NY Times Accuses Maria Cantwell of Protecting Rich Investors at the Expense of the Unemployed

Seattle Weekly ^ | Jun. 15 2010 | Laura Onstot

[epithermal]

Maria Cantwell has received a lot of glowing press for her work on the environment and bank regulation. But this week the New York Times came down on her hard for trying to protect a tax break for high-earning venture capitalists and private equity fund managers while an urgently-needed unemployment benefits extension bill lingers in the Senate.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Couldn’t-happen-to-a-nicer-dirtbag PING! ;)

[sionnsar]

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

When they finally succeed in killing that golden goose, who will they blame?

[twister881]

Yes, but it is good to see leftists eating each other (NYT v. Cantwell, a 10-round non-title bout).

[Grunthor]

Frankly the unemployed CANNOT continue to be supported on the taxpayers dime forever, people need JOBS not more HANDOUTS.

[Grunthor]

Bush.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

LOL...those “private equity and venture capital firms” are undoubtedly folks like KKR — the primary financiers of the Democrat Party in Washington. Cantwell knows who is bankrolling her. (former Washington resident, who actually once was booted out of a meeting so that the Governor could receive the KKR check on behalf of the Party - as they arrived in their limo from their private jet).

[TonyInOhio]

[epithermal]

Are you referring to this KKR?:

http://www.kkr.com/

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Yup, that’s them. They deliver the big checks to the state party. Check out how much the state employees’ pension fund (Wash. State Investment Board) has invested through them...that’s the sound of them scratching each other’s backs with public money.

[Carley]

Gee and it’s not even Saturday. The NYSlimes is slowly coming to it’s senses.

That’s a worry.......LOL

[Jack Black]

How interesting. The NY Times (NY/Wall Street/International Bankers Inc.) turns on a Dem. Why? Because Cantwell, despite being a Dem, has been VERY hard on the conspiracy bankers. Washington State's biggest bank was WaMu, which was taken down and sold for pennies on the dollar to the usual New York bankster criminals. We have no money center bank left in Washington. Cantwell has worked hard to bring some minor level of accountability to the who affair.

Of course the New York Times is after her: they serve the monied interests of their New York masters. She has ruffled their feathers, and will be brought down. Sad for them, she's not up for re-election this year.