The senate is taking up the bailout bill today. I’ve sent my senators a to the point e-mail – No bailout! It’s a useless exercise. Of all politicians, the six year tenured gasbag type is the least susceptible to the will of the people or common sense. That fact, coupled with the near 800 point market drop after the house tubed the last bailout effort, has probably caused any manhood the girly boys in the senate might have had to shrink up past non-existent.
On the good news side, the bill has been greatly improved. And for that we have the men in the house to thank. First in line for kudos is John Boehner, who shut down the Reid, Pelosi railroad job that was a $700 billion dollar bag of crap.
Then Mike Pence et al who pulled the rug out from under the leadership of both parties and the administration by voting the “negotiated package” down and out on Monday. Pence was also at the fore leading Republicans during the summer recess “drill here, drill now” energy debate. That debate has caused Pelosi and Dems to cave on energy policy and drilling as well. If Lex were to name his man of the year today, it’d be Pence.
If only we could vote this thing down a couple of more times we might get a bill acceptable enough to stomach. But alas, this may be about as good as we can hope for. Maybe a tweak here and there in the house – but it is what is. And as bad as it is, it may be time to swallow the horse pill and move on. I’d continue to argue to let capitalism rule except for fear that another huge market correction or crash might cause an even more odious government intervention.
We may have played this hand as far it will take us.
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Let Foster Brooks drive the school bus, put Bin Laden in charge of Homeland Security, make Mike Tyson the president, and let the government fix the USA/world's economic crisis. Let's do it for the children and baby seals. I am ready to start throwing tea into Boston Harbor. Which way to the revolution? The Griffin.
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