[the invisib1e hand]

Regardless of what President Bush or Secretary of the Treasury Paulson may have had in mind when they promoted this huge bailout package, with all due respect to these gentlemen what they had in mind will not matter in the slightest after January 20th.

Sigh. Wish I could disagree. And in what should be a caricature of themselves (but sadly is not), they're already talking about $1.3 trillion-with-a-T grab. This has to be the greatest transfer of wealth in history.

[NewRomeTacitus]

It DOES look like a bailout intended for the upcoming Administration to take credit for. Or is it a rope-a-dope? FDR and Ike enabled infrastructure programs that actually did help the country. This bind-less “gift” is more like handing the Democrats a Trojan Horse they can’t help but squander.

This would work if the Republicans had someone as canny as Attwater still minding strategy. Now there’s no one but wussies and outright betrayers. If this weren’t true the Republicans would have accomplished something (anything!) when they had total control for two years.

What’s that? A few good Supreme Court appointments? Zero may have three to choose. The Pubs dropped the ball by playing footsie. We need a third party to disrupt a status quo that’s contaminated our government.

[swordfishtrombone]

This has to be the greatest transfer of wealth in history.

Can't transfer something that previously didn't exist.

[cpdiii]

Sigh. Wish I could disagree. And in what should be a caricature of themselves (but sadly is not), they're already talking about $1.3 trillion-with-a-T grab. This has to be the greatest transfer of wealth in history

greatest THEFT of wealth