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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnd, don't think that I won't put the hat on you all again . . .
REUTERS/Jason Reed
President Obama signing the STOCK Act today: @Obama2012
POTUS: "We should make sure that people who bundle campaign contributions for Congress cant lobby Congress."
The powerful shouldnt get to create one set of rules for themselves and one set of rules for everyone else."
"If members of Congress use nonpublic information to gain an unfair advantage in the market, then they are breaking the law."
"The STOCK Act creates new disclosure requirements and new accountability measures."
"Theres more we can do to limit the corrosive influence of money in politics."
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And, don't think that I won't put the hat on you all again . . . (Original Post)
bigtree
Apr 2012
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madokie
(51,076 posts)2. That is one of the best, if not the best President of all time
Warts and all he's a good man and I'm happy to say I voted for him twice and will vote for him again come Nov.
My grand father fought as a Union Soldier even though his family lived in Georgia and owned slaves at the time. I'm real proud of that fact.
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)4. Given the environment he has, yeah.
I think he's up there, simply because of the environment he is working in. Totally split country, left and right coming after him, no real mandate, yeah.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)5. no real mandate
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)6. I'm thinking more this: