Morality is not determined by the church you attend nor the faith you embrace. It is determined by the quality of your character and the positive impact you have on those you meet along your journey
To be clear all the President has done is to continue doing his job, apparently Trump wants him to STFU and let him just step in and start destroying the country even before he is sworn in.
Courtesy of Ring of Fire Radio: “It was just a few years ago, 2008, that there was a major financial crisis in this country. People lost their jobs; people lost their homes; people lost their savings,” continued Warren. “And yet, the Republicans seem to have forgotten all that.”
The GOP’s budget guts financial regulations that were put in place after the financial meltdown — the worst since the Great Depression.
“A big part of that is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [CFPB],” said Warren. “After the crisis, people like Sen. [Al] Franken (D-MN) and Sen. [Jeff] Merkley (D-OR) were talking about the importance of getting a single agency that would be there to help level the playing field.”
“The idea was that we would develop a single agency and make that agency responsible for standing up for American families against the biggest banks in this country — make that agency responsible and accountable to the American people. And that’s exactly what we did.”
So far, the CFPB has forced big banks to return more than $5 billion directly to those customers they cheated, and “has scared off a lot of others from doing more cheating,” said Warren.
“Given that that’s the case, given that we’ve just been through this financial crisis … what is the position of the Republicans?” Warren asked. “Do they want to strengthen the [CFPB], the agency that’s out there on behalf of America’s families? No. Their view is ‘let’s find ways to weaken it’ … In other words, they want to make sure the watchdogs are tame.”
“We need tough regulations. We need regulators that are willing to stand up to the biggest financial institutions in this country,” Warren concluded. “And I want to say, with this budget resolution, we’re watching. We’re watching. Democrats in the Senate are watching, Democrats in the House are watching, and the American people are watching. We will not stand by while the Republicans gut financial regulation in this country.”
The CFPB is Warren's baby and the Republicans just made a terrible mistake.
If they thought she was a thorn in their side before, just watch what she does now.
And you can bet just about any amount that she will work like crazy to make sure that the next President of the United States is a Democrat who will help protect the program she worked so hard to create.
Like maybe taking the number two spot on the ticket perhaps?
The leadership team has been weighing a complex issue, and I want to be sure everyone understands our thoughts and ultimate decision.
As you’ve likely seen in the media, there has been a debate about whether guests in communities that permit “open carry” should be allowed to bring firearms into Target stores. Our approach has always been to follow local laws, and of course, we will continue to do so. But starting today we will also respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to Target – even in communities where it is permitted by law.
We’ve listened carefully to the nuances of this debate and respect the protected rights of everyone involved. In return, we are asking for help in fulfilling our goal to create an atmosphere that is safe and inviting for our guests and team members.
This is a complicated issue, but it boils down to a simple belief: Bringing firearms to Target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create.
So now following in the footsteps of the Sonic and Chipotle restaurants Target is forced to make a request that they should never have had to formerly make.
Reasonable Americans would never have put any of these businesses in the position of having to ask them to do something that seems perfectly obvious to the majority of us.
I cannot quite wrap my mind around what the Open Carry protesters hoped to accomplish, but there is very little doubt that what they have accomplished is not helping their cause in the slightest.
