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There is a lot of opposition to all these bailouts on the right. And I would think that most of those on the board who you think of as right wingers would be against it for a lot of reasons.
I talk to a lot of people and I am sure most do not agree with me on most things but we are all just shaking our heads with this bailout.
Part of the problem - it is being pushed through - FAST!
In the fall by Paulson & Bush
Now by Geithner & Obama.
Democrats and Republicans together in the fall.
Republicans - needing to be different from the democrats in some way - not joining in now.
(Republicans meaning elected Republicans)
I do not subscribe to conspiracy theories - but if this crap keeps up I may have no choice.
I am against the bailouts for many reasons. From the beginning and to this day. Here are few simple reasons why.
First - the government is supposed to govern and regulate commerce
Not engage and meddle in commerce. Not rescue failing companies.
Second - Not enough time and thought was spent.
I spend more time researching if I'm buying a new refrigerator then was spend on these bailouts
Third - No structure for monitoring
Fourth - Pork Pork Pork
Thanks again.I do read what you write Pitbull... maybe I need to re-read it again? I am most definitely sure that you have a job and work for a living... did I say that you didn't? Forgive me if I was unclear.
Thank you
Stereotypes need shattering and I would like nothing more then to believe that you were against the financial bailouts. I was and still am.
The whole problem with this is it is all of the assholes at the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and all of the major news outlets were listening to the FINANCIAL EXPERTS that told America that we HAD to bail out Wall Street.
There are plenty of people on both sides. Unfortunately "expert" credentials have been granted to a few. They must look good in front of a camera
Those same financial experts were the same people that led the country to fiscal disaster during the last twenty years. But they still look good in front of a camera
The Republicans and conservatives were the major driving forces behind the bailout, you can't rewrite history. The Democrats, responding to accusations of Marxism, caved in to the financial experts and gave the "INVESTOR CLASS" exactly what they wanted. Disagree. I view this episode of one of the few instances of bipartisan actions in maybe the past 5 years
before that - 9/11 response leading to action in Afghanistan) But I would characterize it as either bipartisan insanity or bipartisan thievery)
Do they not remember Wall Street holding the countries financial future hostage with cries of impending doom if we do not bail these corporations out?
I do and I specifically remember every single right winger on this board being in favor of the bailout. Either this link does not count or you don't have me in the right winger category.
http://www.lpsg.org/104655-no-bailout-explained.html#post1734631
which may be the only time NewEnd and I agreed on anything.
And it looks like RipsRips was against and I would think you would call someone with a Impeach Obama avitar right wing.
And this one too:
http://www.lpsg.org/104532-you-can-blame-democrats-one-3.html#post1732968
Now they wanna be all hypocritical and bitch about this like it is fucking Obama's fault. Total bullshit. Obama was doing the will of the people who were scared to death by Wall Street and the "investment class".
Don't believe he is doing the will of the people.
And his bad economy talk has scared wall street and main street.
Blame the "financial experts": FOX News, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal and the media in general. More then them
The only news outlets that weren't buying Wall Street's deception and cries of "the sky is falling!" were the ULTRA liberal news outlets like Mother Jones, Democracy Now, The Dialy Kos etc.
Wrong wrong wrong.
I guess you don't listen to Talk Radio on the right side of your dial.
They were all against it and still are.
AIG bailout happened so fast that many didn't react and it was over.
We also purchased AIG (funny how we own it but don't have shit to say on how it is run) which is different from a lot of the other bailouts.
Also that one wasn't full of pork if I remember correctly.
Note: I just reread your post and I found it to be much more balanced then when I read it earlier... you seemed to blame most everyone and pulled no punches. I edited some "you"s to "they" to not wrongly implicate you in my argument.
There is a lot of opposition to all these bailouts on the right. And I would think that most of those on the board who you think of as right wingers would be against it for a lot of reasons.
I talk to a lot of people and I am sure most do not agree with me on most things but we are all just shaking our heads with this bailout.
Part of the problem - it is being pushed through - FAST!
In the fall by Paulson & Bush
Now by Geithner & Obama.
Democrats and Republicans together in the fall.
Republicans - needing to be different from the democrats in some way - not joining in now.
(Republicans meaning elected Republicans)
I do not subscribe to conspiracy theories - but if this crap keeps up I may have no choice.
I am against the bailouts for many reasons. From the beginning and to this day. Here are few simple reasons why.
First - the government is supposed to govern and regulate commerce
Not engage and meddle in commerce. Not rescue failing companies.
Second - Not enough time and thought was spent.
I spend more time researching if I'm buying a new refrigerator then was spend on these bailouts
Third - No structure for monitoring
Fourth - Pork Pork Pork