The Senate Opens Fire on U.S. Consumers

Arianna comments on this dreadful bankruptcy bill smoothing its way through the Senate. "It's one thing for credit card companies to exact their pound of flesh even as their profits soar. But shouldn't we hold our elected officials to a higher standard? The bankruptcy bill is morally bankrupt. And so is any senator who votes for it."

Damn straight.

What she doesn't mention here is that Senate Dems and turncoats like Lieberman let it go without a fight because of Frist and Hatch calls to dismantle the filibuster. Dems have been aggressive in a tactic to stop BushCo judicial nominees buy using the filibuster. As the minority party they don't have much power, so they have been using this as their key.

How many have they blocked? 10. Out of 350! More than the total number confirmed during the entire Clinton Administration. Now they feel that they have this right to change the rules... The filibuster - over 200 years of Democracy just to satisfy the greed of a few.

More on this later...