US lawmakers were poised Tuesday to scrap a 19-billion-dollar bank fee from a major Wall Street overhaul bill following Republican objections to the measure, a source familiar with legislative efforts said.
(Sen. Brown throws Wall Street reform into turmoil with bank tax opposition, Raw Story, 06/29/10)
Run away from a position of overwhelming political strength on everything … that is the DC Dem way (and yes I’m including Vermont’s own trio). That only happens if a) the DC Dems are simply content to be abject cowards, or b) the DC Dems simply don’t disagree.
Take your pick … either way they deserve absolutely no support.