Terez
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"sources familiar with summers' defeat" in a story where going to the white house with "serious concerns" (while following etiquette in the senate) does not constitute leadership
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kate...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kate...
![WASHINGTON — There are few senators who can fire up the liberal base more than Elizabeth Warren, a progressive icon who has happily assumed the mantle of the Senate's consumer champion and Wall Street watchdog.
So, when Larry Summers, a man many liberals view as far too cozy with the big banks, was floated as the potential successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this summer, many expected Warren to lead the charge against him. And when Summers eventually withdrew his name from consideration last week, Warren got credit at home with a triumphant Boston Herald headline: "Elizabeth Warren bounces Larry Summers as stock continues to rise."
But sources familiar with Summers' defeat — a development progressives celebrated as a major victory — said Warren had little to do with it. Far from leading the charge, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts hung back and let more senior members of the banking committee go out on a limb to campaign against the potential nominee.
Warren declined to publicly take a position on Summers, even as her colleagues began to openly oppose him. And while she was one of 20 senators who in July signed a letter urging President Obama to nominate Janet Yellen for Fed chair, she did so with little fanfare, and only after Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown began circulating it. She stayed away from cable news, where one of her trademark liberal sermons could have galvanized the left, and she did very little behind-the-scenes arm-twisting. The closest she came to lobbying against Summers was reportedly telling the White House she had "serious concerns" about him.
That's not to say Warren didn't have any impact: Her spot on the banking committee ensured that she would have a key vote against Summers, as several other Democratic senators on the committee had already publicly signaled their opposition. But for a senator [screenshot ends here]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ptra26nlyni26wvl2ewt7cuz/bafkreihoforzubp4rupe6f65e2w7ma6myc2f7mwnx53rf6gvphc7e6xxwy@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"sources familiar with summers' defeat" in a story where going to the white house with "serious concerns" (while following etiquette in the senate) does not constitute leadership
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kate...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kate...
really starting to think larry was the source for hillary chabot's 'diversity hire' story. it wasn't super hidden, but odds are someone brought it to her attention. either way she definitely didn't report that one out. relatedly...
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
really starting to think larry was the source for hillary chabot's 'diversity hire' story. it wasn't super hidden, but odds are someone brought it to her attention. either way she definitely didn't report that one out. relatedly...
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
protestants should believe this too, since jesus literally said it. their criticism of catholicism has always been that catholic ritual, iconography, etc. is extrabiblical. this is obviously not one of those extrabiblical things. it's red-letter text.
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
protestants should believe this too, since jesus literally said it. their criticism of catholicism has always been that catholic ritual, iconography, etc. is extrabiblical. this is obviously not one of those extrabiblical things. it's red-letter text.
woot! mine from 5 days ago, first time in the green since they started testing it.
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
woot! mine from 5 days ago, first time in the green since they started testing it.
this is exactly what toriyama was referencing when he made hacchan. he understood. the red ribbon army was dr. frankenstein.
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
this is exactly what toriyama was referencing when he made hacchan. he understood. the red ribbon army was dr. frankenstein.
just 5 at this time. the 6th would put him over what he currently has, but just under the 1,066,274 he'd need to clear the bottom 50 senators. for that, he only needs 30,223 votes more, out of an estimated 145,000 votes outstanding.
135,474
136,330
191,112
196,575
198,100
198,419
________
1,056,009
135,474
136,330
191,112
196,575
198,100
198,419
________
1,056,009
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
just 5 at this time. the 6th would put him over what he currently has, but just under the 1,066,274 he'd need to clear the bottom 50 senators. for that, he only needs 30,223 votes more, out of an estimated 145,000 votes outstanding.
135,474
136,330
191,112
196,575
198,100
198,419
________
1,056,009
135,474
136,330
191,112
196,575
198,100
198,419
________
1,056,009
this was how i found out
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
this was how i found out
it’s hard to be hopeful. i’m just glad someone did the vetting.
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
it’s hard to be hopeful. i’m just glad someone did the vetting.
aoe units are even better. and you get more points for using LRs. i use this and float the leader. he is just there to lead.
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
aoe units are even better. and you get more points for using LRs. i use this and float the leader. he is just there to lead.
i think i got blocked by a clarinetist
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
i think i got blocked by a clarinetist
they really hate this one. of course they compared it to those who crucified jesus. because jesus made his feelings on this very clear.
October 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
they really hate this one. of course they compared it to those who crucified jesus. because jesus made his feelings on this very clear.
i'm about to head to the gym post-salad. gotta get this deficit up
October 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
i'm about to head to the gym post-salad. gotta get this deficit up
in case anyone was wondering why you can't watch the english dub of whatever DB movie on crunchyroll, it's stuff like this. they get more money by shopping out exclusives. this is currently the only way to watch the English dub of this movie without buying it on Prime or whatever.
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
in case anyone was wondering why you can't watch the english dub of whatever DB movie on crunchyroll, it's stuff like this. they get more money by shopping out exclusives. this is currently the only way to watch the English dub of this movie without buying it on Prime or whatever.
this man had phenomenal self control
September 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
this man had phenomenal self control
