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Kill the bailout: Newt Gingrich gets on board
Michelle Malkin — Kill the bailout: Newt Gingrich gets on board By Michelle Malkin•September 23, 2008 02:35 PM I said it yesterday . Newt Gingrich said it today . Hans Bader sums it up succinctly: The Bush/Paulson bailout is “Inflationary, Unnecessary, and Unconstitutional.” Yes, it’s time for ideological purity. Kill it. Posted in: Subprime crisis Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments (4) [image] trackbacks (0) See what others have said Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of ...

Newt is right
Daily Kos — The Grinch is making sense: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that any lawmaker who votes for the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout package, which he called a “dead loser,” will face defeat in November. Gingrich (R-Ga.) said he thinks Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is trying to scare lawmakers into passing the bailout plan quickly and without thorough study. “I think what Paulson hopes to do is say, ‘If you don’t do exactly what I want you to do, the whole world’s going to ...

Financial Crisis: Spiritual & Secular Perspectives
The Anchoress — ... and some regulation, too…but it all needs to be balanced. And the impression I get, still, as serious as this situation is, that Washington is not interested in balance. It still wants power and partisanship. And if you’re feeling afraid and weak, well, it is Padre Pio’s feastday - this no-nonsense fella will buck you up. Instapundit has a roundup of opinion on the bailout. Gingrich: calls the Paulson plan “stupid”. He says “kill it; kill it to death!” ...

So, Now That Everyone On the Planet Has Warned Them
Balloon Juice — ... administration’s reign. A full-throated Republican revolt could create huge problems for the administration and congressional Democrats scrambling to assemble a package to reassure jittery markets. It could also preserve the Republicans’ options after the fact – if the bailout doesn’t work or proves deeply unpopular with voters, they can say they opposed it. Stupid is as stupid does. For christ sakes, Democrats. Gingrich. Remember him?

Hey Paulson! We're not buying it, but will McCain?
Taylor Marsh — ... So, Republicans are waiting for McCain. Tick-tock, John, you’re on the clock. Pssst... Newt’s got your back. ...

What To Do With $1 Trillion In A Crisis
Newshoggers.com — ... You have to wonder if the original plan wasn't just the ultimate expression of the Bush years - combining a final orgasmic featherbedding for fat-cats with an unprecedented executive power grab. No wonder even Republicans (even Gingrich!) are finally turned on the administration after eight years of lockstep, even to the point of ...