That's Crazy Talk
Eschaton —
That's Crazy Talk Only insane liberal bloggers say stuff like this. WASHINGTON â U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Saturday that Congress was not told the truth about the bailout of the nation's financial system and should take back what is left of the $700 billion "blank check'' it gave the Bush administration. "It is just outrageous that the American people don't know that Congress doesn't know how much money he (Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson) has given away to anyone,'' the Oklahoma Republican told the Tulsa World. "It could be to his friends. It could be to anybody else. We ...
Open Thread
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Should Congress halt the bailout?
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Saturday that Congress was not told the truth about the bailout of the nation's financial system and should take back what is left of the $700 billion "blank check'' it gave the Bush administration. "It is just outrageous that the American people don't know that Congress doesn't know how much money he (Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson) has given away to anyone,'' the Oklahoma Republican told the Tulsa World. ...
David Sirota: Stripping Paulson of His Remaining Power & Money
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... and the rest of the elite media socialites took to the studios of Charlie Rose's show to portray the opponents of the bailout as wild-eyed leftists? Seems there's some serious bipartisan pushback going on (h/t ...
David Sirota: Stripping Paulson of His Remaining Power & Money UPDATE
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... and the rest of the elite media socialites took to the studios of Charlie Rose's show to portray the opponents of the bailout as wild-eyed leftists? Seems there's some serious bipartisan pushback going on (h/t ...
Stripping Paulson of His Remaining Power & Money
Open Left - Front Page —
... and the rest of the elite media socialites took to the studios of Charlie Rose's show to portray the opponents of the bailout as wild-eyed leftists? Seems there's some serious bipartisan pushback going on (h/t ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/17/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... Inhofe: Cancel the ‘Blank Check’ WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Saturday that Congress was not told the truth about the bailout of the nation’s financial system and should take back what is left of the $700 billion “blank check’’ it gave the Bush administration. “It is just outrageous that the American people don’t know that Congress doesn’t know how much money he (Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson) has given away to anyone,’’ the Oklahoma Republican told the Tulsa World. “It could be to his ...
Nine Times Out of Ten
Conservative Belle —
... that this was not the end and how illogical this whole scenario was, even for an economical illiterate like me. I predicted other industries would begin panhandling the government asking for some spare change too. That is exactly what has been happening. Congress has never managed our money like we have to manage our personal budgets. Of course, if K Street lobbyists were buying our lunches and jetting us across the world, we might be able to have more money to blow, right? Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) had this to say about the matter: "It is just ...
