Comments on: Gramm: Glass Steagall Repeal Irrelevant

By: amber ladeira

amber ladeira — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:13:39 +0000

P.S.: I meant to applaud Sharkbait’s comments from November 19th; they were succinctly accurate.

(However, what is the “FIRE” Shb. referred to? Maybe an acronym I should know.)

By: toddie.g

toddie.g — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:24:47 +0000

Phil Gramm’s record for the uninitiated :

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2008/05/foreclosure-phil

By: toddie.g

toddie.g — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:01:41 +0000

I’d have been shocked, SHOCKED if Phil Gramm would take any responsibility at all in this financial morass his legislation left this country in. What a gutless wonder he is, Mr Credit Default Swap himself. I hold him in the same esteem as dogdoo on the sidewalk, with my apologies to the dogdoo.

By: Winston Munn

Winston Munn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:29:22 +0000

“Your dumb Quote of the Day is sponsored by Cognitive Dissonance”

While Phil Gramm himself is sponsored by the banking lobby.

By: BG

BG — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:44:32 +0000

I hope all of these people who put their personal greedy agendas in front of generations of future Americans (not yet even born) rot in Hell.

By: Marc P

Marc P — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:37:36 +0000

The comedy show continues. Somehow Gramm’s comment sounds vaguely familiar:

“I’ve never seen any evidence to substantiate any claim that this current financial crisis had anything to do with Gramm-Leach-Bliley.”

“There is no credible evidence that tobacco causes an increased occurrence of cancer or heart disease.”

“There is no scientific evidence of global warming.”

“This new version of Windows will be stable and completely secure.”

“Deficits don’t matter.”

By: catman

catman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:48:06 +0000

Texas has turned out more than its share of beauties the last few years. Gramm, DeLay, Bush… geez

By: Moss

Moss — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:03:15 +0000

The twisted logic of Gramm is proof positive he has no conscience, expecting any type of rational statement from him is like expecting Bush to say Iraq was a mistake. The unintended disastrous consequence of a bad decision is somehow superseded by a subsequent action. In Bush’s case it is declaring the merits of the ‘surge’. Thus is the hallmark of the GOP politician, mistakes can never be admitted if the decision is one that is true to their core principles. WTF are they thinking?

By: FrancoisT

FrancoisT — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:42:13 +0000

Gramm is the living proof that wealth is, at times, totally uncorrelated with hard work.
Unless, of course, one considers ass kissing to be hard work.

By: Jim Greeen

Jim Greeen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:53:33 +0000

I always remember with glee when Phil tried to run for the Republican Presidential nomination a few years back.

His boot licking and fund raising he did for his fellow Republican colleagues across the country was done to garner their support when he deemed it was his turn. When he went to these supporters he was summarily abandoned by everyone like rats leaving a sinking ship. He could not garner enough supporters to start a fight.

He was left to swing, naked and fully exposed for what he really is in the breeze.

It was a very sweet moment and recalling his humiliation today makes me smile.