Scott Brown blasts Elizabeth Warren appointment

[TomCADem]

Source: Boston Herald

Reaction was swift and along party lines following President Obama’s appointment of Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren to oversee building a new agency to look out for consumers in their dealings with financial institutions.

While Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry and U.S. Rep. Barney Frank hailed the president’s choice as a special adviser to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Republican Sen. Scott Brown insisted that she be subjected to the Senate’s confirmation process.

“Senator Brown is disappointed that there was not a full and fair Senate confirmation process where Ms. Warren could have expanded on her qualifications and vision for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,” said Colin Reed, Brown’s spokesman, in a statement.

Obama was criticized for sidestepping a Senate confirmation fight by appointing the Harvard Law School professor as an adviser who will help set up the consumer agency by July 21, 2011 - the deadline set by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Read more: http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20100918scott_brown_blasts_elizabeth_warren_appointment/

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How dare the President avoid Congressional gridlock and a protracted nomination fight!

[lunatica]

1. Fuck you Republican Party

And I hope this scares you all.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. and Scott Brown in particular.

[glinda]

13. All of them! Big mouth for someone new.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. And how many times did Bush do the very same thing?

Fuck them all.

Payback time, you jokers.

Recommended.

:grr:

[WillParkinson]

15. Eeek...

I don't think I've ever seen you swear, CaliforniaPeggy. It's kinda sexy. ;-)

[marmar]

4. Va te faire foutre, Scott Brown.

nt

[Oceansaway]

5. screw Brown !...k & r ...nt

[OHdem10]

6. Tell the Republicans when they start acting like grown-up and

give candidates for appointment a fair shot, then
they can complain.

They are in a twit because they wanted to stall having
this new agency. They were hoping they could stop
the whole thing after the fall elections. They want
De-Regulation. This is what is in their craw.

Who is Scott Brown??

[24601]

14. Amen, any Senator voting to deny anyone an up or down vote

is a scumbag unfit for public office.

[Hestia]

7. Scott who? Oh, the centerfold. [yawn]

[sallyseven]

8. I hope MA realizes how stupid they

are and spoiled they have become. Brown is incompetent and has always been. The barn jacket is fake and so is the stupid truck. People in Wrentham are very rich and have very little sense. Every penny he earned was for gov. service. National Guard. ("he would quit if they sent him to a war zone")MA house and senate no real leg. initiatives or heavy lifting. He is not smart.

[karynnj]

25. I wonder if Brown worries that Warren will do an excellent job and then

return to Massachusetts in 2012 and run against him for Senate. His votes against jobs bills should hurt. (It is very annoying that on all issues the MA papers put Brown's opinion as the lead - even on things Kerry or the House Democrats (like Frank in this case) had a major role in doing.

[skids]

28. Scared of the competition Sen. Zoolander?

Couldn't have anything to do with Warren being a popular speculation for Scott's likely opponent in the next Senate race, could it? Nah.

[notesdev]

9. Don't we want a nomination fight?

Forcing her opponents out in the open right before an election? It would be an amazing opportunity!

This "we don't want a confirmation battle" line doesn't pass the sniff test.

[sallyseven]

10. Yes it does. they hate women, especially very smart ones.

The purpose would have been to damage her efforts to clean up the shit left by the bushes.

[MadMaddie]

17. In this case it would be to the detriment of the country

The Repugs would have prevented her nomination from even getting in front of the committee. Remember it only takes one anonymous person to put a hold on a nomination. There are still many nominations for critical positions held up because of this anonymous rule.

[notesdev]

18. There's nothing stopping Obama

from simultaneously appointing her interim director and at the same time submitting her name to the Senate for the permanent post.

[MadMaddie]

21. That is another option

I could see the Repugs pulling her into months of bullshit sessions though and the agency would be at a standstill.

[prolesunited]

19. No, because putting her in committee right now

just puts a gag order on her while the GOP stalls the appointment. Nothing gets said before the election.

This way, she can speak out, and already has started doing so, leading into the election. It will really be useful to show what they did and what they want to do again if back in power.

Warren is brilliant. Do you honestly think she would let herself get played?

[napi21]

11. Well TS GUS! Get over it! Even some of your collegues have

said "elections have consequences!"

[Kingofalldems]

12. Repubs don't like it---it must be good.

[orbitalman]

16. Triple Screw Scott Brown and his ilk. n/t

[bc3000]

20. Wait a sec... Having a spokesman express "disappointment" is now "blasting"?

That headline seems very misleading.

I'm no fan of republicans, but Brown seems more moderate than the norm. He seems like a guy we should be reaching out to rather than calling out. We're never going to be able to exit from this hole with just democratic support. We need some moderate republicans willing to compromise.

[atreides1]

23. Moderate Republican

What's that?

[ProSense]

24. "I'm no fan of republicans, but Brown seems more moderate than the norm."

Voting against unemployment benefits is moderate?

Voting against state aid is moderate?

Scott Brown is a Republican tool.

[No Elephants]

38. Moderate? Bc of one or two votes where he differed from a Tennessee Republican?

Not in my book. In the Massachusetts legislature, this self-proclaimed moderate voted with his party something like 96% of the time.


BTW, reaching out v. calling out has less than nothing to do with how Senators vote. It's about re-election, period--what you need to do to get money from the state and national Party and from rich Republicans, with a dash of something you can brag on to voters when it's time to campaign. Aside from that, it's a 100 member clubhouse.

[harun]

41. The Corporate Media has their marching orders to always make

the GOP look aggressive and unwavering and to always make Dem's seem compromising and weak.

[lobodons]

22. Not O.K. to game the system?

So Brown is saying it is not fair for Obama to game the system? But of course it is O.K. for Brown and his cronies to game the system in the Senate by denying confirmation hearings and turning the filibuster into the rule instead of the exception. There seems to be a word for that kind of hypocrisy.

[lovuian]

26. well he shows his colors

pretty soon
Corporations rule them

[Tx4obama]

27. Hey Scott Brown, to you I say - VAFUNCULO n/t

[tomm2thumbs]

29. he's missing the spotlight now that crazy o'Donnell has taken it away - poor chap

Guess he can go argue with himself in front of a mirror now, because the media has a new story to follow. tsk tsk tsk

[applegrove]

30. Good. I'm sure the people of Boston will not agree.

[SoapBox]

31. Hey Brown...STFU! Finally, OUR President, appointed someone that WE wanted!

Kiss my ass Brown.

MILLIONS and MILLIONS of us wanted Elizabeth Warren in that position. PERIOD.

[midnight]

32. I like the opppointment, but why is it going to take so long to get up and running....

[zehnkatzen]

33. This Is What It Sounds LIke, When Republicans Cry

So hypocritical. They loved them some recess appointments when it got John Bolton in as UN Ambassador.

I hope the voters of Massachusetts who voted yes on this imbecile are having a huge amount of voter remorse right now. But ... hey! You're stuck with him.

Sadly, so are we.

[Divine Discontent]

34. well of COURSE he did! the really big stuff he'll show his GOP crazy colors

I love that part about her saying BO said that as long as she didn't care about 'titles' she could get to work getting this rolling! haha... screw you GOP corporate F88KS!

[madrchsod]

35. poor babies ,they have`t figured out that she`s not appointed to anything

[Quantess]

36. Dear Scott Brown: shut up and take your clothes off!

[COLGATE4]

37. Scott Brown's next thought will be his first. n/t

[lonestarnot]

39. hmmmf. Fuck you Scott Brown!

[and-justice-for-all]

40. boo hoo wanker...nt

[MBS]

42. how I hope that the MA Dems can mount a strong candidate

against this faux senator. I hope that the Dems hold every single one of his votes -- against climate change bill, against health care, against Kagan in his face, and remind voters of his stupidity, shallowness and right-wingedness at every opportunity.

[karynnj]

43. Maybe even Warren, fresh from setting up this consumer agency nt