america right now, asked people if they like abortion or don t like abortion, it s a much closer split. if you ask people, the only important question and that s, do you believe abortion should be criminalized, not even close. the court is not, what the court seems to be doing is not in line with american sentiment. that s absolutely right. i think that s one of the questions, sort of justice sotomayor s question because not only is roe v. wade popular but well known. but the fate of abortion rights, everyone is paying attention and not just that the court would be overruling roe but overruling roe instantaneously, which sotomayor s point. no real build-up and a case that didn t require supreme court intervention. no split in the lower courts on this. there was no urgency that the court resolved this.
bad idea, that what we really need is a return to unregulated derivatives, those issues, consumer financial reform, consumer protection of financial reform, taking military spending from western europe and putting some in the deficit and some in the production of good things at home, and raising taxes on the very wealthy, i think that s a very winning combination. there s one final thing we have. you saw this in the referenda that occurred last election day. look, i think there are probably a lot of people in ohio who thought the unions had gone too far. when kasich put through this extreme bill to wipe them out altogether, he lost. there are people in mississippi who don t like abortion, but when they put through this extreme amendment about personhood, it lost. i think what we have to say to people is, yes, we understand there are problems, we regret the fact that we haven t been able to make more progress. but they re nuts. and i think that is so patentally obvious giving the republ
derivatives, those issues, consumer financial reform, consumer protection of financial reform, taking military spending from western europe and putting some in the deficit and some in the production of good things at home, and raising taxes on the very wealthy, i think that s a very winning combination. there s one final thing we have. you saw this in the referenda that occurred last election day. look, i think there are probably a lot of people in ohio who thought the unions had gone too far. when kasich put through this extreme bill to wipe them out altogether, he lost. there are people in mississippi who don t like abortion, but when they put through this extreme amendment about personhood, it lost. i think what we have to say to people is, yes, we understand there are problems, we regret the fact that we haven t been able to make more progress. but they re nuts. and i think that is so patentally obvious giving the republican circus. barney frank, congratulations on your retiremen
need is a return to unregulated derivatives, those issues, consumer financial reform, consumer protection of financial reform, taking military spending from western europe and putting some in the deficit and some in the production of good things at home, and raising taxes on the very wealthy, i think that s a very winning combination. there s one final thing we have. you saw this in the referenda that occurred last election day. look, i think there are probably a lot of people in ohio who thought the unions had gone too far. when kasich put through this extreme bill to wipe them out altogether, he lost. there are people in mississippi who don t like abortion, but when they put through this extreme amendment about personhood, it lost. i think what we have to say to people is, yes, we understand there are problems, we regret the fact that we haven t been able to make more progress. but they re nuts. and i think that is so patentally obvious giving the republican circus. barney frank, c