The Party of No. . .Shame

If it wasn't obvious that the Rethuglican Party has always been in the tank for large corporate and financial interests -- health insurance, energy, banking, you name it -- you need only look at the vote in the House on a bill to curb the out-of-control financial derivatives industry. With only one Rethug joining the 42 Dems on the House Financial Services Committee, the bill passed 43 to 26, with every Rethug saying "no" to regulation of the industry that nearly brought America's economy to its knees.

As John Cole asks, "the financial crash of 2008 was not enough?" Then there's their efforts to torpedo health insurance reform. . .nice bunch.

The Rules Can Be Changed

In the waning months of the Bushit Assministration, the Bushies will be trying to put Federal rules into place that favor their corporate contributors and supporters, or eliminate ones that they oppose. Washington Monthly reports that the National Association of Manufacturers is working with the Bushies to get their least favorite regulations abolished before Chimpy exits in January 2009. The Bushies, of course, will be doing everything they can to make the road easier for their corporate benefactors before the clock runs out on them, as they are assuming a Democratic President and Congress in 2009.