rat-a-tat-tat

About That Financial Reform 'Victory'

“ That line did spur Tennessee's Bob Corker to rush into "bipartisan" talks, giving Democrats ammunition against his fellow Republicans. And in the end it proved enough to lure the GOP's weaker links—Massachusetts's Scott Brown and Maine's Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins—into Mr. Obama's trap. But that was it. All the forces of the White House's populist fury against Wall Street couldn't net it more than six House and Senate Republicans in total. That's because, like stimulus and health care, Democrats turned the financial regulation bill into a monstrosity. What started as a promise to streamline and modernize the financial system turned into 2,300 pages of new agencies and new powers for the very authorities that fomented the financial crisis. The bill is laden with uncertainty and brimming with costly regulations on small businesses. Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank made it easy for Republicans to pronounce their bill more Obama Big Government—a "Main Street ” You'll note that in today's postings I've mostly  relied on others to supply the dialogue.  That's because I'm virtually tongue-tied, so to speak, by the sheer magnitude of this government's brazen attempt, now a fait-accompli, to destroy my country.  There's been a van parked outside my house for several days now. The sign says :Acme Gas & Electric. <thought bubble>I think it's Holder's people waiting for me to  urge people to grab, not pitchforks, but automatic weapons and neutron bombs, and head for Washington.  There ain't no nice way to undo this stuff anymore.</bubble>   I'm not going to say it, but I can think it.