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By GOP is GONE

September 20, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

Tax & Spend vs. Borrow & Spend more. Anyone who ever says the GOP is fiscally responsible is either really bad at math or a partisan nut.

By melvinowens

September 20, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

this president will leave office with a huge deficit, while the democrat clinton had left him with no deficit. the idea that republicans are fiscally responsible is more fiction than fact.

By Skeptic Tank

September 20, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

The futility of Republican policy has now merged with the hypocrisy of their actions. Fortunately, an election looms and change is imminent.

For those who foolishly taunt Obama and his “liberal” ways…pray tell…what have YOU and YOUR WAYS done to our great nation?

By Skeptic Tank

September 20, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this

The futility of Republican policy has now merged with the hypocrisy of their actions. Fortunately, an election looms and change is imminent.

For those who foolishly taunt Obama and his “liberal” ways…pray tell…what have YOU and YOUR WAYS done to our great nation?

By Watching

September 20, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

Mr. Flip Flop McShame was against it on Wednesday, and suddenly on Thursday, he’s all for the government taking over Wall Street and insurance companies. Can you say Flip Flop Republicans?

By jay

September 20, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this

No wonder Bush is exhausted. It takes a lot of energy to lie us into a war in Iraq, Not catch Bin Laden, Ignore the Constitution and destroy the US economy. He barely had time to ignore Katrina. The only thing he did sucessfully was plan Jenna’s wedding.

By Bush/Cheney 2004

September 20, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

In retrospect, my vote might have doomed America.

By Churchill

September 20, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

McCain, campaigning in Wisconsin and Minnesota, did not react specifically to the emerging plan in Washington. Instead, he expanded on his idea for a Treasury entity that would identify and rescue ailing financial institutions before they failed.

But while he, too, said both parties must work together to solve the crisis, he mostly spent the day going after Obama in highly personal terms, saying the senator from Illinois had been “gaming” the system rather than trying to reform it.

McCain has aired and prepared, respectively, two ads that link Obama to former Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae chief executives Jim Johnson and Franklin D. Raines. McCain told a large, loud audience in Blaine, Minn., that Johnson had walked away from the mortgage giants with $21 million “of your money” in severance pay, while Raines received $25 million.

“Let’s tell them to give it back,” McCain said, and the crowd obliged, chanting “Give it back. Give it back.”

By Former Elephant Man

September 20, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Bush and Cheney have reached the point of “lamest ducks” ever. When was the last time they did anything right? Future historians will have a great time sorting out the last 8 years. Because Bush didn’t want to whisper the word “recession” we now have to spend a trillion dollars that we don’t have. What a boondoggle.

By Bush/Cheney 2004

September 20, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this

In retrospect, my vote might have doomed America.

By Dave

September 20, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this

Bush will leave office after 8 years and is exhausted at the age of 62 yet some Republicans want to elect McCain at 72 who could leave office at 80. I wonder if we call him senile instead of exhausted if he gets elected. Bush may be exhausted, but the tax payers are now so far in debt from Bush we are a country like Cheney who probably has been marginalized as well. I just love these pretend Republicans the Republican party is a rotting body fiscal responsibility is dead.

By Jebidayah McCain

September 20, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

quit your whining you sissy libs make me want to puke the rest of us will fight while you drive your pirous and eat your bean curd with your save darfur signs bleah! Palin a real woman

By Truth

September 20, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

That’s what all you Idiots get for putting W. Bush in office for a second term. Remember all those Bush Cheney 04 bumper stickers? Remember all those W Bumper stickers? Huh? Remember Bush being billed as a “down to earth” president? A man’s man? Where is all your W pride now?

I say it serves you “Red” Republicans right. Nothing but a case of the chickens coming home to roost. Enjoy yourselves……just enjoy yourselves. Now we all are hurting together because of your elected fool. Happy?

By votethemallout

September 20, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

there is no doubt that congress is to blame but it is not just Bush and the GOP. Everything that you see happening today goes back to Clinton and the Dems in early 1990’s deciding that everyone should own a home and the government should make it easy. Lehman,AIG,etc - all goes back to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac problems that Bush tried to address as early as 2001 and again in 2003. McCain co-sponsored a bill in 2005 to reform Freddie and Fannie and Dems - Dodd and Frank killed it. Do your homework - Obama received more lobby money from Freddie/Fannie than all but one - Dodd, and one of the corrupt CEOs of Fannie is on Obama’s campaign staff. Dodd was/is beholden to Countrywide Mortgage that propsered due to the corruption and poor business practices of Fannie and Freddie. I fault Bush,McCain, and GOP for not taking this to the streets and really exposing it, but ALL of Congress is to blame. Don’t believe me, do the homework for yourself, the information was in W Post, NY Times in 2003 and 2005.

By Ken

September 20, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

Newty thinks bush is exhausted! Well, if bush is exhausted at 62 we certainly have no business electing a President that is 72 years old! We need some new, young, fresh blood in Washington! Obama!

By mike

September 20, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this

Only the biggest of Republican idiots could look at where we are today, after the last 7+ years, and STILL try to link it to the Clinton Administration.

You people just never give up. You must be living in an alternate world.

By Ken

September 20, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this

Newty thinks bush is exhausted! Well, if bush is exhausted at 62 we certainly have no business electing a President that is 72 years old! We need some new, young, fresh blood in Washington! Obama!

By Ken

September 20, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this

Newty thinks bush is exhausted! Well, if bush is exhausted at 62 we certainly have no business electing a President that is 72 years old! We need some new, young, fresh blood in Washington! Obama!

By Bob

September 20, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

The only one to make good sense of all of this recently is John McCain. He was warning years ago about the weakness of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae while most of Congress was courting the support of those in power in these two massive power brokers. Sen. Obama was and still is in the pockets of these guys.

And while I am at it. There was a poll that said a large number of whites will not vote for the Illinois Senator because he is black. Does that off set the even larger number of blacks who will vote for him because of his color, even though he has little to know experience compared to McCain.

By sick & tired

September 20, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

This is yet another example of the Bush administration pilaging the American People. I thought republicans were all about small government. I’m a democrat, and I can honestly say I don’t care who wins the White House at this point, I just want these theives out of here.

By sick & tired

September 20, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

This is yet another example of the Bush administration pilaging the American People. I thought republicans were all about small government. I’m a democrat, and I can honestly say I don’t care who wins the White House at this point, I just want these theives out of here.

By DMP

September 20, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

* I trust all of you who voted for Bush 4 years ago are now suffering terribly just like the rest of us!* * Talk about a bad MISTAKE!*

By Dr. Patrick

September 20, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

Are Americans just Plain Stupid or what? Isnt it Time to say Enough is Enough and Throw these blundering morons out of office before they destroy everything that you have built over several hundred years?

You were Stampeded into going along with a most irresponsible and might I say Expensive War…”those who are not with us are abainst us” and you have wasted Countless billions of Dollars andhave nothing to show for it. I would argue that you have more terrorism today than you had in 2001.

You are now being Stampeded into signing legislation that will give broad powers to the treasury secretary to buy 700 Billion Dollars worth of Worthless loans. Have you asked Yourself…If we did not go to war in Iraq, what would have happened, North Korea is still there, Iran is still there and Russia is still there.

If you do not approve this plan, What will happen ? They have destroyed the economy and they want you to pay for it. I say let the banks fail or let them work hard to find a solution just like the average person would do iif they found themsilves in a jam.

This is an extremely dangerous precedent and it is my opinion that it would be a huge mistake to allow ourselves to be stampede into this next phase of Economic DOOM.

Where is Rush Limbaugh and te rest of the supporters of Reublica ideals of small Government on this ? Bill Clinton”s Democrats Never took over private enterprises. IS THIS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE ? THE BANKS WILL NOW BECOME AGENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

By Chris

September 20, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this

I concur with Mike. How in the world can anyone link all of this turmoil to Clinton? When Clinton was in office, THIS COUNTRY WAS NOT IN A RECESSION OR IN A TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. The economy was booming, everyone could find jobs, and America was not spending money we did not have on a pointless war. I applaud those that can realize they were wrong for electing this idiot (Bush) as president, but you hardcore Republicans that will not admit that you were wrong for electing and re-electing this idiot (BUSH) are all morons. If Bush can’t handle the pressure at the age of 62, what makes you think that a 72 year old fart will be able to? GOD help this country and these idiots in America!

By Barefoot

September 20, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

What exactly is Bush exhausted from? He’s vacationed more than any Prez in history.

I swear, he’s the only president - Dem or GOP - who I’ve ever heard whine, and with great surprise, that being President is “hard work”.

If he wasn’t ready for hard work, why did he throw his entitled hat in the ring?

By votethemallout

September 20, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

I didn’t blame Clinton - I blame them all, but the current financial crisis has it beginnings when Fannie and Freddie were “privatized” - in form only - and started purchasing junk mortgages from originators like Countrywide. I believe you will find that this occurred in the 90s, and since that time neither party’s representative have had enough da_ _ backbone to do anything about it. I am also pointing out that some of their backbones get a little mushy because the quasi-private Fannie and Freddie were paying them off with campaign contributions. The NY Times listed top 25 recepients of the “keep the status quo money” and number 1 was Christopher Dodd of Conneticut, and number 2 was Obama - John McCain was not in this prestigious 25. Look it for yourselves, but that does require a little effort. Much easier to just call others idiots, but I guess thats all one can accomplish in 8 minutes.

Vote them all out. Term limits are a bad idea whose time has arrived.

By Carbon

September 20, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

Look dummies. Those of us who knew what was going on in 2000, those of us who put GWB in the White House, have made a mint. Those of you who lined up behind the project because you thought it was anything other than a quick way to get rich deserve what you get for being stupid. This was never about being Republican, socially or fically. This was about making money - The American Way. And those of us who were grown up enough to know this have. Quit yer whining.

By NoMoreLies

September 20, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

Bush: Exhausted, Cheney: Marginalized, Gingrich: Still as Dumb as Ever.

By Demosthenes

September 20, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

I am quite amazed that people continue to harp over their petty political alliances and prefernces in a forum like this, so short sighted, so concerned with blame. So concerned that “their” whatever is above reproach. It wasn’t “my side”.Face it folks,it’s broken, stem to stern. The Parties have failed, in their duty…DUTY… to govern with equanimity, offering equal protection,and opportunity. Instead they have let political advantage rule their thoughts. Their own, their party, their contributors. The markets around the world went up on Friday on news of the pending actions.Those folks now know THEY aren’t going to pay for these failures. WE will. Monday will dawn with promises that we’ll come through this.The same politcal office holders will now claim “unique ability” to handle the crisis & we should reward them all with our vote again in November & beyond. These people don’t know squat! Turn them out ! All of them.

By realist

September 20, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this

Hey, all you “Good Christians” out there. After raping and pillaging the earth, dividing brother from brother in this country, and buying into every lie that passes the Bush-Cheney-McCain-Palin lips, you still—STILL—amazingly hold your ground. I am dumbfounded. You elevate the least-capable. You don’t connect cause and effect. You roll around in every empty slogan like a pig in mud.

I fear when I realize that half this country holds to those views.

I want my country back.

By Doctor Professor Spongebob Hiney Pants

September 20, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

shoot them!

By gator

September 20, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

Carbon,

AMEN!

By Dr Patrick

September 20, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Banks as Agents of Government….One more step Closer to NEW WORLD ORDER.

By DrJ

September 20, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

If you are really interested in the truth, look at the numbers under Clinton with a republican congress and the numbers under Bush before we had a demo controlled congress. Numbers speak for themselves, only liars can change them. We have pretty much had a do nothing Congress since 2004 and what they hace done has hurt us, especially since 2006. Remember, Congress runs the country.

By Change America

September 20, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

Here is the bottom line on what is causing all of our problems in this country right now, both sides are dishonest and bought off by special interest and big business. We need to make it a constitutional amendment that only individuals are allowed to contribute to those individuals running for office, not political parties. No pacs, no parties, no plane rides, no vacations, no nothing. Each American and only American�s can contribute to individuals running, any individual from any state but you are only allowed to give up to 10,000 each. No where in the constitution does it say that special interest has the right to buy our so called leaders. We are moving towards a Fascist country and it will spell doom to our way of life, it is insane that 1% have all the wealth.

By Interested Bystander

September 20, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this

Hmmm… Dr patrick askedk “Are Americans just Plain Stupid or what? Isnt it Time to say Enough is Enough?”

Nah, because too many people are just PALIN stupid right now. Hopefully their eyes will open before the Election in 45 days.

Let’s hope so, so we aren’t just PALIN PLAIN STUPID. Scary to think that she might be the heart-beat-away from the Presidency.

By Mike

September 20, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this

re: Change America.

You people can’t even make up your minds what you’re for or against. On the one hand, you’re absolutely against govt. activism. Then, you complain that “congress” hasn’t done anything.

Pick and argument and stick to it. Or better yet, do a little research before you blog.

By ND

September 20, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this

You know who will reduce the size of government if he gets elected?

Bob Barr.

By Jack McMillan

September 20, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

Ignorance runs rampant. For those who don’t or can’t read, the US government has been in debt for a long time and was when Clinton left office. They just cooked the numbers as many have done with the yearly budget. Now that budget was balanced but on paper only. I don’t like the bailout, but just like the Chrysler bail out, IT WAS A MUST.

By What a bunch

September 20, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

To blame the President - or to think that a different President would have this country in a different state of affairs is simply not thinking. This mess is not because of one person in control - the real issues are a result of Congress.

By disgusted

September 20, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

I wish I lived elsewhere. And prepare for another 4 years of the same crap with McCane or Obama. neither of them could lead their way out of a box.

America is SCREWED :(

By krissie

September 20, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

hey disgusted— there are many international flights that could accomodate you.

By Duke

September 20, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

When they really kill you is on the deflation cycle. During inflation, businesses must borrow to keep us with competitors. During deflation, they cannot service their debt; and the big financial tycoons who control the whole process pick up assets for pennies on the dollar. The FED is responsible for getting us into this mess; now they have some responsibility to smooth out the adjustments.

We should have biblical Year of Jubilee, scheduled every 50 years in ancient Israel. All debts are cancelled, and all land reverts to the original family owners.

We need a completely new monetary system. The money of the United States should be issued directly by the Treasury, neither paying nor charging interest, and linked to no commodity. At present all our money is debt. To pay down debt extinguishes money supply. If all debt were repaid, there would be no money.

By Smiling

September 20, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

Carbon, the problem is this country has too many socially dependent types now. I do have one question for the socially dysfunctional population that oozes from our society now. What has Nancy Pelosi done for you people after all of her promises? Nothing…and don’t blame that on Republicans. She is a wart on the a* of society, case closed.

By Duke

September 20, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this

When they really kill you is on the deflation cycle. During inflation, businesses must borrow to keep us with competitors. During deflation, they cannot service their debt; and the big financial tycoons who control the whole process pick up assets for pennies on the dollar. The FED is responsible for getting us into this mess; now they have some responsibility to smooth out the adjustments.

We should have biblical Year of Jubilee, scheduled every 50 years in ancient Israel. All debts are cancelled, and all land reverts to the original family owners.

We need a completely new monetary system. The money of the United States should be issued directly by the Treasury, neither paying nor charging interest, and linked to no commodity. At present all our money is debt. To pay down debt extinguishes money supply. If all debt were repaid, there would be no money.

By JCH

September 20, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this

Come on people - get your heads out of the sand. Democrat President Jimmy Cater admitted that the President has less than a 10% influence on the economy. Congress runs the country. Bailouts are passed by congress. Poor business decisions are why we are in the mess we are in now. Presidential candidates are picked, groomed, and taught by the parties themselves. Did any of you select who was fielded as candidates??? No, the parties get together and pick a handful of people they think can get elected. Then they comb over their background for skeletons and who ever is the most electable is then taught the party lines. If they don’t tow the partly line the party moves on to the next candidate. Advisers in the party are making sure the parties� priorities and ideology is preserved. There are advisers on both sides, and trust me - both parties make sure there are only two sides, and they advise the President. So, it does not matter who gets elected - they are all mouthpieces for their respective parties. Please don’t think you are voting for a person - your voting for a pre-selected and party educated, electable person. The Dems have a minority and now the right has one two - t**-for-tat. Don’t worry about Obama or Palin becoming President - their advisers will make sure their actions are in line with the party!!

By preston

September 20, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

To Dr.J and his 1:31pm post which reads, “If you are really interested in the truth, look at the numbers under Clinton with a republican congress and the numbers under Bush before we had a demo controlled congress. Numbers speak for themselves, only liars can change them. We have pretty much had a do nothing Congress since 2004 and what they hace done has hurt us, especially since 2006. Remember, Congress runs the country.” Okay guy, the Republicans basically controlled the 107th session of congress (2001-2003), held the majority and controlled the 108th (2003-2005), and 109th (2006-2007 sessoions of congress, so what truth are you alluding to? And as for numbers, here are some for you to ponder….”At the time of Bush�s first inauguration in 2001, the national debt stood at $5,727,776,738,304.64. At the time of his second inauguration in 2005, the national debt stood at $7,613,772,338,689.34. On the day of the recent midterm elections, the national debt was up to 8,592,561,542,263.30. Yep, it sure sounds like the unpatriotic, unchristian, unloving, evil Obama led Democrats are to blame for this.

By win

September 20, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

This is most profound statement of Bush is this past week,…Bush stated that “IT TURNS OUT the financial markets are interconnected.” And we wonder why we are in this huge mess.

By Jen

September 20, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

No leadership from any branches of the American government. Where are our leaders?

By Change America II

September 20, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

“Change America”, you couldn’t have summarized it better. I just can’t understand how the few 1% took precedence over the other 99% resulting in the most horrific weak in U.S. economic history. The U.S. have got to be the idiot of all nations right now…we have the audacity to criticize ANY country (good or bad) in the world. We try to “force” democracy in other nations when we can’t get it together at home…for shame…God, please, in the name of Jesus, bless ALL Your people!!!

By JCH

September 20, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Come on people - get your heads out of the sand. Democrat President Jimmy Cater admitted that the President has less than a 10% influence on the economy. Congress runs the country. Bailouts are passed by congress. Poor business decisions are why we are in the mess we are in now. Presidential candidates are picked, groomed, and taught by the parties themselves. Did any of you select who was fielded as candidates??? No, the parties get together and pick a handful of people they think can get elected. Then they comb over their background for skeletons and who ever is the most electable is then taught the party lines. If they don’t tow the partly line the party moves on to the next candidate. Advisers in the party are making sure the parties� priorities and ideology is preserved. There are advisers on both sides, and trust me - both parties make sure there are only two sides, and they advise the President. So, it does not matter who gets elected - they are all mouthpieces for their respective parties. Please don’t think you are voting for a person - your voting for a pre-selected and party educated, electable person. The Dems have a minority and now the right has one two - t**-for-tat. Don’t worry about Obama or Palin becoming President - their advisers will make sure their actions are in line with the party!!

By JCH

September 20, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Come on people - get your heads out of the sand. Democrat President Jimmy Cater admitted that the President has less than a 10% influence on the economy. Congress runs the country. Bailouts are passed by congress. Poor business decisions are why we are in the mess we are in now. Presidential candidates are picked, groomed, and taught by the parties themselves. Did any of you select who was fielded as candidates??? No, the parties get together and pick a handful of people they think can get elected. Then they comb over their background for skeletons and who ever is the most electable is then taught the party lines. If they don’t tow the partly line the party moves on to the next candidate. Advisers in the party are making sure the parties� priorities and ideology is preserved. There are advisers on both sides, and trust me - both parties make sure there are only two sides, and they advise the President. So, it does not matter who gets elected - they are all mouthpieces for their respective parties. Please don’t think you are voting for a person - your voting for a pre-selected and party educated, electable person. The Dems have a minority and now the right has one two - t**-for-tat. Don’t worry about Obama or Palin becoming President - their advisers will make sure their actions are in line with the party!!

By Kay

September 20, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

Obviously the same liberal nutballs who write for the AJC also, not surprisingly, buy and read online the AJC! Yeah, let’s let that socialist neophyte Obama get in there with these huge crises. That would be a great idea! These are tough times no doubt, and there is plenty of blame to go around if you research it. The Dems defended cleaning up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and so nothing was done (go check it out for yourself). Government put the pressure on to make these (now) bad loans to people who should have NEVER become homeowners to begin with (can you say CRA?). If you don’t have 20% to put down to buy a home, YOU SHOULDN’T BUY ONE….HELLO??? And that applies to the people buying $2 million homes as well! We need to become less materialistic, save more, and live within our means or we aren’t going to recognize our country in coming years. Me, I’m burying gold coins in the back yard because we Americans have been so dumbed down by pathetic Government schools (have you noticed the drop out rate?) that I can already see where we are headed in the future. With China and India coming online, America had better wake up and smell the burning toast. We have got to be able to compete…and look at what our public schools are turning out for the most part (yes, there are a very few winners!). Scary for all of us - Republicans, Democrats, and Independents!

By JCH

September 20, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

Come on people - get your heads out of the sand. Democrat President Jimmy Cater admitted that the President has less than a 10% influence on the economy. Congress runs the country. Bailouts are passed by congress. Poor business decisions are why we are in the mess we are in now. Presidential candidates are picked, groomed, and taught by the parties themselves. Did any of you select who was fielded as candidates??? No, the parties get together and pick a handful of people they think can get elected. Then they comb over their background for skeletons and who ever is the most electable is then taught the party lines. If they don’t tow the partly line the party moves on to the next candidate. Advisers in the party are making sure the parties� priorities and ideology is preserved. There are advisers on both sides, and trust me - both parties make sure there are only two sides, and they advise the President. So, it does not matter who gets elected - they are all mouthpieces for their respective parties. Please don’t think you are voting for a person - your voting for a pre-selected and party educated, electable person. The Dems have a minority and now the right has one two - t**-for-tat. Don’t worry about Obama or Palin becoming President - their advisers will make sure their actions are in line with the party!!

By Bill B

September 20, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

In this housing crisis, both the lenders and the borrowers are at fault. It was “greed” all the way around. Now the government is going to save the pweople on Wall Street who bought up these mortgages. They are being saved from their bad decisions while the homeowners are being foreclosed on. None of these people should have us, the taxpayers, bail them out. Wall Street and Congress are simply “too close” in all this. We, the people, are getting screwed in this deal.

By lalalandpoliticians

September 20, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

It is not one party or the other party’s “fault” it’s both and the American people for buying into this BS politicians rant and rave about. These bailouts have put us closer to socialism and depending on whose elected in November we could be even closer.

By preston

September 20, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

To Dr.J and his 1:31pm post which reads, “If you are really interested in the truth, look at the numbers under Clinton with a republican congress and the numbers under Bush before we had a demo controlled congress. Numbers speak for themselves, only liars can change them. We have pretty much had a do nothing Congress since 2004 and what they hace done has hurt us, especially since 2006. Remember, Congress runs the country.” Okay guy, the Republicans basically controlled the 107th session of congress (2001-2003), held the majority and controlled the 108th (2003-2005), and 109th (2006-2007 sessoions of congress, so what truth are you alluding to? And as for numbers, here are some for you to ponder….”At the time of Bush�s first inauguration in 2001, the national debt stood at $5,727,776,738,304.64. At the time of his second inauguration in 2005, the national debt stood at $7,613,772,338,689.34. On the day of the recent midterm elections, the national debt was up to 8,592,561,542,263.30. Yep, it sure sounds like the unpatriotic, unchristian, unloving, evil Obama led Democrats are to blame for this.

By Bo Chambliss LOBBYIST

September 20, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

Daddy delivers for my clients, Once bought Saxby stays bought..

http://www.buckleyforsenate.com/saxbysscandaloussubsidies.asp

By Change America II

September 20, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

“Change America”, you couldn’t have summed it up any better…all parties are responsible. I just can’t understand how the 1% took precedence over the 99% resulting in the most embarrassing week in U.S. economic history. All the media showed us was finger pointing…while millions of Americans like myself have lost our jobs and having to barter with creditors to keep our lives afloat. The U.S. have the audacity to “force” democracy on other nations when we allow a small segment of individuals to nearly cause a national economic disaster. God, please bless your people!!!

By Dr. Patrick

September 20, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

It is Quite unbelievable what some of us post on these blogs.It seems at times that this forum is reduced to a medium for crass idiocy.

I am truly lost on the point that smiling is trying to make. Nancy Pelosi is not the president of the US. Nancy Pelosi was not elected to represent and manage the affairs of the US, THE PRESIDENT WAS. Nancy Pelosi is a representative of her small(in comparison)constituents in California which happens to be one state out of 50.

The Question that I have for Smiling is…What has Nancy Pelosi promised that she has not delivered and what has she got to do with Running the national debt into high heavens and leading the Country into the most expensive and irresponsible war in the history of the World.

Yours and My Great Grand Children will be paying for the mess that is being made today by this administration. Please Think.

By Saxby's Got To Go

September 20, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

Our RINO Senator Saxby wants to place a $84 million WINDFALLTAX on Oil Companies. Saxby�s son Bo is a LOBBYIST for the Chicago Merc. Board. This bill contains massive subsidies for the CORN bases ETHANOL industry. 1+1=2. President Bush has said he will veto this waste but I am sure Saxby will work with OBAMA, Kennedy, Reid & Pelosi to over ride this veto. Saxby did the Same thing on his farm bill which contained among other things $437 Million in subsidies to RACEHORSES, a $1.1 BILLION bail out for NYC land speculators with a total of over $20 Billion of pork. McCain says country First, Saxby says LOBBYIST first.

By bigred

September 20, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

All you left wing crying liberals want to blame Bush and the GOP for the economic crisis but we have been lead down this road by the 4 years of a DEMOCRATIC PARTY MAJORITY CONGRESS! Most major companies,including financial investment companies,have been mis-managed for years.That’s why there are so many “CEO,CFO”specialists who are “BOUGHT” and brought in just to head-hunt and streamline and cut fat to get a company ready for a huge “MERGER” or buyout,leaving thousands sometimes without jobs or screwing them out of their retirement. When times are good,you can get away with bad management but in a bad economy,like now,it has no where to go and hide! And yes,YOU DEMS had just as much to do with this as Congress has to sign off on a lot of what has developed with the economy!

By Jen

September 20, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

Where are our Leaders? Our country seven years ago was attacked by outside evil forces. Today we have been attacked by our own. Where was our President when the FBI tried to warn him of possible 9/11 attacks? Where was our President when mortgage regulations were overlooked? Where was he as the industry I worked hard to succeed in was brought to its knees? Where are our leaders? Where are the men and women of this country with vision, insight and intellect? Surely they are not the Pelosis, Reids or Bushs of our day. Where is Elliot Spitzer, our Sheriff of Wall St? He was ready to stop with the force of law some of the predators attacking their own country. They found his weakness and got him out of the picture. Maybe Spitzer was the one to help shine the light on the enemies of our country, these Wall St liars and predators bringing down their own country for greed and power.

Where is out President, not just Bush, but a strong leader, an intellect, a man or woman with vision in this terrible time in our country�s history when we are being threatened by radical Muslims, overrun by illegal aliens and attacked by our own countrymen. Certainly Obama and McCain are not the caliber of leader we need at this crucial time or their words would have meant something this week, their ideas would have jumped off the paper and where their devotion to end corruption would not only be spoken in powerful ways but it would have assured American citizens that one of them would be the leader this country needs so badly.

Where are our Leaders? Would the true ones please step forward and prevent the current administration and congress from further deteriorating our country�s banking prowess, safety and certainly its soul.

By Saxby's Got To Go

September 20, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this

McCain says COUNTRY FIRST Saxby says LOBBYIST FIRST.

Where Saxby Chambliss gets his money::

Agri Business�-$1,368,000 Banks, Insurance, Real Estate�-$1,332,000 Lawyers & Individual Lobbyist��$641,000 Misc Business �-$679,000 Other ��$606,000..

The Agi Business got a gift of $20 billion waste from Saxby�s Farm Bill. The Banks, Real Estate & Lawyers just got a $2 TRILLION gift from the Bail Out the Banks act which Saxby & Johnny voted for. Not a bad return on your money.Saxby Has Got To Go.

Source:http://www.opensecrets.org/politicia�&cid=N00002685

By Mike

September 20, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

If the American people prove to be ignorant enough to NOT vote for Obama just because of the skin color he was born with, then we will deserve the unmitigated disaster that will be the McCain/Palin “administration.” John McCain has proven himself a liar and hypocrite willing to sleaze his way to the top. You can be a POW for 5 years and still be a complete dirtbag. He lies, fabricates, flip-flops, and slanders in order to be elected. He is relying on the politics of personal destruction, and trying to build his own personality cult to achieve a win; he couldn’t win running on the issues and on his ideas because he doesn’t know how to handle the issues and his ideas, portrayed openly, would result in his landslide defeat. Palin is even more ignorant, incurious, and disingenuous than our current Moron-In-Chief, which has got to be pretty hard to accomplish. She has little real experience, hasn’t thought that much about Iraq, practices cronyism, vindictiveness, fiscal irresponsibility, and Far-Right religious dogma in office. Both McCain and Palin would enshrine discrimination in the Constitution of the U.S. by amending it to ban gay marriage. This, despite the fact that no gay marriage sure as heck didn’t save McCain’s first marriage once he found someone younger and richer than his first wife to have an affair with. They would also overturn Roe-vs.-Wade, which ultimately is about the PRIVACY to keep the dang government out of your personal reproductive decisions.
I could go on about the looming disasters imminent in such a McCain/Palin administration, but consider the debacle if it became a Palin administration! These 2 liars, or the liar Palin on her own, would probably end up starting WWIII. Neither is fit to run this country, unless the job is to run it into the ground. OBAMA/BIDEN ‘08! Or kiss this country, and maybe the world, and maybe humanity altogether goodbye.

By HJ

September 20, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

Who’s to blame? I honestly don’t think any fair minded person can point the blame at a particular party but the reality is that all that has gone wrong in or with this country in the last 8 years has happened under Bush’s watch. My biggest problem with the people who try to defend Bush and his administration is that they always seem to want to find a way to point the blame back to Clinton. Well if Bush believe that some of Clinton’s policies and decisions were awful and lead us down this road, he had 8 years to correct them and turn the course. For the Bush lovers, I think you can criticize his decisions/policies and not have to attack him personally.

If you’re still undecided in this upcoming presidential election, remember one thing. The SAME people who encouraged you to vote for Bush in 2000 and 2004, are the SAME ones telling you to vote for McCain in 2008.

By jwatl

September 20, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this

Have we lost America?? If we thought we had experienced job loss previously, just wait until after November 4!! Guess we were just not quick or bright enough to see it coming — though loose credit and living above one’s means had been growing incrementally since the late 60’s. Kind of like ‘boiling a frog’!! A sad day!

By John

September 20, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

The problem is that the country is run by people with high educations that have no common sense. They are like insurance companies they get money out of everbody and at the end of the year if there is a loss they have a meeting and instead of considering why there is no money they just count the policy holders and if the lost a million dollars they just go up on everybodys premium two dollars and they will make up the million that they lost and make a million in profit. They could care less what was wasted and stolen. The salaries and perks that the officers pay themselves breaks the company. If you are in business you can not take money out of the company that is not there or you will bankrupt.

By preston

September 20, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this

Bigred, which 4 yrs are you alluding to?

By Kevin

September 20, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

Democrats like to get on message boards, whine, complain, and talk about change.

Republicans vote.

Guess who the next President will be?

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

September 20, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

America is bankrupt in every way a nation can be bankrupted. George W. Hitler has overseen the plunge from fiscal stability into unfathomable debt. He has manipulated the country into an illegal, immoral and financially debilitating war in Iraq. He is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people who died for his ambitions. He’s been unable to capture Osama bin Laden and he says he’s not concerned about him. The war in Afghanistan, ostensibly undertaken, to get bin Laden has turned and we are not winning there. The next venue in the war has opened in Pakistan and we won’t win there either. The Republinazi Party and George W. Hitler have had one scandal after another. Many have been related to the greedy stashing of cash. Some have been gay related. They’ve all been sordid. George W. Hitler has ruined this nation in so many ways and it needs to stop! Mc Stupid will continue these failed policies and we can’t take another minute of them. Vote for Obama and demand that George W. Hitler be brought to trial for his many crimes against humanity!

By catlady

September 20, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

The country has been run into the ground over the last 8 years (or more). We have no credibility, even among our friends. Those 3rd world countries that used to look up to us for our treatment of others now are aghast. They have not only ruined the country financially here and now, but for the future as well. And we are morally bankrupt, given our okay of torture and suspension of citizens’ rights and approval of the Patriot’s Act and snooping into the lives of ordinary citizens.

Bush and his cronies (with too much complaisance from Congress and we the people who have allowed it to go little-challenged) have killed America. We have lost our souls. God help us!

We are in sore need of intelligent, competent, self-sacrificing leadership out of this hell-hole, but I don’t see it happening. The all-encompassing greed that has been allowed to drive the decision-making in this country is reprehensible, and it is at all layers of our society.

Bush is exhausted? Give me a break. The exhausted ones are those who must continue to work to bail out the greedy. They are the ones whose life-savings (value of house and stocks) have disappeared into the pockets of the rich and powerful.

Cheney is marginalized? Too bad it did not happen sooner. He was allowed to shape the policies that are killing us.

And Newt does not need to be pointing his finger. He also participated in the destruction of this country through his “Contract ON America.”

Look no further, fellow citizens, than your own hanging chads.

By bigred

September 20, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

Hey Mike,guess what?There are going to be a LOT who vote for McCain/Palin just because they don’t want to vote for a “BLACK SKINNED” candidate.That is their right!But on the flip side,MOST of BLACK AMERICA is going to vote for OBAMA only for that reason!Does that make them racist? OR can a racist only be a person who votes against someone purely for that reason?I would wager that if you asked most BLACKS what OBAMA’S foreign policy was or whether he was PRO-LIFE or a baby killer,they could not tell you!If someone votes for anybody purely because of their race,they may fool themselves into believing they are just “supporting” a brother but that still makes them a racist!But you know what,because ANYONE can vote for whomever they want to and for any reasons they want to,that is STILL WHAT MAKES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the greatest nation on earth!

By Eric

September 20, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

Remember,

Voting Democrat is always easier than getting and keeping a job.

By CC

September 20, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

To all of you idiots out there that keep hitting post twice, we only need to read your idiotic comments once. This problem crosses all party lines. NO PARTY is free from blame in this mess. We are all to blame as well. Everyone was greedy and benefiting from the “everyone should own a home” policy. Now we are all paying for it-

By shock and awful

September 20, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

Stay the Course

By preston

September 20, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

BigRed…….who are you speaking for? And again please tell me which 4 yrs of a Democrat majority in the house or senate under Bush that you are referring to?????

By NoMoreLies

September 20, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

There’s no money left to borrow. So, how can the “borrow, borrow, and borrow more” Republicans survive. They’ll go mad, sitting in office with the lights long since turned off for non-payment of debt. I say give it to the Republicans, all of it, and let them explain to the foreclosed-on, pink-slipped, tax payers that they will no longer get a Social Security check or Medicare or Medicaid because the Republican party blew it all on Iraq and on stimulus checks and on their banking buddy’s multi-million dollar per year salaries and on their banking buddy’s multi-million dollar per year bonuses and on their banking buddy’s hundreds of thousands of dollars per year perks and on their banking buddy’s multi-million dollar per year retirements and on their banking buddy’s multi-million dollar back-dated stock options that they cashed in before bankrupting the stock holders. Did I miss anything important.

By RED AND PROUD

September 20, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

This all started when Clinton was in office…he enacted a lot of changes to laws that enabled Greenspan to “go to town” with the economy. The end result is we are now broke as a nation. McCain/Palin have the experience and energy to deal with this mess and get us going on the right track again as a nation.

Obama is a shameful and arrogant liberal that is out for himself…he is tied with Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac as well as other questionable groups.

By MJ Washnock

September 20, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Those of you who think this all just started with the ever-evil George Bush have not been paying attention. Congress ( both parties ) have failed to provide oversight and at the same time thrown billions of $$$$ into programs that were supposed to make everybody homeowners. The CEO’s and board members of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be prosceuted to the fullest. Do some homework and find out who they are. Maybe that will open your eyes and make you actually start thinking instead of doing the easy thing —- just hating George Bush.

By RED AND PROUD

September 20, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this

This all started when Clinton was in office…he enacted a lot of changes to laws that enabled Greenspan to “go to town” with the economy. The end result is we are now broke as a nation. McCain/Palin have the experience and energy to deal with this mess and get us going on the right track again as a nation.

Obama is a shameful and arrogant liberal that is out for himself…he is tied with Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac as well as other questionable groups.

By Ken

September 20, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

To RED AND PROUD: That’s right! Blame it on Clinton! If McCain is so experienced, why hasn’t he already fixed this crap. After all he has been in Washington 26 years. The only thing he knows to do is campaign against his own party! Palin is full of lies and deceit just like her running mate, McCain. I guess though her husband can sit in on the meetings and be a shadow vp just like he is the shadow governor of Alaska!

By preston

September 20, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this

The problem here is that some of you have no idea of what you are talking about especially when it deals with congress. Since 1995 until 2007, the republicans have held the majority in the house and senate, with a republican president since 2001.

By Michael

September 20, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

As everyone knows, partisan nuts will find a way to blame all of this on Carter or Clinton, or the Democratic Congress. Or is it too many taxes, too much regulation, or God’s wrath because of gays, abortion and flag burning. The banks and insurance companies have been running this planet for a thousand years — why stop now?

By almein23

September 20, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

Sadly for America, the bail out is for irresponsible democrats who took advantage of various easy lending standards that began with Clinton Administration and Franklin Raines, CEO of Fannie Mae. Why is it that so many low income people have forsaken their mortgage payments, moved out of their home, rip out all the appliances and trash the house so that it has no tangible value while the bank is left holding a greatly inflated mortgage? Not one person in the White House likes the bail out but it for stablization of the our economy that was pilfered by the irresponsible. This is the truth and most AJC readers will never accept the facts even though they can drive through their neighborhoods and ask the question: “Where did everybody go?” Now my home is worth a lot less.

By Churchill

September 20, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

Lipstick Bungle By CHARLES M. BLOW Published: September 19, 2008 Mr. McCain, on Monday you repeated your delusional notion that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Now, the federal government is working on a deal to save that economy from collapsing. You have admitted that the economy is not your forte, so you could have used a running mate with some financial chops. (Remember Mitt Romney?)

Graphic But no. Who did you pick? SnowJob SquareGlasses whose financial credentials include running Wasilla into debt, listing (but not selling) a plane on EBay and flip-flopping on a bridge to wherever. In fact, when it comes to real issues in general, she may prove to be a liability.

In what respect, you may ask?

It turns out that the Republican enthusiasm for Sarah Palin is just as superficial as she is. They were so eager for someone to cheer for (because they really don�t like you) that they dove face first into the Palin mirage. But, on the issues, even they worry about her.

In a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted this week 77 percent of Republicans said that they had a favorable opinion of Palin. But when asked what specifically they liked about her, their top five reasons were that she was honest, tough, caring, outspoken and fresh-faced. Sounds like a talk-show host, not a vice president. (By the way, her intelligence was in a three-way tie for eighth place, right behind �I just like her.�)

When those Republicans were asked what they liked least about her, they started to sound more like everyone else. Aside from those who said that there was nothing they didn�t like, next on the list were: her lack of experience, her record as governor and her lack of foreign-policy experience.

Also, most Republicans think you only picked her to help with the election, not because she is qualified, and a third said that they would be �concerned� if for some reason she actually had to serve as president.

And Palin is proving to be just as vacant as people suspected. In her interview with Charles Gibson last week, she didn�t know what the Bush doctrine was. At your first joint town hall meeting with her in Michigan on Wednesday, in front of an invitation-only crowd of Republicans no less, she dodged substantive questions about the issues as if they were sniper fire, while issuing a faux challenge to the audience to play a game of �stump the candidate�. Seriously?

Many of your supporters will no doubt cry sexism. Fine with me. But that defense rings hollow. I find many of them to be sexist. Fresh-faced? Delegates on the floor of the Republican National Convention wearing buttons like �Hoosiers for the hot chick�?

By Michael

September 20, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this

Carbon is right. Politics gives us a distraction to talk about. The correct approach should be to take maximum advantage of the prevailing climate to get rich. Secure your own future. Don’t worry about strangers. Be an aggressive capitalist, lick you wounds and get back out there and make more money.

By joseph

September 20, 2008 5:19 PM | Link to this

i wish and hope for a change to come. i’m just afraid racism will prevent it.

-sigh-

By HS Teacher

September 20, 2008 5:32 PM | Link to this

Consider running banks as practice for universal health care that Dems think is necessary! Maybe AIG can be the “prefered” provider.

By Bob

September 20, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this

What about all the a*******clowns that bought $400k houses when they were making $50k a year, with $0 down and interest only payments…Take a little responsibility! It’s the people with these loans and the crooks that gave them the loans who need to pay the price! NOT TAXPAYERS!

By Bob

September 20, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this

What about all the a*******clowns that bought $400k houses when they were making $50k a year, with $0 down and interest only payments…Take a little responsibility! It’s the people with these loans and the crooks that gave them the loans who need to pay the price! NOT TAXPAYERS!

By YOU FOOLS

September 20, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

If you did not vote for Ross Perot and you ridiculed him as “crazy” for being honest and telling us the truth - YOU are responsible for this RAPE of America…. democraps, publicans and the LEFTIST news media all conspired to keep Perot out of the White House because that would have stopped their gravy train. To bad. He told us the truth eight years ago but YOU FOOLS didn’t want to hear it and NOW you are upset…. to bad.

By lucky

September 20, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

Clinton Admin. told banks: loan money to everybody so more poor people can buy houses. It worked, everyone bought a house whether they could pay it back or not. Now the govt. has to buy them back, that was the plan the whole time: socialize the mortgage and the housing market. Credit cards are next.

By Kiljoy

September 20, 2008 6:04 PM | Link to this

America: FIGHT FOR YOUR COUNTRY! If you want to know what America will look like in 10 years, look no futher than Venezuala. Either Adam Smith was right or he wasn’t. The Bush administration has made a hard turn to the left and become totally socialist. Bush and the titans of Wall Street are using fear to force the inept democrat congress to accept this unprecedented welfare program for billionaires. Ronald Reagan has been murdered all over again! America fight for your country or become Venezuala, China or Russia in 10 years.

By Rebub for Iraq

September 20, 2008 6:28 PM | Link to this

Those of you who put the Repubs back in for the last four more years deserve whatever you get!!!!! Let’s see what happens if you dare to do it again!!

By Todd

September 20, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

It is amazing to me to read all of the liberals here. Elect Obama, a guy who aligns himself with a that HATES white people. (Rev. Wright) Just imagine if McCain or any other white man aligned himself with the likes of Joseph Wright. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would be taking to the streets!! I guess Brother Jesse would want to cut McCain’s Blls off instead of Obama’s. Anyone Jackson and Sharpton supports, I am voting the opposite. Those are the true American Dumb As Morons!!!!

By Popeye

September 20, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

Serious ?. I lost a bundle in the Stock market, can I depend on a guvment bailout and get my $$ back?

By Kiljoy

September 20, 2008 6:52 PM | Link to this

America: your future is being sold to crooks in secret meetings held in darkened hotel rooms out of the spotlight. Paulson and Bernecke are products of the wall street culture. Neither has been elected to anything. Bush is a fool! He led us into a needless war that has hurt this country in ways not yet known. He’s leading us to total and complete socialism under the guise of “SAVING US.” Wake up before its too late. Demand the congress to stop the madness. NO CORPORATE WELFARE! NO BAILOUTS! NO GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER OF PRIVATE BALANCE SHEETS!

First we were told everything’s fine. The fundamentals are sound we were told. But, within 5 days the sky was fallinng. Wake up FOOLS your nation is at stake.

By Jeffisgoofingyetagain

September 20, 2008 7:07 PM | Link to this

I’m more fearful of the people who are posting comments here than I am of Osama Bin Laden. With fellow citizens like this, who needs terrorists?

By Really Strange

September 20, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

I cannot believe what is happening to my country. This kind of government takeover - called Nationalizing - is something you expect out of the so-called banana republics south of us. What I really am dumbfounded at is that the American public is just swallowing this. Did you hear that the auto industry is crying for their turn at the public trough? How will I be affected by the downfall of an industry that REFUSES to manufacture gas efficient vehicles? Will that mean that I won’t have a plethora of gas-guzzling vehicles to choose from? Is that crazy or what? Why aren’t we driving, riding a bus, walking - whatever - to Washington and demanding that these congress-goobers stop selling our Nation down the toilet?

By jay

September 20, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

Former candidate Ron Paul was screaming about all of this his entire campaign. No one listened even a little bit. He said this was what it would come to with the entire bubble exploding and the dollar just going down the tubes. I think he was right on the money. Too bad people never bothered to really listen to what he had to say. Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian, one would have to say that he knew what he was talking about when it came to the economy.

By jay

September 20, 2008 7:26 PM | Link to this

Former candidate Ron Paul was screaming about all of this his entire campaign. No one listened even a little bit. He said this was what it would come to with the entire bubble exploding and the dollar just going down the tubes. I think he was right on the money. Too bad people never bothered to really listen to what he had to say. Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian, one would have to say that he knew what he was talking about when it came to the economy.

By CrashTestDummy

September 20, 2008 7:49 PM | Link to this

Exhausted? Bush is EXHAUSTED??! That horse’s patoot was the most vacationing president in history. Cheney did all the crime — I mean, work. How can Bush be exhausted? He is truly a bear of very little brains. And, like every other financial venture he’s ever touched, he’s left this country in financial ruin. I’ll never trust a Republican again — EVER.

By boots

September 20, 2008 7:53 PM | Link to this

Racial views steer black Dems to Obama Racial views steer black Dems to Obama

By boots

September 20, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

Racial views steer black Dems to Obama Racial views steer black Dems to Obama

By ObamaGirl

September 20, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this

Hey Boots* we Blacks know that Obama is only half black. If I wanted to see a Black president, I would’ve voted for Al Sharpton in ‘04. Stop trying to get into our heads. Are whites now voting for him because he’s half white? Your argument is tired!

We need some real change if we ever expect to end this recession any time soon. I’m embarrased to admit that I voted for Bush in ‘04! What a waste!

By jokerman

September 20, 2008 8:57 PM | Link to this

You really think there was no deficit when Bush took over? That is funny. The US had between 4-5 trillion in debt when Bush became President. There is a difference between a yearly deficit and the national debt. And it was a REPUBLICAN Congress that passed those balanced yearly budgets in the 90’s. They also tried to cut pork spending in ‘95 (remember the shutdown?), but the liberal media castigated Newt for being so mean as to make cuts in the amount of growth.

By michael

September 20, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this

Hard to believe I twice voted for the prez who leaves behind the legacy as worst prez of all time.

By KimWhit

September 20, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this

We really need to pray for our country. I am praying very hard for Obama because he has a horrible road ahead. Not to mention the racist crackpots who will plot to harm him. America, let’s put this race stuff behind us. Don’t you know what the rest of the world has already come to know? The only real color is GREEN.

By KimWhit

September 20, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this

We really need to pray for our country. I am praying very hard for Obama because he has a horrible road ahead. Not to mention the racist crackpots who will plot to harm him. America, let’s put this race stuff behind us. Don’t you know what the rest of the world has already come to know? The only real color is GREEN.

By KimWhit

September 20, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this

We really need to pray for our country. I am praying very hard for Obama because he has a horrible road ahead. Not to mention the racist crackpots who will plot to harm him. America, let’s put this race stuff behind us. Don’t you know what the rest of the world has already come to know? The only real color is GREEN.

By JERRY

September 20, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this

* JCH IS TOTALLY CORRECT * NO MORE PARTY MEMBER IN CONGRESS OR THE WHITE HOUSE THAT INCLUDES YOU REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.

By Wall St

September 20, 2008 11:05 PM | Link to this

I am a native Atlantan currently living and working on Wall St so let me put this in perspective. This federal bailout was necessary as the financial system was in the midst of melting down. You had money market funds the safest investment for ordinary americans “breaking the buck” which NEVER happens. T-Bills the safest investment on the planet were offering a negative yield which in laymans terms means that people were lending the government 100 to give them 98. That doesnt’ even make since. Banks were refusing to lend to one another which is the lifeblood of money flowing through the system. If that would have continued the commerical paper market would have ceased to function and many American companies would not have been able to fund their day to day operations. So in short if it weren’t for this bailout, (no matter how DISGUSTING) the potential for DEPRESSION and Finanical Collapse was very real.

The idiocy I read on this blog truly astounds me. I see why GA is ranked so low in education b/c some of you have no idea of what you speak and obviously don’t want to take the time to read about it. You also get excited about a governor of Alaska who probably couldn’t explain to you anything that has transpired this past week. You “value” vote: What are these values? They are designed to distract you get you to vote AGAINST your interest, and yet you fell for it TWICE!! If you fall for it again, God help us all. This is the 21st century: Brazil, China, India, Russia are all emerging we have 21st century problems. I don’t want a dogmatic leader who still would keep tax cuts in the midst of the biggest bailout in history. Whose ADMITTED that he has know clue about the economy, who overlooks someone who could help in this matter for someone to energize the ignornat base.

By Wall St

September 20, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this

I am a native Atlantan currently living and working on Wall St so let me put this in perspective. This federal bailout was necessary as the financial system was in the midst of melting down. You had money market funds the safest investment for ordinary americans “breaking the buck” which NEVER happens. T-Bills the safest investment on the planet were offering a negative yield which in laymans terms means that people were lending the government 100 to give them 98. That doesnt’ even make since. Banks were refusing to lend to one another which is the lifeblood of money flowing through the system. If that would have continued the commerical paper market would have ceased to function and many American companies would not have been able to fund their day to day operations. So in short if it weren’t for this bailout, (no matter how DISGUSTING) the potential for DEPRESSION and Finanical Collapse was very real.

The idiocy I read on this blog truly astounds me. I see why GA is ranked so low in education b/c some of you have no idea of what you speak and obviously don’t want to take the time to read about it. You also get excited about a governor of Alaska who probably couldn’t explain to you anything that has transpired this past week. You “value” vote: What are these values? They are designed to distract you get you to vote AGAINST your interest, and yet you fell for it TWICE!! If you fall for it again, God help us all. This is the 21st century: Brazil, China, India, Russia are all emerging we have 21st century problems. I don’t want a dogmatic leader who still would keep tax cuts in the midst of the biggest bailout in history. Whose ADMITTED that he has know clue about the economy, who overlooks someone who could help in this matter for someone to energize the ignornat base.

By Wall St

September 20, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this

I am a native Atlantan currently living and working on Wall St so let me put this in perspective. This federal bailout was necessary as the financial system was in the midst of melting down. You had money market funds the safest investment for ordinary americans “breaking the buck” which NEVER happens. T-Bills the safest investment on the planet were offering a negative yield which in laymans terms means that people were lending the government 100 to give them 98. That doesnt’ even make since. Banks were refusing to lend to one another which is the lifeblood of money flowing through the system. If that would have continued the commerical paper market would have ceased to function and many American companies would not have been able to fund their day to day operations. So in short if it weren’t for this bailout, (no matter how DISGUSTING) the potential for DEPRESSION and Finanical Collapse was very real.

The idiocy I read on this blog truly astounds me. I see why GA is ranked so low in education b/c some of you have no idea of what you speak and obviously don’t want to take the time to read about it. You also get excited about a governor of Alaska who probably couldn’t explain to you anything that has transpired this past week. You “value” vote: What are these values? They are designed to distract you get you to vote AGAINST your interest, and yet you fell for it TWICE!! If you fall for it again, God help us all. This is the 21st century: Brazil, China, India, Russia are all emerging we have 21st century problems. I don’t want a dogmatic leader who still would keep tax cuts in the midst of the biggest bailout in history. Whose ADMITTED that he has know clue about the economy, who overlooks someone who could help in this matter for someone to energize the ignornat base.

By Bubba

September 21, 2008 12:19 AM | Link to this

I used to vote for Republicans because I figured at least they were fiscally conservative and didn’t get us into crazy Asian wars. So much for that reasoning.

By Lane

September 21, 2008 12:21 AM | Link to this

Take a long hard look @ Gingrich, Phil Gramm, Feith,Wolfowitz, Cox,etc. These guys approach practical problems from and academic perspective. None of these guys have pratical exposure - all have existed off of the government nickel.

Suggest each of you read Bruce Bartlett, Paul O’Neill, Bill Gross, David Einhorn, Warren Buffett. Also may consider John Talbott, “Coming Housing Crash”, which was published in 2003. Talbott is no lightweight former Managing Director, with Goldman, Sachs.

What exactly does conservative values mean-NEWTIE GROUPIES!!!!

By Michael Funke

September 21, 2008 1:20 AM | Link to this

If you ask me, the one’s to blame here are the American people and their greed of wanting more house than they can pay for. In this materialistic age, it is puzzling to me that people again blame politicians for a problem that continues to plague America. Debt!! This keep-up-with-the-Joneses mentality is what caused this problem. I look at the government here as the enablers and not the cause. How can someone making 60,000 a year afford an $800,000 house? Perhaps we should have paid attention more in math class. I think it was Albert Einstein who said accordig to him, “the most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.” However, I refer to scripture that says “be the lender and not the borrower.”

By S

September 21, 2008 1:27 AM | Link to this

I don’t care who is running against McCain/Palin. I have had enough of Re publican’s/Neoconservatives to last a life time. Elmer Fudd(cartoon character) would have run this Country better than Bush has. Bush and his administration/republican congress(yes they still have the votes) has almost destroyed this Great Country with their deregulation of everything, the Corruption, etc. We are at fault too, for not paying attention, not being a smart voter, or not voting at all. I have had ENOUGH, ENOUGH of these Corrupt Politicians, Lobbyists, Banks, Corporations, Multi Multi Millionaire CEO’S even though the Company they are head of is bankrupt or not making money. What is wrong with this picture? If the taxpayers are going to paying for all this mess …regulate the h—l out of everything and everyone. While were at it all health-care should be made non profit. A Country like this and not having health-care for everyone, all you Politicians should be ashamed. If the Dems turn out to be just as bad then out they will go too. If business does not like it here, go to Russia..they might let you keep a little money, maybe…. OBAMA YES!!!!!!

By ramal

September 21, 2008 2:05 AM | Link to this

What we have in America today is socialism for the rich and free enterprise for the poor. Let the word echo from the lips of every voter in the country: THE GOP, THE PARTY THAT WRECKED AMERICA!

By lea

September 21, 2008 2:45 AM | Link to this

The greedy, hateful, spiteful Republicans have ruined this country. If you think the dollar is weak now… just wait until we go another $700 Billion in debt. And then when we can’t afford all the stuff we IMPORT, and gas is too expensive to drive cars, BUT there is no dependable mass transit because we didn’t fund that when we rescued Wall Street, and our children can’t read because we didn’t invest in public education…. and nobody has jobs, so even the Republicans are broke because there aren’t any poor people left with jobs that they can plunder and pillage… then what??? We will have become the Roman empire at that point. I hope God will have mercy on our poor, stupid souls.

By lea

September 21, 2008 2:57 AM | Link to this

The greedy, hateful, spiteful Republicans have ruined this country. If you think the dollar is weak now… just wait until we go another $700 Billion in debt. And then when we can’t afford all the stuff we IMPORT, and gas is too expensive to drive cars, BUT there is no dependable mass transit because we didn’t fund that when we rescued Wall Street, and our children can’t read because we didn’t invest in public education…. and nobody has jobs, so even the Republicans are broke because there aren’t any poor people left with jobs that they can plunder and pillage… then what???

We will have become the Roman empire (rise and fall) at that point, and I hope God will have mercy on our poor, stupid souls.

By Honor Truth

September 21, 2008 3:10 AM | Link to this

MichaelFunk: No lending institution is forced to give out a loan; no mortgage writer is forced to write one. This financial mess is more than bad loans, it’s the trading of that debt, and the wagering on the value of the debt.

In 1933 Congress solved a lot of problems from the Depression with the Glass-Steagal Act, which “the deregulator” Phil Gramm sucessfully undid in December 1999. McCain and 43 Republicans voted for it, 39 Democrats did not.

From January 2000 to now the Republican’s have controlled the Congress. The Democrats have had a majority in the Senate the past two years, but not a veto-proof one. So any legislation must also be supported by a number of Republicans. Hence, nothing gets done.

If the Republicans are claiming this crisis was caused by Democrats, why didn’t anyone stand up and fix it? They’ve had 8 years. Why didn’t they? Because these are the laws the lobbyists for Wall Street were happy to write, and happy to pay the legislators to ignore.

John McCain has spent decades in Washington, why didn’t he speak up then? I thought he was supposed to be this maverick guy.

McCain has years of experience supporting financial institutions, not the customers of those institutions. And HIS Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac election connections? McCain’s current campaign manager was the SENIOR LOBBYIST for Fannie Mae.

So, the notion that the Republicans are in no way responsible for this mess, or for fixing it, is quite a stretch.

I am voting for the successful guy raised by a mother on food stamps, not the guy who doesn’t know how many houses he owns, and buys $450 loafers, and says the “economy is fundamentally sound”.

We need the smart folks to get us out of this mess, and that is clearly not Palin/McCain.

By Honor Truth

September 21, 2008 3:16 AM | Link to this