Don't think we're gonna have much to give out come Halloween time, but I thought this was an interesting metaphor. I caught this on another blog. I'm assuming Rachel is a pundit on MSNBC and not a reporter, therefore the obvious bias (she only interviews an Obama supporter.)
George Bush says, "We must join to move urgently needed legislation as quickly as possible. Without adding controversial provisions that could delay action." Sound familiar???
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now that is a great analogy.
Wow thank you Jodi. I wish I could send this to my friends
Hi Jodi! Rachel is new to the anchor chair at MSNBC - has been a frequent guest on Keith's show. She hosts the Rachel Maddow show on AIR AMERICA...and yes is a lesbian liberal (capital L). I just LOVE her! She's smart and tells it like it is...
Who gave the six-year-olds all of the candy to begin with? Congress--by manipulating the credit market and encouraging sub-prime loans. There is plenty of blame to go around as my analysis of the mess shows.
Even Bill Clinton agrees with me...as he said on GMA this morning responding to a question about the changes to Fannie and Freddie in 1999, "Well...I think the responsibility the Democrats have may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress...to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
The answer to the problem, however, is NOT to put taxpayers on the line with this bailout. As Rachel's piece mentions (very briefly, but...you know...consider the source)...very conservative members of Congress are balking at this. THIS PLAN IS NOT THE ANSWER...LET THE MARKET WORK IT OUT AND LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY WILL!!!
Remember (even with Ms. Maddow's snarky comment)...THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM...THE GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM!!!
Oh, how I wish we had a leader in charge instead of a bunch of POPULISTS like Obama and McCain.
We should reform Sarbanes-Oxley, cut the capital gains tax to ZERO, (The natural influx of capital from that will take care of much of the fallout of this mess), and cut corporate taxes (currently the 2nd highest in the industrialized world). This would increase capital flow and alleviate the crisis in the credit market.
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