Republicans Rally Around Bankers

[nathanm]

how much influence do you think that has bought?

Very little, if her bill turns out to be as strict as is claimed.

I'm just saying that in this particular instance, campaign contributions seem to have bought very little.

[Conan71]

Very little, if her bill turns out to be as strict as is claimed.

Just like that health care bill that reeeealllly stuck it to the insurance industry, right?

[nathanm]

Just like that health care bill that reeeealllly stuck it to the insurance industry, right?

Maybe I'm misremembering, but I recall stating here that I wasn't particularly a fan of that bill, only that it is a reasonably good start more in the "better than nothing" category. You might want to check Google News. The big banks are pretty upset at what came out of Dodd's committee, and are more than a little upset about the direction Blanche is going.

The two situations, at least thus far, don't seem comparable.