Wall Street to GOP: Drop Dead

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computer user interface for police scanners of AL 10:47PM May 19, 2010

What is it mostly about in the first freaky place? Dont care and never will..............

Kelseipooh of MS 12:04PM October 27, 2008

You sir are a spoiled brat. For years the republicans having giving you everything you ask for at the price of the American people. And now you believe it is your right to take even more.

of CO 12:24AM September 28, 2008

there is a diffeence between a "money manager" as you put it, and an economist. The economists know that recessions are inevitable, there is a cycle. and the more you mess with them, the more you draw them out with fiddling around, the more you instigate a depression. The so called money managers are the people on cnbc yelling for urgency because they have to see the dow go up every day forever. the truth is there is a limited amount of money in the world and the sky rocketing stock market is an illusion of fiat currency. however, i have absolutely no faith in the government to realize this because they themselves are (or have entrusted their savings to) these money managers.
what concerns me is, how could no one see this coming and why were the few predictions that existed ignored? i believe it is orchestrated and if we pass this bill we are doing exactaly what is expected of us to do.
WRITE IN RON PAUL 08

Taylor Baybutt of MA 2:53PM September 27, 2008

This is the first 'conservative' thing the GOP has done in how many years? I'm surprised it's taken you this long to get out of the party.
The financial collapse has been a long time coming. It seems to have begun with the Carter administration, and furthered by CRA act. (Thanks for that Pat) To stave off a recession under W there came more tinkering, more spending, more devaluation of the dollar, and corporate greed.
I hate to be the token Ron Paul commenter, but everything he has been saying, for years mind you, to the Fed, his own party, and everyone else is coming true. There should be no more bailouts and let capitalism and economics takes its course.

Russ of OH 2:43PM September 27, 2008

In fact, if $700 billion is good for us, why not make it $7,000 billion, or even $150,000 billion?
I like this bailout thing. I encourage CONgress and the ruling class to squeeze and pummel the middle class' wallets, and more importantly their pensions, savings and investments as thoroughly and especially as rapidly as possible. The serfs are waking up to the fact that they are the victims of the greatest bank robbery in history, and there might be a slave uprising.
The quicker we reduce them to poverty the easier we can mow down the malcontents as examples to those who do not wish to volunteer for national service.
Heck, $3,000 billion is looking pretty good right now.

Fascist Nation of AZ 2:15PM September 27, 2008

The ignorance is fully shared by your friend the "money manager." That term is a sick joke. Explain how it is possible for a company to leverage themselves out 32;1 and still remain economically viable. Then you can explain the correlation between a government-backed loan and yet more irresponsible lending as is the case with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Republicans are ignorant, but not for refusing to bail out a house built on sand. It is you along with the rest of this god damned country who should get a clue about a great many things - starting with sound money. You can't run a country for long without it. And to blame one party or another is sheer ignorance. If you want to cast the blame on someone, look no further than the mirror. Then read a book or two on the history of fiat currencies and why they fail. I also think you should turn on NPR once in a while. That way, you could find out that the reason the "GOP" is not signing on to this bill is because their constituents are calling in by the tens of thousands demanding that they kill this bail-out of corporate fat cats. The last thing I recommend is to listen to a prophet, er, excuse me, a very learned man who called this entire crisis out 30 years ago, and, more specifically in a speech only 5 years ago...a man by the name of Ron Paul.

Sean of TX 2:06PM September 27, 2008

it's a scam for the election.
gop pretends not to go for the bailout. wall st pretends to be mad. the average american moron is supposed to think, "gee, maybe the GOP isn't in bed with Wall St."
yeah, right.
this is a ploy for the GOP Congress that happen to be up for election to make sure they get back in EXACTLY to hand their cronies the money.
don't fall for it, people. :(

yo of TX 1:47PM September 27, 2008

This guy isn't a Reagan Republican, he's a RINO. True conservatives believe in fiscal responsibility... sure, that may mean a "bailout" in some form, unfortunately, at the point in time. But by fiat? Shoved down everyone's throats? Must be approved TODAY! Take it or leave it? Puleeze. The big rich baby who wrote this is a prime example of the problem.

ed of NY 1:10PM September 27, 2008

Your first mistake was looking up to Reagan and his horse and sparrow theory. Of course, I guess that's a bit hard when you're the horse. Neigh, it's all coming back to you now.

Logic Larry of OH 11:19AM September 27, 2008