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Trump Signs Bi-Partisan Dodd-Frank Reform

Dodd-Frank was an epic act of overreach based on opportunity. Democrats like federal regulations. The Housing bubble they created burst and ta-da! The Majority Democrat congress saw an opportunity to give their big-bank backers a lift by screwing over all the other banks. Dodd-Frank was born, pushed through Congress, and signed by Obama. Big Banks and their …

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Obama couldn’t avoid his record … or What went down Chris Mathews’s leg?

That wasn’t a tingle going down Chris Matthews’s leg during the Presidential debate. Apparently four years of media worship, avoiding meaningful questions, and reliance on teleprompters are not great debate preparation. Consequently, the Obama campaign failed to set expectations low enough for President Obama. President Obama must have expected to be able to keep the …

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