Swaggy McDapperdon - Republicans won’t stand up and applaud the new consumer protection chief. The same Republicans who want to continue tax breaks for alleged job creators and who agree that corporations are people. Whose side are they on? Not the consumer’s. - Republicans won't stand up and applaud the new consumer protection chief. The same Republicans who want to continue tax breaks for alleged job creators and who agree that corporations are people. Whose side are they on? Not the consumer's.