Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard (in photo), and Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, voted against the Wall Street bailout despite having received $104,000 and $259,000, respectively, in campaign contributions from financial institutions that wanted the legislation. But the nonprofit research and advocacy group MAPLight.org reported that the House members who voted for the bailout had received an average $231,000 in such contributions over the past five years, compared with the average $150,000 that went to House members who voted “no.”
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Gee, maybe he voted the way his constituents demanded that he vote. Novel concept no?
Hey Heckler, there is a first time for everything!
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“Hey Heckler, there is a first time for everything!”
As many times as he’s been re-elected I’d venture to say that it’s far from the first. Wouldnt you?
I doubt seriously the contributions over a five year period had anything to do with this vote.
Will Max think this thread is close but no cigar? After all, there is no mention of guns and she really wanted to talk about Tiahrt and guns together.
Plus, is it really a Tiahrt thread if he needs to share the headline with Moran?
Looks like the cost of being represented by Tiahrt has just gone up.
I wonder why Dennis Moore was not mentioned who voted for the bailout since he had received 704,376?
“Wouldn’t you?”
Yea right… Tankerless Todd?
Anyone remember the leasing of 100 tankers???
Oh yea, hes getting money from both Boeing and Northrup… Must be hedging his bets…
Donations don’t mean squat when your ignorant constituents will vote you out if you actually show leadership and do the tough thing that’s best for the country.
Since losing much of his power in 2006, Tiarht now wants to look like he actually cares about the average Kansans back home. Where was Tiarht’s backbone when he voted with Bush for all the spending bills in the first 6 years of Bush’s presidency? I didn’t hear Tiarht questioning any of those deficit-breaking spending binges?
He can listen to constituents in the months before an election. Then he goes back to being a wagging tail for his Washington masters.
VOTE OUT THE INCUMBENTS TIAHRT ESPECIALLY retirement is far too good for him.
I don’t know if contributors are disappointed in Tankerless. I know a lot of non-contributors who are, big-time.
Dennis
Bill Clinton pressured Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac to accept Welfare payments and Food Stamps as income to qualify for loans. Now we fault our congressmen for having enough “balls” to tell the Wall Street cronies No.
Let them all fail and let the Free Markets work. We will get thru this mess without giving more of our tax dollars away. I’m tired of paying for poor management and CEO bonuses.
I don’t know about contributors, but I sure as hell am!
marhopp guess you didn’t or couldn’t read the subject matter, you are in the wrong thread
The taxpayers who are against the bailout don’t understand the consequences of not allowing it to happen. It was really irresponsible of the house members who voted against it. I hate it as much as anyone…but we really have no choice.
Markhopp….you can’t just blame the democrats for this disaster, it’s everyone’s fault from the mortgage company CEO’s making millions on these deals, to the Americans who bought more house than they could afford, to the politicians who voted against regulation, which BTW, McCain did time after time.
They were just scared for their own jobs, to hades with America, if it would get them re-elected. Throw the bums out!
How did our Senators vote? I know how Todd did.
I see enough sane people rallied to get the vote for the bill, someone on O.L. comments, earlier, said I was just trying to scare people. Well, this is what scares me, and should you if you have any sense.
“U.S. factory activity shrank in September to its lowest since the 2001 recession and major automakers reported plunging U.S. sales for September, led by a 34 percent slide at Ford Motor Co.
In Europe, France and Germany clashed over the idea of a U.S.-style financial rescue fund for Europe amid further signs of contagion from the global credit crisis.’
You Republican backers have led us to the abyss, then you tell us to jump!
I give bush and the repubs. the majority of the credit, they deregulated the institutions (with Clinton’s help) and gave us The Great Ownership Society.
Now we’ll need another 8 yrs. of austerity to pay for it, to get back to where we were 8 yrs. ago. Hmmm, that’s about 16 yrs. lost, hard to make up 16 yrs. when you’re middle aged, hell, even if you’re young.
If Kansas doesn’t go dem. this yr., dems. may as well throw in the towel on national politics, because we never will.
Looks like Roberts said Go to hell america, I’m not ready to retire! (paraphrased)
I think he’s going to find the backlash is blowing from the opposite direction.
http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=ba3d67ff-802a-23ad-4f91-1dcb831c0e25
Here’s another Kansas coward that needs to be retired, out of politics. Thank God for the dems. and some repubs. that have common sense.
http://brownback.senate.gov/english/BrownbackVoteAgainstBailoutBill.pdf
I’m glad he voted against it.
If Pelosi, Reid and Obama is for it one would have to be an idiot to think it was good for the country and not full of corruption.
Tiahrt please vote NO.
On Monday, Tiahrt did the right thing.
That bill was a mess.
We should NOT fund corrupt organizations, like ACORN, so that they can promote voter fraud, and push for even more risky mortgage loans!
Funding ACORN WAS in the original bill.
This new bill, passed by the Senate, is FAR from perfect, however, I hope that it can pass.
Let me admit, I hope that it can pass WITHOUT Tiahrt’s support.
You libs need to face the facts:
This is a DEMOCRAT scandal, and Republicans are being asked to bail out the DEMOCRAT Party, from the Democrats OWN mistakes.
The biggest WEASELS in this whole mess are the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Obama.
Did Obama get on the phone, and ask Black Congressional members to support the bill?
OF COURSE NOT! And the members of the Congressonial Black Caucus voted AGAINST the bill on Monday.
However, the Congressional Black Caucus, along with the other Democrats in Congress, INVENTED “Sub-Prime” mortgages, “liar loans” and “Alt-A” loans.
Democrats created this mess.
Even Bill Clinton came out last week, and said that the Democrats in Congress were wrong to resist the attempts of Republicans (like McCain) and President Bush, to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
This mess was CAUSED by the Community Reinvestment Act and other acts of Congress, designed to FORCE risky loans to poor people.
This mess was CAUSED by ACORN, and one of ACORNS attorney’s: Barack Obama!
ACORN pushed for “liar loan” legislation, in Congress.
ACORN brought lawsuits and threats of criminal charges, against lenders who declined to approve these risky loans.
ACORN blocked bank drive through lanes, with protests, if the banks did not approve bad loans.
That was the “stick” —
And then, the “carrot” was that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac “promised” to buy up all these sub-prime loans.
Lenders had a choice: Deny the loans and face protests and legal headaches, or approve the loans and then dump the loans on Fannie and Freddie.
Lenders took option #2 — until Fannie and Freddie ran out of money.
Now, many of those lenders are stuck with bad loans.
Yes, there are issues about securitizing mortgages, there are issues about stupid “mark to market” rules passed as an over-reaction to past problems —
However, this mess would NEVER have happened, if lenders were left to decide, for themselves, who to lend money to, and allowed to deny credit when necessary for the public good.
http://www.youtube.com/TheMouthPeace
Also, Rhonda and Eagle staff:
Isn’t it about time for you to run a thread on who took the MOST money from Wall Street and from the Mortgage business?
Wall Street and the Mortgage business have been piggy banks for the Democrat Party. Why?
The theme of this thread seems to be that they did not “get their money’s worth” with Tiahrt.
Barack Obama is the LARGEST recipient of Wall Street and Mortgage industry political cash.
Did they get their “money’s worth” where Obama is concerned?
Did they get their “money’s worth” where the Congressonal Black Caucas, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are concerned? Those were the people who BLOCKED any attempt to regulate Fannie and Freddie!
“We are family” says the CBC, to Fannie Mae’s new CEO, after Franklin Raines was forced out, in disgrace, after looting Fannie Mae.
“You are the Conscience of Fannie Mae” says Dan Mudd, new Chair of Fannie Mae, to the Congressional Black Caucus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvG-s_Ssb0
Republican greed and graft made the mess.
NOW Democrats must act to save the country from the ravages of the Republican party.
“Franklin!” –
Welcome back.
I was wondering why we hadn’t heard from you in a few days.
What was the problem?
Did the NAMBLA convention go long?
How about some facts, BJ?
Why is Bill Clinton saying, on national television, that Democrats in Congress were wrong to ignore the warnings of President Bush and John McCain, on the mortgage issue?
Monkey
You are an ass
But, hey, I missed you too.
Training and business. Got to make a living, in between proving you libs wrong!
Check a poll Franklin.
Republicans own the economic collapse.
I don’t like Bill O’Reily, for the record.
However, he is ripping Barney Frank right now.
Kind of funny.
However, the reason I do not like O’Reily is that he is a “populist” — he only beats up on easy targets.
BJ
The public is often wrong.
A true leader does what is right, regardless of the poles.
History will judge, and history will say, clearly, that the Democrats caused the credit crisis.
There is ABSOLUTELY no doubt, in the finance industry.
If you took a poll of bankers or mortgage lenders or economists, they would say, overwhelmingly that pushing risky loans is the root of this problem.
I see. Franklin is on record.
The American people are stupid. Franklin will tell you what is what! The truth according to Frankln!
Though it should be noted that Franklin is a washed up Republican party functionary who has admitted that he is here to post the Republican agenda and the truth is whatever HE believes it to be.
BJ
YOU are stupid, and you are part of the American Public.
IF the public is given the truth, they usually make the right decision.
The reason the public is often wrong, in surveys and in elections, is that our liberal media trys to stack the deck, and does not tell the truth.
Look at this very thread! The Eagle brings up Tiahrt’s politican fundraising, but NEVER mentions the Democrats, who have been bought and paid for by the mortgage business.
BJ
Washed up?
Care to compare tax returns?
Social engagements?
IQ scores?
I was once a officer in the State Republican Party.
I am not any longer. So what?
I did a good job, and I moved on, just like many Democrats and Republicans before me. Those volunteer positions don’t pay anything, at least not if you are honest.
Those who hold party positions for 20 years, at the state level, actually deserve more scrutiny.
“Franklin” reports his recent absence is due to “Training and business.”
Training? Can you herd ducks now?
Or have you learned to do your business outdoors?
Do you know the difference between “Franklin” and a pit bull?
One of ‘em can be house-broken.
Monkey
sounds like you are stalking me.
You are one strange dude.
I am trying to take a few pounds off, so I do go feed the ducks and take a walk.
Rather creepy that you are following me around, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
And, yes, I have SEVERAL state and national licenses and certifications, and I do have to take extensive continuing ed.
Another reason I have been walking more, sitting on my ass too much in class!
Thanks for asking.
“Franklin” used to go by his real name, Paul.
His last name is NOT Revere. And he is CERTAINLY no bringer of truth.
But, I am a pretty good shot.
Try not to be such a quack.
Sorry
That did not come out right.
The talk of ducks, above, by Monkey who is obviously stalking me —
And the talk from BJ about Revolutionary war figures —
I tried to make a joke that was not funny.
My apologies.