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Bailout - another form of amnesty
The Washington Times ^ | 08 Oct 2008 | Mark Cromer

Posted on 10/08/2008 5:27:48 PM PDT by BGHater

The 'quick and easy' road most taken

For many Americans, the sense of deja vu must have been palpable these past few weeks. There was President Bush and a cadre of bipartisan congressional leaders presenting the nation with a sweeping ultimatum - without debate - and demanding acquiescence as the only possible solution to a crisis they have watched ferment for years.

Sounds like the summer of 2007 all over again. Replace "bailout for Wall Street" with "amnesty for illegal immigrants," and here we go again.

As the pervasive rot of corruption that has spread throughout the nation's financial institutions finally began to pay its brutal dividend, the president and Congress again turned to the same page in the dog-eared playbook they used in their failed bid to pass the most massive amnesty in the history of nations. And they called the same play: throwing a hail Mary pass while telling the country they had no choice.

Last summer, the word was that Americans had to accept amnesty as the only solution to the problem of the tens of millions of illegal immigrants already here. This autumn, the same crew insists that Americans really have no choice but to buy up the worthless loans Wall Street grew fat selling.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; bailout; business; economy; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; mcbama; mccaintruthfile; mcqueeg

1 posted on 10/08/2008 5:27:49 PM PDT by BGHater
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To: BGHater
And they will do the same veiled threats on Illegal Alien Amnesty coming in February or March of 2009, behind closed doors, in the faces of hesitant GOP Senators and particularly Congressmen.

They will say that millions of illegals will RIOT and that martial law will become necessary, so they must vote for regularization and legalization of their status. That will be the same operating tactic. Mark my words.

This is an unholy alliance between Obama-McCain-National Media. This is why they wont even talk about ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION at any of these rallies, in the debates, or on TV/Radio Spots. They have even muzzled Sarah Palin in this.

Fasten your seatbelts folks for another attempt at AMNESTY in early Spring next year, regardless who is in office.

2 posted on 10/08/2008 5:44:58 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Silver Lining to McCain's Defeat: We can, at once, seize the GOP from RINO leadership & clean house.)
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3 posted on 10/08/2008 5:46:15 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Silver Lining to McCain's Defeat: We can, at once, seize the GOP from RINO leadership & clean house.)
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To: BGHater

“Replace “bailout for Wall Street” with “amnesty for illegal immigrants,” and here we go again. “

Most difficult to deport illegal alien homeowners and no doubt that was so noted with the 2002 Bush plan for an “Ownership Society” and the push for 5.5 million new minority homeowners. The bailout of their mortgages, suggested by McShamnesty, is the same as giving them amnesty.


4 posted on 10/08/2008 6:20:36 PM PDT by Kimberly GG (I'm with HUNTER.)
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So many bailouts and amnesties, so little time...

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5 posted on 10/08/2008 9:06:40 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Baldwin/Castle 2008 - Gilmore for Senator from Virginia 2008)
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The big difference is that this was a blitzkrieg. There was no time to stop it, its was to fast and the scare tactics too heavy.

And we did not have a leader in the Talk Radio Arena that would lead the ATTACK. Not even Savage, who I asked personally on the radio, he said no.

We needed someone to Lead a Counter Blitzkrieg of a Giant Bank Run. We could have caused the Banks to shut down until the Bailout was stopped but there was no Leader.

Now it is every man for himself.

Look at AIG, it was supposed to be such a good idea, and of course if you were against it, you just didn’t understand.

Well right after that 87 billion bailout, AIG had a big party and spent half a million bucks.AND NOW TODAY, WE HAD TO BAIL THEM OUT AGAIN? WITH ANOTHER 37 BILLION DOLLARS

THE SAME AMOUNT THEY GAVE THE VIPERS AND THIEVES AS BONUS’ L A S T Y E A R!!!

Bloomberg
November 20, 2007

Shareholders in the securities industry are having their worst year since 2002, losing $74 billion of their equity, but that won’t stop Wall Street from paying a record $38 billion in bonuses.

The money, split among about 186,000 workers at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, equates to an average of $201,500 per person, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The five biggest U.S. securities firms paid $36 billion to employees last year.

WE MUST RUN ON THE BANKS BEFORE THE VIPERS AND THIEVES RUIN U.S.


6 posted on 10/09/2008 12:17:56 AM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
And they will do the same veiled threats on Illegal Alien Amnesty coming in February or March of 2009, behind closed doors, in the faces of hesitant GOP Senators and particularly Congressmen.

There hasn't been ONE quetion on illegal immigration in the debates - you're right, it's a planned effort on both sides.

To be fair, the only thing that stopped the last several amnesty bills was the House Republicans. And a handful of Democrats in the House that ran on anti-illegals to win their seats. Let's hope those brave heros are still in the House in November.
7 posted on 10/09/2008 7:53:16 AM PDT by CottonBall
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