Bankruptcy Foreclosure Bill Killed in Senate

As I predicted, while the media has been 24/7 on the hot-button issues of torture and swine flu, Democrats in the Senate helped kill a bill that would enable homeowners renegotiate mortgages under bankruptcy protection guidelines.



This is a major win for the banking industry and a blow to struggling homeowners... which happened while our eye was off the ball.

The left-leaning media needs to take some responsibility for this.

While torture is a sexier, ratings-grabbing topic, there is no need for this to become the sole focus of commentators like Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow and progressive groups like MoveOn, which is using opposition to torture as a rallying and fundraising tool. We have a very important domestic agenda that needs support and scrutiny.

Here is the list of Democratic senators who voted against the bill.

The Senate's main number is 1-800-962-3524. Please be cordial to the switchboard operators, but let the congressional staff know exactly how you feel.

Max Baucus, Montana: http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue

Michael Bennet, Colorado: http://bennet.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=TransitionalSiteEmai lSenatorBennet

Robert Byrd, West Virginia: http://byrd.senate.gov/

Tom Carper, Delaware: http://carper.senate.gov/index.cfm

Byron Dorgan, North Dakota: mailto:senator@dorgan.senate.gov

Tim Johnson, South Dakota: http://johnson.senate.gov/contact/

Mary Landrieu, Louisiana: http://landrieu.senate.gov/2009/index.cfm

Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas: http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Ben Nelson, Nebraska: http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Mark Pryor, Arkansas: http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/

Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania: http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm

John Tester, Montana: http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/

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