[informavoracious]

The majority if the people are against the bailout -- but for differing reasons. The Pubs do not want to bail out because they know it is incremental socialism and nothing is being done to fix the underlying causes. The Dems do not want to bail out what they perceive as the failures of big banks and Bush policies. They believe 0bama when he hangs the blame on the necks of Bush/Republicans, and McCain has said little to combat that perception. Probably because he knows there is enough blame to go around and his party is not immaculate in this.

You know, a lot of those Americans should also be looking in the MIRROR. Nobody forced them to squeeze all the bloated equity out of their homes and wind up upside-down on their mortgages or sign papers for overpriced hovels or for new upscale McMansions they couldn't afford. And contrary to some of what I read here, most of those lenders were, short-term, perfectly happy to make those loans and collect the upfront fees. They probably even expected a bail out.

Dems want to blame Republicans, Republicans want to blame Democrats, but the lawmakers, lenders, and borrowers all have dirty hands. Just my 2 cents.

[waxer1]

Very good 2 cents. You just put into words what I wanted to say thank you.

[valkyry1]

And that is the truth of the matter.

Except for the factor that many of the borrowers/lenders were illegal aliens. They came over here with nothing to loose and everything to gain at my expense.