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!
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”..
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.
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.
“My only fear is that the grassroots Rublications (read most Freepers) will continue to resist this”
From the populist rhetoric I’m not sure most people are educated enough to understand it. People that think the government spent $85B on AIG are a good example of the latter.
Frustrating.
This plan is MUCH different than the completely socialist taxpayer-funded, earmark and pork-laden Paulson bill it’s astounding!
I have been one of the most stubborn and outspoken critics here the last few days. HOWEVER, if something is going to be done, I would MUCH rather it be this than the Paulson plan! THIS I could find myself supporting...
Cutting taxes, Private Funding, Oversight, and Responsibility laid back on the COMPANIES, and not turning the government into one huge corporation! Maybe I’m missing something here, but I’m not disliking this.