townhall.com - 10/3/2008
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The bailout bill that the U.S. Senate passed late Wednesday night is not the remedy for what ails this nation's economy. While we are all anxious to take action to help America recover from it's current financial...
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The Morning Scramble - The Glorious And Late Return - 10/3/2008
No Runny Eggs —
It’s been far too long since I did a Scramble. In fact, length was and is the problem; it was taking me way too long to put together near the end of the daily run, and despite the suggestion from Fausta that I do a side dish, this family-sized one once again stretched way too long (hey, I’m part of a big family). Oh well, let’s celebrate with Metallica…
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Oh, heck with it; we need some hair of the dog as well (thanks, Alexander, though since Bailout 2.0 - Now With Extra Liberalism And Pork passed, I’ll take that whiskey straight from the still). ...
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House REJECTS Bailout Bill
themoderatevoice.com 9/29/2008 — In a major upset the US House of Representatives has voted against passage the $ 700 billion dollar bailout bill. Democrats voted 134-92 in favor of the measure while Republicans voted 128-61 in opposition to the proposal.
The bill as passed ...
The politics of the bill
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 9/30/2008 — There is no glory to go around here. Assume, arguendo, that most people in the House believed both that the bill would be passed, and that anyone who voted for it would suffer politically, except maybe in New York. Pelosi screwed up ...
Wall Street Pwns Congress —
Seeing the Forest
The Senate passed the bailout bill Wednesday night and the Dow dropped about 350 points yesterday. Nasdaq dropped about 4%.
The House passed the bill today, and the Dow, which was at plus 260,...
It’s Not Pork. It’s a Sweetener! —
The Sundries Shack
The bailout bill passed in the Senate , but it took a bit of trickery for that to happen. The bill had to be added as an amendment to another bill that had already passed the House, which just so happened to contain huge chunks of pork for the Democrats and tax cuts for the Republicans.
Funny ...
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Instapundit
WITH SWEETENERS: The bailout bill has passed the Senate. Before it's all over, we'll probably wish that Monday's bill had passed instead -- giving Congress more time to add their gimmes probably hasn't produced a better bill.
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