[AlexdeLarge]

Audit the Fed Blocked by Senate Procedural Move by this POS's committee



What the fu&k is wrong with you people in Massachusetts that you keep putting this________(You fill in the blank) back into office !!!!!!!!! But then you got a brain dead drunk as Senator too........................

The feisty congressman from Texas, whose insurgent "Ron Paul Revolution" presidential campaign rankled Republican leaders last year, now has the GOP House leadership on his side -- backing a measure that generated paltry support when he first introduced it 26 years ago.

Paul, as of Tuesday, has won 245 co-sponsors to a bill that would require a full-fledged audit of the Federal Reserve by the end of 2010.

The bill would call for the comptroller general in the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed and report those findings to Congress. The GAO's ability to conduct such audits now is severely restricted.

A slew of top Republicans are backing the bill, as are many Democrats.

"Ron Paul has the right idea on this," said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who supports similar legislation in the Senate. "I'm just hoping we can get a clear audit. ... We need to know what they're up to."

Unfortunately for Paul, the bill appears to be idling in the House Financial Services Committee, which is chaired by Barney Frank, D-Mass. The bill has been sitting there, gathering co-sponsors, since Paul introduced it in late February.

Calls to Frank's office were not returned.

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/07/audit-fed-blocked-by-senate-procedural.html

[deMolay]

This can't be true. But, but, but Obama and the Democrats promised Transparency. There must be some mistake.

[Plantagenet]

Who are the loons who keep electing this guy to Congress?

[pablonite]

http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/06/ ... t-the-fed/
“We will only win when the people wake up and realize that transparency is what we need,” said Paul. “When we know exactly what’s happening, there will be monetary reform.”

The idea of "monetary reform" was exactly what was used to push the Federal Reserve though in the first place, the banksters were protesting the creation of the Fed to the public through the media they already owned while privately engineering its creation out on Jekyll Island.

The monetary history we were never taught in school indicates the true test of a politicans honesty regarding 'monetary reform" is the US is a question of being assassinated. It is easy to believe it was all just the work of rouge assassins but easier to believe it was all about the money IMHO.

Money Creation. The Role of the Rothchilds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USGSOViaulc

[Cloud9]

Mr. Frank is the face that should be associated with the current crash. He is a product of a political machine that has been bought and sold many times over. The reasons he gets elected is because he delivers the spoils to those who vote for him. He is safe in his seat as long as he can continue to bribe his constituants. That is the beauty of our system.

[rangerone314]

Mr. Frank is the face that should be associated with the current crash. He is a product of a political machine that has been bought and sold many times over. The reasons he gets elected is because he delivers the spoils to those who vote for him. He is safe in his seat as long as he can continue to bribe his constituants. That is the beauty of our system.

Barney "Porky the Pig" Frank epitomizes what is wrong with the state of Mass-of-two-shits.

If he dies in office, I hope one of the paramedics who carries him away in a stretcher has the presence of mind to bring an apple, so they can stuff it in his mouth.

Maybe they could roast that pig on the fire which they could fuel with all the documents from his office that would probably need to be shredded so they wouldn't come to light.

[Chuckmak]

If it was a Republican dominated Congress/Executive the same stuff would be pulled by them. Let's not kid ourselves here. They both read from the same playbook, just interpret it differently.

[crude_intentions]

Screw Barney Frank and F####!!! the republican party. Ron Paul has been calling for this audit for over 20 years and just NOW they suddenly decide to get behind it.

The only time Republicans are Fiscal Conservatives are when they're out of power or running for (Re)election.

[AlexdeLarge]

If it was a Republican dominated Congress/Executive the same stuff would be pulled by them.

But it's not, so that is a BS straw man argument. The executive, the senate, the house are 100% "totally" controled by the Dems. No waffling here anymore. Anything the Dems want to do, they can do. There is no opposition. It is their economy now.

All the GOP can do is whine and mash their teeth. ( Check out this new youtube clip.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3QM_p73oI


So how bout that Hope and Change you voted for???? Is all you "Hoped" it would be????????

[gnm]

Sure Alex, because when the Republicrats had all bases covered they certainly didn't use their advantage to cover up any malfeasance or block any transparency. Sorry but if you continue to play the left right game we're going to keep getting screwed. Demicans, Repbulicrats, makes no difference they're reading from the same playbook. The only differences they have is arguing about how best to steal and misuse our money and consolidate their power.

-G

[crude_intentions]

If it was a Republican dominated Congress/Executive the same stuff would be pulled by them.

But it's not, so that is a BS straw man argument. The executive, the senate, the house are 100% "totally" controled by the Dems. No waffling here anymore. Anything the Dems want to do, they can do. There is no opposition. It is their economy now.

All the GOP can do is whine and mash their teeth. ( Check out this new youtube clip.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3QM_p73oI


So how bout that Hope and Change you voted for???? Is all you "Hoped" it would be????????

Again F#### the Republican party Republican have had control of both houses of congress many times over the past 26 years and could have rammed the Fed Audit bill through.

[AlexdeLarge]

Sure Alex, because when the Republicrats had all bases covered they certainly didn't use their advantage to cover up any malfeasance or block any transparency. Sorry but if you continue to play the left right game we're going to keep getting screwed. Demicans, Repbulicrats, makes no difference they're reading from the same playbook. The only differences they have is arguing about how best to steal and misuse our money and consolidate their power.

-G

Not playing any game. There is only one power in DC now. The Democrats. I cannot remember the last time one party had this much power. Plus it is not debatable that the current controlling power in the Democratic party heirachy is the most left wing in its History. ( It's not your Daddys Democratic party ! LoL)

We will/are going hard to the left and will try an experiment with socialism. Do you think it will work out for the best?????????

Time will tell.....................................

P.S. I notice the Obama faithful no longer try to defend the new reich anymore. It's just sad ad hominem attacks that the other party is not any better. So much for hope and change.....................................

[Chuckmak]

Screw Barney Frank and F####!!! the republican party. Ron Paul has been calling for this audit for over 20 years and just NOW they suddenly decide to get behind it.

The only time Republicans are Fiscal Conservatives are when they're out of power or running for (Re)election.

Pretty much...seems TOO fishy to me.

[gnm]

We will/are going hard to the left and will try an experiment with socialism. Do you think it will work out for the best?????????

Like hell it will. But then, I'm a Libertarian... and voted Constitutionalist last time... From my side, the Repugs look just as statist as the Dems...

-G

[Roy]

Who are the loons who keep electing this guy to Congress?

They're called Americans and guess what? 96% of all incumbents get re-elected. So its not a Mass problem or a Dem problem.

It's an American problem. The status quo is strong and is not going anywhere without major reforms in campaign finance and the imposition of term limits.

The War Party isn't going anywhere. Their faithful servants do as they're told by those writing the checks. The dullard voters keep pulling the lever not realizing they're duped.

Until people let go of the idea that R and D mean something different for the average middle class guy, then nothing will change.

People who constantly tout one 'party' as the source of the problems in our country are agents of the War Party (whether they know it or not) who's job it is to prevent real changes from occurring by distracting people who can't or won't understand our current situation.

Plant my man, you are part of the problem. Start promoting a third party with the energy you devote to blaming Dems then maybe we will start to get somewhere. I could say to same to certain members here who are always promoting Dems and blaming Repubs. You all are like Yin and Yang. Both parties are simply wings of the war party (thanks Eastbay).

As long as people are fighting over R vs D, we are divided and conquered; the looting and shredding of the Constitution continue.

Wake up man!

[rangerone314]

Are we ready to go back to monarchy yet?

Admittedly, you make occasionally get a Henry VIII or a Caligula, but you also get the Elizabeth I and Peter the Great, so at least you have a random chance at getting a great leader.

Our current system seems to leave nothing to chance and spawns such great leaders as Lyndon B. Johnson (Vietnam, welfare state, deficits) and GW Bush (Iraq, BigBrother, even bigger deficits)

Who would you rather have running the country? Marcus Aurelius, or the likes of Barney "Porky Pig" Frank and Sarah "Brainless Barbi" Palin?

[rangerone314]

We will/are going hard to the left and will try an experiment with socialism. Do you think it will work out for the best?????????

Like hell it will. But then, I'm a Libertarian... and voted Constitutionalist last time... From my side, the Repugs look just as statist as the Dems...

-G

The gov always treats the people like children. The Dems act like Mommy always trying to apply bandaids or fix things, and wipe your face with a saliva-wetted napkin, when you'd just like them to back off.

The Repubs act like Daddy and always want to take out the yardstick and spank someone or lock them in the closet.

[rangerone314]

Are we ready to go back to monarchy yet?

Admittedly, you make occasionally get a Henry VIII or a Caligula, but you also get the Elizabeth I and Peter the Great, so at least you have a random chance at getting a great leader.

Our current system seems to leave nothing to chance and spawns such great leaders as Lyndon B. Johnson (Vietnam, welfare state, deficits) and GW Bush (Iraq, BigBrother, even bigger deficits)

Who would you rather have running the country? Marcus Aurelius, or the likes of Barney "Porky Pig" Frank and Sarah "Brainless Barbi" Palin?

Maybe instead of genetically engineering crops to "improve" them, we should genetically re-engineer politicians to make them less stupid, greedy, power-hungry, pandering, balding, fat, and ugly.

On the positive side, not all of them are balding fat and ugly.

[AlexdeLarge]

Who are the loons who keep electing this guy to Congress?

They're called Americans

Anybody that votes for Barney Frank or Ted Kennedy is also a dumb arse!! LOL

There are "some" good members of Congress from both parties. ( But they are not in charge!) Most clearly need to be booted out on the street and banished from DC forever.

[rangerone314]

Who are the loons who keep electing this guy to Congress?

They're called Americans

Anybody that votes for Barney Frank or Ted Kennedy is also a dumb arse!! LOL

There are "some" good members of Congress from both parties. ( But they are not in charge!) Most clearly need to be booted out on the street and banished from DC forever.

Good luck with that. Even if they were voted out, they would just return as lobbyists for some special interest group, and better paid then as Congressmen.