Dodd puts Republi-Baggers in their place

Chris Dodd gave an impassioned speech in support of his Wall  Street Reform bill that also lays out the clearest, simplest argument yet (that I've heard) for how Republicans are putting politics over the interests of the American people (not to mention the interest of the rest of the world, since Wall Street helped crash the global economy.)

I really want a Republican - or Tea Partier - to explain to me how you can blame Obama and the Democrats for the bad economy and hate the bailouts (both of which of course actually started under Bush) but then oppose Obama and the Democrats when they try to pass regulations to prevent Wall Street from screwing us all and crashing the economy again.

These are the viewpoints that I think sum up the Republican and Tea Parties:

Republican Party: "Socialize Debt, Privatize Wealth" (as in, originally Repubs supported bailing out Wall Street, no strings attached, under Bush, remember, remember?  And now, after their meeting with Wall Street execs they're opposing Dodd's Wall Street Reform Bill, they'd rather leave Wall Street unregulated so that banks and financial firms can continue to screw over consumers/taxpayers and leave us once again in the position of bailing them out when they fail.)

Tea Party: "Get the Government's Hands Off My Medicaid", i.e. privatize everything (like Medicaid, which um, er, is government-funded).  I always wonder who these people think pays for their roads, their sewers, etc., and whether any of their kids go to public schools.

Anyway, in opposition to these idealogues, watch Dodd's brilliant speech HERE.