The Washington establishment...
Published (2009-11-20 16:15:39)
The Washington establishment suffers a serious defeat By Glenn Greenwald Something quite amazing happened yesterday (11-19) in Congress: the House Finance Committee -- in a truly bipartisan and even trans-ideological vote -- defied the banking industry, the Federal Reserve, the Democratic leadership, and mainstream Beltway opinion in order to pass an amendment, sponsored by GOP Rep. Ron Paul and Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, mandating a...