Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Don't Worry, Banksters, the Republicans Have Your Backs

Which is why those bankster-loving Republicans are doing everything they can to neuter the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Because as far as the Republicans are concerned, it is the job of government to make it easier for bankers and corporations to hose the consumers. The vry last thing they want is for anyone in the government to take the side of the consumers.

If you work for a living, the last elected Republican officeholder who gave a damn about you left office at noon on March 4, 1909. That's just the way it is.

2 comments:

Peter said...

Actually, this is one time I agree with the Republicans: the CFPB is a monster that needs to be neutered, not because it's protecting consumers (which is questionable), but because it's exempt from almost all of the checks and balances imposed on other government departments. I wrote about it on my blog some time ago:

http://tinyurl.com/6h7nwxh

I want this either neutered, or shut down - and that's irrespective of whichever party does it. I regard the CFPB as extremely dangerous.

Comrade Misfit said...

I want to see how it works, in practice. If it works out to be a bad idea, fine, change it or close it.

But not now.