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Wanker of the Day: Richard Burr
Sen. Richard Burr has a lot of nerve. He was one of only two senators to vote today against a bill that prohibits members of Congress and their staffers from making stock trades based on insider information. Back during the economic collapse, Sen. Burr was briefed by the Treasury Secretary on the severity of the crisis. This is what he did with that information:
He didn't warn his constituents. He panicked. He sought to protect himself, but he didn't seek to protect the people of North Carolina. And now he opposes a ban on members of Congress repeating his cowardice and selfishness.
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/1/30/2326/58521
“On Friday night, I called my wife and I said, ‘Brooke, I am not coming home this weekend. I will call you on Monday. Tonight, I want you to go to the ATM machine, and I want you to draw out everything it will let you take. And I want you to tomorrow, and I want you to go Sunday.’ I was convinced on Friday night that if you put a plastic card in an ATM machine the last thing you were going to get was cash.”
He didn't warn his constituents. He panicked. He sought to protect himself, but he didn't seek to protect the people of North Carolina. And now he opposes a ban on members of Congress repeating his cowardice and selfishness.
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/1/30/2326/58521