Posted on 09/28/2008 3:35:48 PM PDT by kristinn
The cable news networks are standing by for a press conference by House Republicans on the bailout bill. It should start some time after 6:30 p.m. EDT.
The whole bailout thing stinks. It’s like laying in a hospital bed, feeling ok, maybe a touch of flu. Then a group of doctors rush in. In a panic they force a shot on ya, tell you it will save your life. Then they all leave without even discussing what is wrong. You see them through a window discussing things but they won’t just tell you whats up. Then you get a whopping bill as you leave.
24 hours in politics is a lifetime. Our arsenal against BO is extraordinary.
At worst, McCain neutralized an issue that could crushed him and tied him directly to Bush.
If you want to stay home on Election Day, that is your prerogative, but I have 17 year old son and I’d like all Americans to support a commander in chief who will support our military and who has a clue as to the evil prevalent in this world.
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I agree that we shouldn’t sacrifice our principles. But as Rush has said, we don’t many conservatives in office. We have to get them there. The way to do it is by get Republicans in office. We just have to get there in the primaries.
Just ain’t going to happen. There will be blood in the streets first.
Now THAT is what I'm talking ABOUT!!!!
I’m not optimistic either. 0bama is doing everything he can to shut down any dissent to “his” presidency.
We have a paid for house on the hill with well water and two paid for cars. We have a little land and I suppose we can farm if need be. I am terrified of what will happen if the 0 gets in. We are buying a gun or two.
Not good times, that’s for sure. But this bill has to pass, or we’ll be in deeper trouble on Monday.
“Dems won’t be able to be elected again for 20 years if they’re running the show when this all goes down”
Thats not how it works. They will blame it all on Bush & the Republicans. Bush will be the new Hoover. The Dems will be FDR again.
“This bill isn’t guaranteed to accomplish a damn thing. Except put us further in the hole.”
It shifts debt burden from investment banks to tax payers, many of whom are already tapped out. That’s the side of this issue that isn’t being discussed. How many are willing or able to borrow more money even if the credit markets are thawed out?
1. aggreesive exeuction of WOT
2. reduction in federal spending and some entitlement reform
3. appointment of strict constructionist and pro-life judges
I agree with #1, mostly agree with #2, and believe that #3 will depend on John's mood on any given day. It remains to be seen, of course, if it'll all be a moot point anyway.
a. the people with the power to make it happen and
b. the people with the most to gain from the bailout are
c. holding a gun to the head of the government and the American people.
This was one of 150 economists who wrote an open letter to the president(?) saying to go slow with this bailout. You may be disgusted by "hysteria", but you know no better than these economists what the result of the bailout will be.
My "hysteria" is not so much the bailout. It's going to be a disaster, no matter what happens. It's the corrupt government that is no longer "of, by or for" the people. It needs to go.
bttt
Like I said, it's not your average investor.
These may have been concerted efforts to bring down companies.
I'm waiting to see what the AG turns up.
Perhaps an investigation into Paulson is in order as his ties to Goldman Saks is in question now. GS is benefiting the most out of this mess.
Mac would have been helped, IMHO, if he had gotten Republicans to propose another measure (such as the $35B of insurance proposal) while doing what they did to clean the worse available filth from the $ocialist700B option.
Then, they could have done as above and would have politically won.
Perhaps someoene will yet propose such a thing and it will get enough attention, but I believe it is past maximal time.
Roubini as I hear it says that the stock warrants are basically useless. I would not expect anything else from Paulson and the majority in congress.
You are RIGHT!
That Republican press conf. was a total waste of time. The Dems came out and started the blame game and the Pubs, even with all the ammo they had, did their usual and whimped out! I so angry I could spit!
there is always some trading on federal judgeships, but McCain does have essentially a 100 percent pro-life record. Most people don’t know this.
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