I don't know about you, but I find it unbelievable that Blanche Lincoln would have the audacity to write a "diary" on the Huffington Post. Is she so completely out-of-touch that she expected a warm and fuzzy reception and resulting responses, or is her ego from winning the run-off so stunning that she believes her words have resonated will all Democrats? Or, does she just simply take all of us "little people" for fools. I'm just simply amazed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Rather than completely recap Blanche Lincoln's words, please take the time to read them for yourself, and respond in kind. Warning - you will feel a certain grumbling and sickness in your stomach when you hear her faked-out words.
The Time Is Now
My constituents want Washington to work for us, not the special interests like Wall Street banks.
That's why I stood up for Main Street banks, small businesses and working families in my home state by proposing the toughest reforms for Wall Street of anyone in either party, including the administration.
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Now my colleagues in the Senate and the House need to know that you stand behind this reform. I have launched a petition and I hope you'll add your voice to the growing chorus of Americans who support strong financial reform.
When my committee, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, adopted my bill with bipartisan support, the big banks sent hundreds of lobbyists to Capitol Hill. Most of them promised it wouldn't be included in the overall Senate Financial Reform bill.
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We are not over the finish line. You may still hear opponents using the same tired claims and worn out, catch-all defenses of "unintended consequences" or "driving business overseas" in an attempt to stop our reform efforts.
But with momentum on our side, the strong reform that America's small businesses, community banks, and families need is within our grasp. It's time we proved the naysayers wrong once again and pass historic financial reform.
I don't know about you, but I'm hoping and praying that Blanche Lincoln took the time to read the comments laced with anger and cynicism from her write-up. Did she not know that we all know who she really is?
By the way Blanche, what we're looking for is change from representatives like you, regardless of what the issues are!