As those of you who have been following US Politics know, the GOP is pushing through a new bankruptcy reform bill that will make it much harder for people to declare bankruptcy and put away their debts. The GOP has claimed that people abuse bankruptcy protection, even though the vast majority of people applying for bankruptcy are victims of medical emergencies, job loss, and divorce. This would all help the credit card companies who pull in huge profits, by luring people into accepting credit they can't afford to pay back.
Some of you may be familiar with Free Republic. It is known for being one of the most right-wing websites on the internet, where whenever the GOP pushes any rightist legislation it is always backed. Moderates are largely absent. For those of you familiar with the forums at DemocraticUnderground, FR is the conservative counterpart of that website. You would think that if anyone not in the credit industry would support this, it would be them.
But:
Amazing. The majority of posters there seem to be strongly against this. Bush should take notice that when freaking FREE REPUBLIC of all places begins attacking you from the left, you know you have gone way too far, and it's not likely that anybody supports your position.
Oh well. Will the Democrats be smart enough to use this effectively in the 2006 elections? My guess is: No.
Some of you may be familiar with Free Republic. It is known for being one of the most right-wing websites on the internet, where whenever the GOP pushes any rightist legislation it is always backed. Moderates are largely absent. For those of you familiar with the forums at DemocraticUnderground, FR is the conservative counterpart of that website. You would think that if anyone not in the credit industry would support this, it would be them.
But:
Amazing. The majority of posters there seem to be strongly against this. Bush should take notice that when freaking FREE REPUBLIC of all places begins attacking you from the left, you know you have gone way too far, and it's not likely that anybody supports your position.
Oh well. Will the Democrats be smart enough to use this effectively in the 2006 elections? My guess is: No.
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