George Bush's Final Moment
by Susan Estrich
It takes a major crisis for a lame duck president, especially one whose popularity is as low as George W. Bush's, to take center stage during a hard-fought presidential campaign. It takes a major crisis for members of Congress, who as a group may be even less popular than the president, to find themselves still in Washington so close to Election Day, with important work to do before they can go home.
It's especially significant for Bush, who Democrats have been trying to find an excuse ...
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Posted by: Kathaleen McCausland
Comment: #1
Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:28 AM
Susan, What is missing from the article are the reasons for the banking fallout. Where did you mention Shumer, Rengal and Dodd being part of the cause and scrambling to be the solution? Where is Pelosi now? I know the Feds are investigating but where is the outrage of the democrats and their call for investigation? They are hiding because this is a democratic mess and they don't want the public to know the truth!!! I am proud to be an American but I am ashamed and embarrassed by our politicians. This election has become a circus of power and greed. Where did you mention that McCain and Bush brought this to congress and it was ignored years back???? How dare Hillary stated about being in a state of depression! Whe have not even been declared in a recession and the mess is banking THANK you DEMOCRATS!!! Please write an article about the real reason for all this and name the offenders that is my call to you as an American. I am nauseous thinking about our future and the future of this country and again I have to relax and realize it is all biblical.
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Posted by: jbaugher
Comment: #2
Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:38 AM
More than enough blame to go around from Greed, lobby money and bad legislation. McCain and a few others in congress along with Wall Street journal saw this coming two to three years ago. It was ignored. Now the finger pointing goes on and accomplishes nothing. I look at these hearings and think they've got the fox in charge of the hen house and the American people are about to be on the dinner table.
TERM LIMITS
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Posted by: Gene44
Comment: #3
Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:09 AM
Chris Dodd has been trying hard to pin this on the Bush Administration, but, I think enough has hit the web for people to make their own decisions as it clearly points out that the Democrats refused to reign in Fannie Mae and Feddy Mac in 2005 which has led to this meltdown. When looks at who received the contributions from these organizations it all becomes clear as all the banking regulators, Speak of the House, and Senator Obama have all been on the take from them.
I think once this gets out in the TV debates that it will sink Senator Obama who is even having a hard time in getting the Democrats to support his liberal policies. I do not remember reading in the Constitution or Bill of Rights where a bank has to grant credit to an unworthy credit applicant, but, the Democrats found a way around this by charging the banks with racism over their loan practices forcing the banks to make these loans.
What a person pushes in the public arena becomes public and could come back to haunt them later in life as this will haunt the Democrats.
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Posted by: Chris Padlow
Comment: #4
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:25 AM
Hi Susan,
I rarely agree with you, but I must say that I appreciate your comments and you are spot on with this one.
Unfortunately, BO and JM who both want to lead this nation will fail to lead. They need to vote. Obviously BO will vote for it. What will JM do? I am scared that he will do what is politically expedient and put up a I hate it, but I am voting for it response.
Dodd should be under investigation, Pelosi should call for hearings. I am glad to know the FBI is now involved and hopefully some of our "me first" leaders end up behind bars.
I am a conservative but I have to say, as of today, I am no longer a republican. I keep thinking of Reagan's reason for not being a democrat: He never left the democratic party, the democratic party left him.
The replublican party left conservatism.
I will vote for the candidate that says: "This bailout is robbery. I will lead this nation through the economic mess that may result by saying no to the bailout plan. Once unfettered freedom is given to the gvernment, the people never get it back."
Personally I would rather lose some money than have a socialist state.
No to the bailout and NO to any candidate that doesn't have the balls to step and vote.
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