Posted on 09/26/2008 8:35:05 AM PDT by SE Mom
GOP Principles and Letter ping
The only question to which Boehner is likely to get an honest answer from Pelosi is, “Madam Speaker, when and where do you want the Republicans to begin slitting their wrists?”
Thank you for your diligence in posting.
And thank you for this info.
What? I thought we were funding ACORN?
It is time to fight, fight, FIGHT!!!!
Not if the GOP has anything to say about it.
Remember- yesterday in New York McC said NO EARMARKS.
All congressional Republicans must get behind this proposal and oppose the Bush-0bama $700 Billion Bailout. Senator McCain should use the debate tonight to sell this alternative to the American people.
If Republicans, lead by Senator McCain, show a united front, they can get this passed and thwart the nationalization of investment risk.
Ya....I was being sarcastic.
Thanks for the post. To me this is so much more constructive than just saying no to any plan. My only fear is that the grassroots Rublications (read most Freepers) will continue to resist this and we will either get no deal or a deal that has all kinds of Dem pork in it (like ACORN). I will be very interested in hearing the debate tonight!
Yep, if the Democrats inisit upon tying a millstone around someone’s neck, let it be their own.
Realistically- neither side is going to get all of what they want. The GOP is in the minority. That doesn’t mean we lay down and die. We call, call, call our Congressmen.
When I call mine today- I am telling them NO ACORN, NO LA RAZA, NO LABOR UNION earmarks. And.no mark to markup for value.
That continues one of the toughest nuts to crack- how to determine a fair price for these “assets”..
This only exposes the utter, complete contempt & disregard with which our government has viewed us. It’s nearly incomprehensible that these are “new” ideas.
And these are the people who want to reinvent our health care system?
“That continues one of the toughest nuts to crack- how to determine a fair price for these “assets”..”
The free market is the best determinant of fair price. List them on eBay.
Funding ACORN and banning oil shale drilling. You know - important stuff that is intimately related to the bailout.
*cough*
Why would grassroots Republican and most FReepers, in your words, resist this plan? Especially when looking at the charity bailout alternative? Your post does not make sense to me.
“List them on eBay.”
“Up for bids are a dozen Fortune 500 companies. Their value is unknown because they’re cooked their books for an indeterminate time, preferring to plow any “profits” into the pockets of their execs & various government officials. And the auditors they’ve hired to cover this up are all under investigation for fraud.”
I am so confused on what’s going on. Where does this 700 billion go? Does this money sit in some sort account and given out to the appropiate comapnies? Who is chage of giving out this money? Why not just let these people be able to re-finance their homes or adjust the payments to what it used to be so we can keep the 700 billion? What does this have to do with people’s savings, 401k’s ect?
Obviously I am not a finance major but there has to be a better “common sense” solution rather than throwing 700 billion at the problem? Also, people had better start going to jail over this debacle. Namely people like BARNEY FRANK FOR ONE!
I hear folks talking about rescuing people who took out irresponsible mortgages. How would this address that issue (hopefully, it won't)?
Owl_Eagle
There are people who are surrounded by bigots
and know it is wrong, but are afraid to be vocal against it.
These people are going to pull the lever for Obama
and they are not being polled.
angee_is_mad, DUmmy
The deal filled with pork and earmarks (including monies for ACORN) and the 700 billion bailout bill are two different bills. The first already passed.
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