Kyl and Gonzales discuss UIGEA at hearing

[Nathan_2]

C-SPAN clip. You may have to associate real player for rtsp. Link to google rec.gambling.poker razzo post. LINK
40:33 into the stream

[daedalus]

WOW call me an optimist but this sounds like the banking regulations are going to be severely watered down or non-existent. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

My synopsis of the exchange.....

1) Kyle pushes Gonzalez to show his support for UIGEA

2) Gonzalez does

3) Kyle pushes him to making sure the banking regulations being finalized now are as strong as possible.

4) Gonzalez says essentially "yes...but...this is going to be very hard to accomplish"!!!

WE WIN!!.....maybe [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[jrbick]

lol bureaucracy

[jrbick]

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WOW call me an optimist but this sounds like the banking regulations are going to be severely watered down or non-existent.

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I didn't gather that at all. What I did gather was that the establishment and implementation of the regulations could take longer than originally projected.

EDIT: well, maybe the implication is that it won't be as far-reaching as lawmakers hoped for?

Also, is it reasonable for Kyl to interrupt the hearing to bring this issue up? Watching through the beginning to see if others did this as well. Obviously this is standard politically but man what a hobby horse Kyl makes this.

[Coy_Roy]

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C-SPAN clip. You may have to associate real player for rtsp. Link to google rec.gambling.poker razzo post. LINK
40:33 into the stream

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My take is that Gonzalez was simply being respectful by adding in "it is to me too" after first saying "I know this is important to you".

In the world of DC politics, it isn't very important.

Gonzalez probably thinks Kyl is a big douche for even pushing the issue.

It's clearly burdensome and not a top priority.

[Coy_Roy]

It would have been nice however to hear Gonzalez say something like:

"Well Senator Kyl, I think the issue is important too but we can't rush into things as we've got some issues that conflict with the recent WTO ruling that need to be worked out first. "

[jrbick]

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Also, is it reasonable for Kyl to interrupt the hearing to bring this issue up? Watching through the beginning to see if others did this as well. Obviously this is standard politically but man what a hobby horse Kyl makes this.


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OK yah no one else did anything like this it wasn't like Kyl was wrapping things up or anything. W/e though; probably standard politiking. I doubt Gonzales is walking out of that room at the end thinking, "man I gotta get going on that UIGEA thing."

[asterion]

Yeah, Gonzales will probably be lucky if he still has a job in July.

[ChrisV]

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It would have been nice however to hear Gonzalez say something like:

"Well Senator Kyl, I think the issue is important too but we can't rush into things as we've got some issues that conflict with the recent WTO ruling that need to be worked out first. "

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lol

dude you must be smoking some primo [censored] if you can even IMAGINE a Bush administration official saying "Unfortunately before we can make policy, we must consult with random international NGOs who will tell us what to do".

[CountingMyOuts]

Talk about hitching your wagon to a falling star. Nicely played, Kyl. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]