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EARTHDATE 2008.08.29
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Posted by KestrelFollowing the death of Praetor Shinzon at the Battle of Bassen Rift, the Romulan government fell into disarray. Tal’aura, one of the few remaining members of the Romulan Senate and a former ally of Shinzon, declares herself the new Praetor, supported by Fleet Commander Tomalak as the new leader of the Imperial Defense Force.
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Why should we believe Bush now?
Its obvious someone doesn’t know what they are doing, so why should we give them $700 billion??
Commentary: White House caught napping on financial crisis - CNN.com
NEW YORK (CNN) — “I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They’re efficient. They’re flexible.”
– Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, March 16, 2008
“Our policy in this administration — laws shouldn’t bail out lenders, laws shouldn’t help speculators.”
– President Bush, May 19, 2008
“Our economy has continued growing, consumers are spending, business are investing, exports continue increasing and American productivity remains strong. We can have confidence in the long-term foundation of our economy…I think the system basically is sound. I truly do.”
– President Bush, July 15, 2008
Those were the words of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and President George W. Bush just a few months ago.
Today, of course, they have been proven completely wrong.
They are now telling us we are in a dire crisis, and that we must hand over hundreds of billions of dollars so they can lead us out of this mess.
What’s amazing to me is that the administration seems a little surprised that Congress and the American people are not marching in lockstep with them on this and not fully appreciating the urgency.
Well here’s why, in one word: accountability.
Do they think we are stupid??
The more I hear about the bailout plan, the more pissed off I get. Below, is yet another reason I am against it.
Bad News For The Bailout - Forbes.com
In fact, some of the most basic details, including the $700 billion figure Treasury would use to buy up bad debt, are fuzzy.
“It’s not based on any particular data point,” a Treasury
spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. “We just wanted to choose a really
large number.”
