Evan Bayh's central role on behalf of the bankers in blocking legislation

malaise

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Fri May-01-09 09:04 PM
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Evan Bayh's central role on behalf of the bankers in blocking legislation

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/30/ownership/
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Just as one example, as Jane Hamsher reported about Bayh:

Bayh's little "lobbyist problem" is considered by many to be what tanked his Vice Presidential aspirations. His wife Susan earns about $837,000 a year serving on seven corporate boards, among them Wellpoint, a health insurance company for which Bayh helped secure a $24.7 million dollar grant. She's on the board of ETrade, even as Bayh is on the Senate Finance Committee.

Bayh wants people to believe he's a "moderate" who sits in the "center."

Center of K Street, maybe.

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NightWatcher

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Fri May-01-09 09:05 PM
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1. getting really sick of that guy

at least with a puke, you know what you're getting

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Tangerine LaBamba

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Fri May-01-09 09:05 PM
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2. The more I learn about Bayh,

the less I like him.

His father was terrific, but this little baggie is turning out to be the worst of the worst ...................

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Double T

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Fri May-01-09 09:13 PM
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3. corruption and abuse is not unique to a single political party............

and I hope the voters from the great state of Indiana get rid of this vermin in his next election. If the bastard loses his seat, we can be certain he will run to his buddies on k street looking for a corrupt lobbyist's job.

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me b zola

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Fri May-01-09 09:18 PM
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4. He seems to have learned well...

At the last minute, once there were more than enough votes to defeat Durban's amendment, he voted yeah. What a piece of work. :thumbsdown:

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