.

 

[Here4Good]

This morning, Senator George LeMieux emailed his most recent newsletter which included the following on the student loans from the "Health Care" reconciliation bill:

Sen. LeMieux Newsletter


Stop the Federal Takeovers

Included in the health care "fixer" legislation called the reconciliation bill, are provisions allowing the federal government to take over the student loan program. This will deprive 15 million students the ability to choose among 2,000 lenders and force them into the federal student loan system.

What's more, under this legislation Washington would eliminate an estimated 31,000 jobs - including 1,200 in Florida. Recently, I visited the Sallie Mae facilities near Panama City, FL. I made clear my support for a solution that protects these private sector jobs in a fiscally prudent way.
During debate, I asked colleagues to halt the takeover at least until Congress could explore the issue and find a bipartisan solution.

Unfortunately, the majority wouldn't even let my amendment come to a vote. This federal takeover will have become law without a single congressional hearing on the substance of the provisions.

On health care, student loans, and a number of other national issues, Washington lawmakers need to listen to the concerns of Floridians and others around the nation and conduct the people's work in an open and transparent fashion. Americans expect and deserve to see, hear and provide input on the process of lawmaking. Anything less is a disservice to the democratic process.

So who are you going to believe, Murray - The Wall Street Journal, a certified financial planner and someone with experience in the field of student lending have all told you that this is not the case, and you get an email from a politician and you share that as some sort of news? For somebody who rails against politicians as much as you do, it doesn't even make sense.

 

[scooterbug44]

Was I the only one who caught that this was done to END BILLIONS in subsidies to private banks?

Put that in your teapot and steep it!

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Was I the only one who caught that this was done to END BILLIONS in subsidies to private banks?

Put that in your teapot and steep it!

Same with all the large companies crying foul. They have been getting subsidies for their retiree medication plans AND getting to take them off their taxes at the same time? WTH???

 

[Geo]

Yes- Fox has been airing the protests of the banks and insurance companies as proof that this bill already isn't working.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Yes- Fox has been airing the protests of the banks and insurance companies as proof that this bill already isn't working.

Too bad they are not telling why and how they have been getting a double bonus from the Gov that was supposed to be about smaller government.

 

[Matt J]

"Under financial-aid provisions in the bill, all students and parents beginning next fall will borrow directly from the federal government, ending a program in which the government subsidized private lenders to provide federal loans"

Full story can be found on www.wsj.com

Part of the left stream media ya' know.

I can assure you that private funds will still be coming from banks, student loans are a very complex financial model, and there's just no way the banks would have allowed this.

The government will take over the servicing portion of loans, this means that interest subsidies normally paid by the government to private servicers will stop.

 

[Yzarctoo]

SWGB, a difference or you sure about that?

At least learn the difference between socialism and communism. :roll:

Communism A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. BELIEVE THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE OBAMA GANG AND HIS FELLOW DEMOCRATS...


so?cial?ism Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy. Sounds like our government since Obama took over, cars, banks, health, college loans, and who knows what else.



Your point?