Sen. Sanders Blocking Vote to Confirm Obama Nominee Who Worked to Deregulate Credit Default Swaps

[CHIMO]

We speak with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is attempting to block President Obama’s nominee to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Gary Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs employee. “Gensler worked with Sen. Phil Gramm and Alan Greenspan to exempt credit default swaps from regulation, which led to the collapse of A.I.G. and has resulted in the largest taxpayer bailout in U.S. history,” Sanders said.

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/25/sen_sanders_blocking_vote_to_confirm
http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2009/march/video/dnB20090325a.rm&proto=rtsp&start=00:43:44

[snot]

1. K&R'd!!!

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. No more Goldmine Sucks employees, PERIOD.

Not in any elected or appointed office, ever again.

(Yeah New Jersey, that means you're going to have to find a new governor. So what?)

[Mr. Sparkle]

3. I'm with Bernie on this, whom i have a lot for respect for.

Obama is seemingly allowing Wall Street to walk all over him. I have been very disappointed with some of his nominations so far.

[LiberalFighter]

10. I support Sanders on this too. Obama needs to pull this SOB's nom

[panAmerican]

4. glad to give this the 5th rec!

[Skink]

5. Probably good that Geithner can't get a staff.

[Metta]

6. Good for Bernie. I'll bet this guy is a Summers pick, another criminal.

He should be in jail, not up for a position. Jesus, Obama's taking some bad advice, again.

[bertman]

7. Why aren't DEMOCRATIC Senators standing with Sanders on this? Why is President Obama

bringing in YET ANOTHER WALL STREET THIEF to aid in the rape of the Treasury?

We are fucked. Obama is bought and sold by the Wall Street cabal. Goddam I'm sick of this shit.

[Demeter]

8. Good Man, Senator Sanders!

Wish we had 59 more of you!

[rhett o rick]

9. I will support Sen Sanders over anyone. nm