I'm Disgusted and You Should Be Too

[Voted4Dubya]

You know, working on Capitol Hill, I see a lot of stuff that would make the normal person disillusioned, and its true when they say working here is like watching sausage being made. But I tell you, all the stuff I've seen in the last 8 months firsthand doesn't compare to the travesty I saw this week.

 

Folks, I can no longer support our President. The bill you saw passed this week was another step to socialism, and I'm afraid it has put us on the slippery slope. The House did the right thing by defeating it Monday, but too many people freaked out when the market went south. Guess what, the stock market is a gamble, and it should stay that way. This bill is a travesty, a joke, a boondoggle, and a bailout. Its socialism for the rich paid for by the middle class. Every single member and Senator who voted for it should be voted out. Some will tell you its not a bailout, but it is, because we are saving Wall Streets' tail.

 

I'm a very disgusted with the direction of our country. I supported Bush from day one, but I can no longer support him. What has he left us with? A huge national debt, a war that I believed in but was mismanaged my politicians from the start, and no significant, watershed legislation outside of the patriot act. Of course, the Dems are just as much to blame, with Dodd and Frank taking huge kickbacks.

 

Where does it end? When do we stop with the bailouts? Thats what I'm afraid of. We are losing our brand, our image, and our principles. It has to stop, and the House of Representatives and Senate should have stood up to the President and Party leadership. East Texans should be proud of their Rep., Louie Gohmert, who voted against it twice. It can't be said for our Senators.

 

Socialism has been creeping for a long time, and after 2008, where the Treasury let over a trillion tax dollars go for bailouts, its here, and unless we do something, its not going anywhere.

[Immortal13]

Socialism has been creeping for a long time, and after 2008, where the Treasury let over a trillion tax dollars go for bailouts, its here, and unless we do something, its not going anywhere.

 

Then vote Republican....that's really all you can do :thumbsup:

[Voted4Dubya]

ha, you don't have to tell me, but I'll be holding my nose when I vote for McCain since he supported this junk.

 

[Immortal13]

I think this is a case of making choices and sometimes doing things you really don't want to do. We all have to make those choices.

[Rhino2K]

Think about the alternative ticket. Things can always be worse!

 

BTW, good to see you back Dubya. :flowers:

[BluePirate]

Oh... I'm disgusted alright. Mainly because those responsible for this mess are too cowardly to admit their role in it.

[applebutter]

V, I read your post, and then within a few minutes I read this.

 

http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/10/05/...sident-bush.php

 

I admit when this stuff came out, I was very scared. At this point, I believe there was a credit lockup, but I don't know whether it's what Paulson was claiming, or whether it was caused by the biggest pile of money in the world offering a bailout. The rules were going to change, and nobody was going to loan money until they knew what was in it for them.

[jayde]

 

and to make things just peachy keen, here come california and massachussets with their hands out wanting "loans".... is it any coincidence that these 2 states are among the most liberal blue states there are? are new york and vermont next?