An AWESOME Exchange Resurrected From Last March

Fannie and Freddie nationalized because China won't buy their securities. AIG taken into conservatorship by the government. A $700 billion bailout by the government...

The following exchange has turned out to be priceless.


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Originally posted by Beachcomber:
Vote Democratic and we can eliminate any pretense to being a free market economy and they will take care of us. Hillary and Obama said they would.
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That was really funny.
If you read any of the above, you'd understand that George Bush is making sure of that.

I guess you missed the multiple mentions of the Fed gov't taking on the mistakes of publicly traded banks and brokerage firms. Read again. Then you won't make the comment you just made.

George Bush is republican, you know. You and gae and trav all voted for him. Good job.

I didn't so much vote "for" President Bush as I did against the socialist ticket under Kerry. When he made the comment that he would never use US military without a world consensus of support I had no intention of voting for someone who was willing to give away our sovereignty even more than it already has. Both parties SUCK. The far left running the DNC sucks more is my opinion.

And I would like to see one candidate promise to stop sending hundreds of billions or dollars overseas and spend our money HERE. I would like to see one candidate willing to let the rest of the world fend for itself and we'll do the same. How did we become so wealthy and a "superpower" in the first place? By letting the rest of the world fight it out and we sold to both sides. Then WWII ends and suddenly it's "our" responsibility to take care and look after the rest of the world. Fuck 'em, charity begins at HOME.

Spread the blame with the responsibility for cleaning up ,the mess...

Democrats win control of Senate, AP reports
POSTED: 4:30 a.m. EST, November 9, 2006

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Democratic takeover of the Senate is appearing likely after an ongoing canvass of votes in Virginia produced no significant changes in the outcome of the hard-fought race led by Democratic challenger Jim Webb, sources told CNN Wednesday.

Wednesday night, with Webb leading Republican Sen. George Allen by about 7,200 votes and the canvass about half complete, The Associated Press declared Webb the winner.

CNN does not declare a winner when race results are less than 1 percent and the potential loser may request a recount vote. (Full Senate news)

A source close to Allen also told CNN that the senator "has no intention of dragging this out."

Meanwhile, a Webb aide told CNN that he plans a formal news conference Thursday morning to declare victory.

A victory by Webb would put the new Senate lineup at 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans and two independents -- Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut -- who have said they would caucus with the Democrats.

That would give the Democrats the 51 votes they need to claim a majority for the first time since 2002.

A source close to Allen told CNN that the initial state review will be finished Thursday, because it is "wrapping up sooner rather than later" with very little dent in Webb's lead.

While stopping just short of saying Allen will concede, the source said it is a "daunting proposition" for the senator to overcome Webb's lead.

President Bush and Democratic leaders Wednesday were talking up a new era of cooperation -- but warned neither would roll over for the other. (Watch top Senate Democrat Harry Reid discuss the future -- 2:33 )

As control of the House moves to the Democrats, Bush said immigration and minimum wage measures were areas of common ground to discuss when he meets Democratic speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi Thursday.

"We can work together over the next two years," the president said.

But he added: "She's not going to abandon her principles, and I'm not going to abandon mine. But I do believe we have an opportunity to find some common ground to move forward on."

Pelosi, in line to be first female Speaker of the House, told CNN: "Democrats are ready to lead, prepared to govern and absolutely willing to work in a bipartisan way." (Pelosi's ambitions on breaking the marble ceiling 12:45 )

She has previously said a Democratic-led Congress will not be a rubber stamp for the White House. On Wednesday, she said she hopes there will be cooperation with congressional investigations -- part of the checks-and-balances system built into the Constitution.

Pelosi early Wednesday repeated a call for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to go, and just hours later the president announced his loyal aide was resigning -- a decision Bush said was made before the election.

"The president got the message, thank heavens," Pelosi said. "I think it signals a new change, I hope for the better, in Iraq."

Bush nominated Robert Gates to fill Rumsfeld's vacancy. Gates is an ex-CIA chief who also worked on the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that is making recommendations to Bush on how to proceed in Iraq. (Full story)

If the Virginia result is confirmed, Democrats will take over the Senate and the House of Representatives in January, and Bush said he would work with whomever was in charge. ( Watch to see what Bush's first bipartisan act was after the election -- 2:44)

Bush admitted he was disappointed with Tuesday's results and took his share of responsibility as party leader.

But he looked forward rather than back. "The message yesterday was clear: The American people want their leaders in Washington to set aside partisan differences, conduct ourselves in an ethical manner and work together to address the challenges facing our nation."

The Iraq question

Pelosi, who voted against invading Iraq, said the Democrats' victory meant the American people were calling for a "new direction."

And she was adamant about a new direction for the war in Iraq. "This is something that we must work on together with the president. We know that 'stay the course' is not working," she said.

Bush countered by saying his leadership style will not change.

"I'm still going to try to speak plainly about what I think are the important priorities of the country, and winning this war on terror is by far the most important priority," he said.

"And making sure this economy continues to grow is an important priority. And making sure our children have a good education is an important priority."

Bush also called House Speaker Dennis Hastert to thank him for his hard work. Hastert is not expected to seek a leadership role in the new Congress.

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Originally posted by Beachcomber:
And I would like to see one candidate promise to stop sending hundreds of billions or dollars overseas and spend our money HERE. I would like to see one candidate willing to let the rest of the world fend for itself and we'll do the same. How did we become so wealthy and a "superpower" in the first place? By letting the rest of the world fight it out and we sold to both sides. Then WWII ends and suddenly it's "our" responsibility to take care and look after the rest of the world. Fuck 'em, charity begins at HOME.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's simple - vote for Bob Barr.

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