From ThinkProgess: McCain never showed up at Capitol Hill for bailout negotiations today. After declaring he’d return to Washington to help with the bailout negotiations immediately after last night’s debate, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) never went to Capitol Hill today. In fact, McCain stayed largely holed up in his Arlington apartment, leaving only to go to his campaign headquarters just …
The way to feed rabbits is to feed hay to horses. A lovely little adage better known as trickle down economics. Unfortunately, it also describes even the modified bailout plan promoted by congressional Democrats, a plan that has no guarantee of ever working nor limits on the eventual cost. Instead of a top down approach, a bottom up strategy that …
Wall Street Closing In On $700 Billion Bailout Booty Inspired by the scene from the movie Blazing Saddles where the Johnson brothers point their guns at the black Sherriff Bart, who then holds his gun up to his own head and threatens ”Hold it! Next man makes a move, the nigger gets it, ” former Goldman Sachs CEO Henry Paulson …
This compilation by the NY Times proves beyond a reasonable doubt that they are in the tank for Obama, as the McCain campaign charged today. Further proof that facts have a liberal bias.
As ye sew, so shall ye reap… A list of what this latest, inevitable crash of Wall Street has cost some of its leading enablers (from yesterday’s NY Times). Surprising how, in the case of former Goldman Sachs CEO Henry Paulson, a $300 million loss to his portfolio would lead him to demand absolute, non-reviewable power to spend $700 billion …
1: Steal 2000 and 2004 elections. 2. Appoint proven corporatist attorneys like John Roberts to the Supreme Court. 3. Appoint morons like Michael D. “Brownie” Brown to run critical government agencies like FEMA to prove Reagan’s mantram that government is the problem, not the solution. 4: Start two expensive wars while simultaneously cutting taxes. 5. Deregulate Wall Street. 6. Bail …
The Maverick 2000 McCain Succumbs To The New T-5 Model In Florida Friday, Barak Obama commented on John McCain‘s schizophrenic responses to the Wall Street meltdown this week, saying McCain was.. “…in a panic. At this point he seems to be willing to say anything or do anything.” A brief summary of McCain’s erratic statements was reported in yesterday’s LA …
