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Mon, 26 Aug 13 10:51 PM | 45 view(s)
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I phoned AG Schneiderman's office last year to applaud his efforts with regard to banking scams & mortgages.

in part:

The Left Flank

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has taken on the role of liberal gatekeeper—trying to goad Barack Obama and Andrew Cuomo away from the Democratic center.
By Chris Smith
Published Jan 6, 2013

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Eliot Spitzer is at heart a prosecutor. Andrew Cuomo is a pol. Eric Schneiderman shares some qualities with each of his immediate predecessors as state attorney general—

but Schneiderman’s core is quite different. He has the soul of an activist—he sees himself as a movement progressive. 
And halfway through his term as A.G., Schneiderman, 58, has become New York’s definitive liberal, using the national prominence his predecessors brought to the office to try to yank an increasingly centrist Democratic Party back toward its progressive roots. He’s become a gatekeeper for the left.

Schneiderman carved out his new role by taking on the president. In the summer of 2011, the Obama administration was crafting a settlement with the banking industry to resolve claims resulting from dubious foreclosure practices after the collapse of the housing market. The deal, however, needed the support of the 50 state attorneys general. Schneiderman balked, calling it a giveaway to Wall Street, and led a drive to toughen the penalties. Last January, the administration compromised, increasing the industry’s payment to homeowners by billions and preserving a broader ability to sue over the causes of the crisis. The White House also created an investigative task force with Schneiderman in charge, and gave New York’s A.G. a prime seat behind Michelle Obama at the 2012 State of the Union address. Cutting a more generous mortgage deal with Schneiderman helped protect the president’s left flank just as he headed into a tough reelection year. Schneiderman was suddenly a darling of the national left, a cover boy for The American Prospect, and a favorite guest on MSNBC.

His newest good-government initiative is probing the “dark money” groups that flooded the 2012 elections with cash—the threat of “bought” elections being an especially popular liberal cause.

Schneiderman’s cred with the left is so solid that he has made himself an indispensable progressive validator, a stature that may result in an ironic political twist closer to home. 
Lately, Governor Andrew Cuomo has been under attack by liberals, just as his 2016 presidential prospects heat up. “Those on the left and in liberal circles that have questions about Andrew will certainly be watching for any kind of signal from Schneiderman,” the Reverend Al Sharpton says. And that may be an interesting drama, because both were raised in the playground of progressive New York politics, but Eric Schneiderman and Andrew Cuomo haven’t grown up to be the best of friends.

much more:
http://nymag.com/news/features/eric-schneiderman-2013-1/




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Re: Trump Trumped.
By: joe-taylor in FFFT
Mon, 26 Aug 13 10:27 PM 		Msg. 55456 of 65535

OCU,


We saw "the Donald" on Morning Joe where he held forth for about five minutes. He said that the New York Attorney General was very unpopular and incompetent and that his "university" handed out advice, not diplomas, most on real estate, which Donald said he was "good at." The university is currently closed until they get this business worked out. The Donald also accused Mika Brzezinski, Joe's co-host of doing a hatchet hob on his introduction which caused Joe to respond, "I did the introduction!" His comments about president Obama were very rude and crude, which is typical for him.

Trump has taken the term "full of shit" to new heights as he continues to plumb the depths of what is worst in humanity.


Regards,


Joe

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