Has America Been Defeated Without a Shot Being Fired?

The Founding Fathers said we have given you a Republic if you can hold on to it. In the midst of the financial ruin, the corruption of our leaders, the endemic voter fraud and the worldwide destruction of the faith in America, we are done. The open abuse of the press has violated the very foundation of Freedom of the Press and is nothing more than a propaganda machine geared towards abject socialism for this country.

President Reagan's policy destroyed the Soviet Union by crippling their economy and bringing them to their knees, is it unrealistic, to see this is exactly what we are now seeing in America? The only factor missing is who is behind our destruction. Is it the reemergence of the Soviet Union? Is it Communist China? Is it the Nation of Islam, Iran? Or a combination of many exterior forces including the useful idiots of members of our own Congress? The face behind our destruction and defeat is a shadowy figure that will never be seen until our country is on its knees. The useful idiots will be brushed aside and the face will be revealed for all to see.

I have always been a person who has looked at the glass as being half full, I have taken heart in our small victory's of revealing political malfeasance in office only to see them remain in power. I have seen the people we have elected and believed in, go to Washington and become nothing more than washed out shell of why we elected them.. I have been naive in believing that our country would always be on the side of right and our that our Constitution would never be abridged. I, naively, believed that if we were on the edge of destruction, true patriots would emerge and fight back and save our nation. I have seen none, they are not there, all we have are politicians with their main goal is self, clutching to their power as a child would of his security blanket.

The final nail has been driven into the heart of our Republic when the our Congress, the protectors of our Constitution, the only fire wall we have to protect this Republic, bowed down on it's knees to the alter of socialism. They have ripped apart the very essence of the Constitution and rendered it just ancient paper with words of Patriots with hopes and dreams for our Republic. We have betrayed their trust, we have stood by silently and watched the incremental destruction of our country and put our future in the hands of the spineless, the power hungry, the undeserving and the corrupt.

Now that we are at our most vulnerable with our economy in shambles, the faith in our government shattered, the shadowy figures that harbor hatred towards our way of life can strangle the final breath out of this Republic.

Flame away but show me any light at the end of the tunnel because right now I need it.

where were all the principled conservatives 8 years ago when the GOP controlled all branches and spent like crazy?

Here we go, not mentioning corruption, deregulation of banking, bog down to special interest by Republicans etc etc..

Where is my retirement money invested in Washington Mutual, Wachovia, AIG ????

While I lost my ass, Bush and Republicans are now giving our money to bailout Wall Street crooks.

Washington Mutual "new" CEO is going to get 15 millions for his "hard work" of last two weeks, shareholders are being screwed.

Is Bush whom I voted for twice going to bail me out, cause of my "bad investments" like he is bailing banks for "bad loans" and AIG with taxpayers money ????

Banks knew in their greed they were writing potential "bad loans". Nobody warned me that I am making "bad investment" investing in "Blue chips", and nobody warned me that if my investments go bad the crooks are still going to be bailed out and I and millions of taxpayers are going to pay for it and get screwed.

Anybody wants me to vote Republican? There is still lots of delusional people here, but I am not one of them. Take it to the bank (if there is still one) that "Maverick" McCain (who was never a conservative and he's got no clue how to deal with the future, he is trying to run on the failed past) is going to lose election and Republicans are history until they become a conservative party again. Not going to happen in a foreseeable future.

A week ago I would have laughed at what I now believe. I think that the rich globalists like George Soros, Warren Buffet, and Maurice Strong, believe that the world would be a “better place” if it was more feudal. They will be in charge and they will distribute the resources of the world to the rest of the people in a way that (in their eyes) is more fair. There really isn’t room for an American middle class consumer in this new global socialism.

One of the paths to achieve their goals was the global carbon tax. Now that most Americans realize that the science behind global warming is a joke, the globalists went to Plan B. Did you notice Al Gore having a hissy fit the last couple of days? He didn’t get his job done convincing Americans that this is “super cereal” and he’s out.

They put their boy Paulson up to shout the sky is falling, to make the sky fall in the financial markets. If Americans won’t replace American-style capitalism with socialism for global warming, maybe they will give it up if threatened with another Great Depression. Once America is more socialist, the power brokers can stop having to deal with the elected officials who might get kicked out of office, and can deal more directly with the government administrators. Dealing with a guy like Paulson is much easier than dealing with Congress.

I don’t see a way to win this one in the short term. I’m afraid global socialism is going to happen whether we like it or not. And when it happens, I’m not sure we’ll have the chance to fight, even with arms.

Blunt's side-by-side comparison

First off, when will we see the ACTUAL language of the bill posted online for all to review? We have this side-by-side comparison from Mr. Blunt, but this is not much to work with. Such as it is... Can anyone here carefully parse this side by side comparison and tell me how this is a win?

Throwing out the ACORN money, the Union Thug participation and the bankruptcy cram down provision was a given all along. In negotiations such rediculous proposals are what we call "throw aways" as in they were put in the bill specifically for the purpose of agreeing to take them out and pretending you've compromised and met the other party half way.

This is clearly still a 700 Billion Dollar bailout, and Republicans should grow some Gonads.
Where is the 2 year relief on capital gains taxes?
Where is the provision that this money be used ONLY for rescue of American companies?
Where is the provision that this money be used ONLY for the purchase of home mortgages?
Where is the ban on handing this money over to institutions holding Credit Default Swaps and other "mortgage related securities" (most of which are FOREIGN investment banks)?

Side-by-Side Comparison of Rescue Legislation

Issue	Paulson Plan	Frank-Dodd	Final Bill
$	700B	700B – Delivered in 150B traunches that can be delayed by Congressional disapproval (and a Presidential signature)	250B – Immediately available to the Secretary. 100B – Available upon report to Congress. 350B – Available ONLY upon Congressional action.
Insurance (House Republican Mode)			Requirement to establish mandatory insurance/guarantee program at no expense to the taxpayer. “Pay to play” for participating companies, based on risk.
Executive Compensation		Far reaching executive compensation standards that would affect companies not even involved in this financial crisis. Additionally, the bill lowered the deduction on executive pay to $400,000 for ALL companies.	Workable prohibitions on executive compensation to ensure bad actors are not rewarded. In a total takeover (like what happened with AIG), there will be no golden parachutes or severance pay. For equity participation, over $300M total ban for top 5 executives on golden parachutes and tax deduction limit on compensation above $500,000.
Oversight/Transparency		Onerous, unworkable and repetitive reporting and oversight requirements, hindering proper implementation of program.	Establishment of bipartisan oversight commission, split evenly between minority and majority. Practical reporting requirements to ensure proper reports to Congress and the public. If after 5 years the government has a net loss of taxpayer funds as a consequence of the purchase program, the President will be required to submit a legislative proposal to recoup such funds from program beneficiaries.
“Say on Pay” Union Take Over of Corporate Boards		So-called “say on pay” or “proxy access” which propose to mandate a nonbinding shareholder vote on proxy access and other corporate governance issues for all companies in which the Treasury Department buys a direct stake in certain assets.	OUT
Affordable Housing Slush Fund (ACORN Fund)		Included a giveaway that would force taxpayers to bankroll a slush fund for ACORN – an organization fraught with controversy for, among other scandals, its fraudulent voter registration activities on behalf of Democratic candidates.	OUT
Bankruptcy “Cramdown” (aka, trial bar give-away)		Included so-called “cramdown” provisions allowing bankruptcy judges to reduce mortgage principal under the guise of helping those at risk of foreclosure. If enacted into law, the provision would be a bonanza for trial lawyers and undercut the effectiveness of any economic recovery effort by making it even harder to value mortgage-backed securities.	OUT

Mark-to-Market Accounting

GAO study on the impacts of mark-to-market accounting standards and effects on the banking crisis. Restatement of existing authority to suspend mark-to-market.

Equity/Warrants

Mandatory equity interest in all participating firms.

Mandatory equity interests in total takeover scenario. Proportional equity interest based on percentage of assets sold if deemed appropriate Secretary.

Tax benefits for community banks

Ability for community banks to take capital losses on GSE assets against ordinary income.

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