BHO is no TR... - Democratic Underground

kentuck

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Wed Oct-14-09 09:47 AM
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BHO is no TR...

Teddy Roosevelt was known as the "trust-buster". Can you imagine what he would say and do about the big banks and the big insurance companies robbing the American people?

There can be no real reform until the insurance companies are brought under the anti-trust laws. They are presently exempt. We have monopolies and oligopolies operating without any oversight to speak of. Will Barack Obama act like Teddy Roosevelt?

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Oct-14-09 09:49 AM
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1. It's about reinforcing existing economic power structures or diversifying economic decision making.

FDR diversified economic power decision making.

So did TR.

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CountAllVotes

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Wed Oct-14-09 09:50 AM
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2. TR would have never allowed it to go this far

the cork would have been stuck back in the bottle a long time ago.

The bank bailout, etc. would have never occurred and we would not be in the mess we are in right now.

BO is absolutely not a TR, NO WAY NEVER. :mad:

:kick:

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dugaresa

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Wed Oct-14-09 09:51 AM
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3. i won't hold my breath

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sailor65

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Wed Oct-14-09 09:59 AM
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4. A rec for my favorite pres, TR n/t

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Oct-14-09 10:32 AM
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6. Hi, sailor, what were you sailing in '65?

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madrchsod

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Wed Oct-14-09 10:09 AM
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5. nope!

obama has a long way to go before he fills the shoes of abe,teddy,fdr,and lbj. he may fill the shoes of these guys but right now the odds are against him

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ljm2002

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Wed Oct-14-09 10:55 AM
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7. Looks like Sen. Schumer is on it...

...see this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6772189

"This morning, Sen. Schumer is going to say, in light of the insurance industry report warning premiums will rise under reform, that Dems should push to revoke the health insurance industry's antitrust exemption as a floor amendment."

Here's hoping this goes somewhere!

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kentuck

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Wed Oct-14-09 11:17 AM
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8. That would be a big step forward...

if they adopt regulations with teeth in it also...

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