Tag Archives: Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren is Very Smart

Posted on March 19, 2013 at 10:13 am by Bob Cesca

Given all the sociopaths and crazy people in Congress, it’s comforting to know that Senator Warren is on the job. Especially when we read stuff like this: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a case for increasing the minimum wage last … Continue reading →
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Too Big to Jail

Posted on February 17, 2013 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – John Darkow In other not-news, John McCain invited David Gregory to appear on Meet the Senator today so he could be ugly and crass. And won’t you please get off his lawn. Continue reading →
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Photo of the Day

Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Senator Elizabeth Warren, flanked by Jon Tester, Max Baucus, and John Kerry, is sworn in on the first day of the 113th congress. (photo via @SenateDems)

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Elizabeth Warren and Pragmatism

Posted on December 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

Like it or not, the status quo changes when you go from being a candidate to having the responsibility of governing. And while it may be effective during a campaign, you can’t always bluster your way to success through use … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren Headed to the Banking Committee

Posted on December 4, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — Elizabeth Warren has landed a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, an usually-powerful position for an incoming freshman. WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after Wall Street waged a successful campaign to keep consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren from … Continue reading →

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CFPB: Debt Collectors Are On Notice

Posted on October 25, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced that it will begin supervising debt collection agencies starting on January 2, 2013. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a rule today that will allow the … Continue reading →

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This is a New Low

Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:25 pm by JM Ashby

This may actually be worse than the whooping and chopping. Princess Little Big Liar? Princess?? Racism. Misogyny. Stereotyping. Check, check, and check. That’s a lot of hate in a very efficient package. (photo via @SueWinMA)

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Quote of the Day

Posted on September 25, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

There’s only one reason to pound the issue about Elizabeth Warren’s ancestry and that is to race-bait, to gin up the lizard-brained anger at “quotas” and “affirmative action.” Brown already tippy-toed down that line last week in the debate, when … Continue reading →

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Worst Persons in the World

Posted on September 25, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

via WCVB in Boston — watch Senator Scott Brown’s senior campaign staff lead whooping chants and tomahawk chops as they mock Elizabeth Warren and her supporters. Brown’s deputy Chief of Staff Greg Casey and Constituent Service Counsel Jack Richard, and … Continue reading →

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Sack O’ Stupid

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, Elizabeth Warren raised twice as much money as Senator Scott Brown during the first quarter of 2012, and Philadelphia CBS affiliate WPHT announced that it will no longer broadcast the Rush Limbaugh show.

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