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SeattleUte · 09-29-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I was surprised to see the reaction on CB is very negative against Congress for failing to approve the bill. Perhaps Congress has mis-measured public support for this bill (public opinion could have changed rapidly due to the huge levels of fear gripping the market).

They're mostly hypicrites over there, and mostly stupid. I'm not surprised.

Don't liquidate your mutual funds yet.

MikeWaters · 09-29-2008, 06:17 PM

Cali is relying on CB to judge public reaction. LOL.

TripletDaddy · 09-29-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Cali is relying on CB to judge public reaction. LOL.

Truthfully, I find myself looking to CB for guidance on social issues.

I take an inventory of the opinions of about 8-10 specific posters.

Then I do the exact opposite of what they espouse. So far, magic is happening for me, so I must be doing something right.

SeattleUte · 09-29-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I am not a parliamentarian, but I think the press is misreporting this right now. The House is voting right now to suspend the rules (I believe they need to suspend the rules to immediately reconsider the bailout bill which just passed, otherwise that bill would not be up for a vote again right now).

The press is saying the House has moved on with ordinary business and the bill is dead. I think they are wrong from what I have seen in the House.

There are a lot of members of Congress who are feeling some huge levels of pressure right now.

I was surprised to see the reaction on CB is very negative against Congress for failing to approve the bill. Perhaps Congress has mis-measured public support for this bill (public opinion could have changed rapidly due to the huge levels of fear gripping the market).

What?! They're putting time back on the clock? Is this the Munich Olympic basketball game? The system is really rigged for Wall Street. Democracy my ass. Wall Street owns this country.

MikeWaters · 09-29-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I think so. The media isn't reporting it at all, so perhaps the motion to suspend the rules pertains to something other than the bailout. That isn't the impression I had while listening to the motion being offered. I think the media is just misreporting right now. We'll see.

Let me know how your "everyone is wrong except for me" thing goes.

SeattleUte · 09-29-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I think so. The media isn't reporting it at all, so perhaps the motion to suspend the rules pertains to something other than the bailout. That isn't the impression I had while listening to the motion being offered. I think the media is just misreporting right now. We'll see.

In a more honorable time and place these incompetents would be committing seppuku, not trying to hijack "democracy" to save themselves.

Tex · 09-29-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Let me know how your "everyone is wrong except for me" thing goes.

Back off, Mike. He got the VP pick right on his 3rd try, after it was announced the top 2 contenders were out. Cali's sharp.

myboynoah · 09-29-2008, 06:31 PM

Why aren't people asking where Obama is in all of this? Seems to me a great opportunity to step in and lead the Dems through, promise those 74 that they can ride his coat tails to victory in November. At least give us more than platitudes.

While most appear to think he won the debate, he totally ran away from this issue Friday night, and hasn't stopped running since. He's a coward. I am not at all impressed with our future president. Is anyone else?

TripletDaddy · 09-29-2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by myboynoah

Why aren't people asking where Obama is in all of this? Seems to me a great opportunity to step in and lead the Dems through, promise those 74 that they can ride his coat tails to victory in November. At least give us more than platitudes.

While most appear to think he won the debate, he totally ran away from this issue Friday night, and hasn't stopped running since. He's a coward. I am not at all impressed with our future president. Is anyone else?

He who fights and runs away
May live to fight another day.

MikeWaters · 09-29-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by myboynoah

Why aren't people asking where Obama is in all of this? Seems to me a great opportunity to step in and lead the Dems through, promise those 74 that they can ride his coat tails to victory in November. At least give us more than platitudes.

While most appear to think he won the debate, he totally ran away from this issue Friday night, and hasn't stopped running since. He's a coward. I am not at all impressed with our future president. Is anyone else?

Both Obama and McCain supported this bill.

The reason it went down is because of people with pitch forks.

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