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In reply to the discussion: Hey purists: there's NO WAY Obama could have recess appointed Elizabeth Warren to head CFPB [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)41. The quoted words are hers. Do you think she wanted to run a neutered organization?
Please spare me.
I just want to be really clear about this: The reason we have an agency is because President Obama stood behind it. And all those fights and all those compromises that were put on the table over the last couple of years, he said no strong independent consumer agency. The reason we dont have a good strong director in place right now whether its me or somebody else I lay directly at the feet of those in Congress who voted against this agency to begin with and who are doing everything they can to stick a stick in the spokes to keep the wheels from turning.
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I dont know. I mean, its a hard question. Ill just put it this way. I threw rocks before I ever got to this town and Im not through throwing rocks now. So if therere folks who dont like what I do, so be it, but Im still ready to fight.
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I dont know. I mean, its a hard question. Ill just put it this way. I threw rocks before I ever got to this town and Im not through throwing rocks now. So if therere folks who dont like what I do, so be it, but Im still ready to fight.
This is not a woman scorn by Obama, this is a woman agitated by the obstructionists in Congress, and who, when totally thrown into the political game, decided she was going to get back at them in the best way possible.
Run for Senate.
Run for Presidency.
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Hey purists: there's NO WAY Obama could have recess appointed Elizabeth Warren to head CFPB [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2012
OP
Rather her run for Senate in case we lose Nelson's seat, she will most likely beat Brown.
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#61
I'm sure the fact that she said she didn't want it had NOTHING to do with it. nt
TheWraith
Jan 2012
#3
She might have wanted it before we gave her an obstructing congress, but after that, it was clear...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#24
The Republicans knew she would do a good job and did everything they could to block her nomination.
RC
Jan 2012
#30
The quoted words are hers. Do you think she wanted to run a neutered organization?
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#41
Let me get this straight. We shouldnt appoint anyone the republicons dont like because
rhett o rick
Jan 2012
#46
No, she was never nominated, she was appointed to run a new agency. The agency itself...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#49
Your post #36 implies that she shouldnt have been nominated because of the
rhett o rick
Jan 2012
#51
What are you talking about? She has to clean up after little Snottiescottie.
lonestarnot
Jan 2012
#5
She didn't want it, Barny Frank said as much, and her Senate run proves she didn't want it.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#10
Did you *see* the Oversite Committee for Warren? She did *not* have to put up with their garbage...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#20
Just to be perfectly clear, Manny. She has *already done what she wanted to do*.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#47
Cordray could be the second coming of Christ intent on driving out the money lenders
Dewey Finn
Jan 2012
#67
Nah, it's difficult to make a sarcastic, derisive post, that maybe will pass scrutiny and has...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#39
I did. I've yet to be convinced Warren wanted to sit on a neutered organization...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#48
I'm certain if she wanted to she could've got the nomination. She already fought...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#60