The House Republicans would rather be 'right' than actually, you know, do something to help America.
Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!
River ,'War Stories'
Natter 61*
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Sep 29, 2008 9:11:00 am PDT #1295 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Dana - Sep 29, 2008 9:11:14 am PDT #1296 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Typo Boy - Sep 29, 2008 9:12:10 am PDT #1297 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
From what I gather it may yet pass. However: even the NY Times story that you pointed to acknowledged that the results might not be as dire as many said. (In the very last paragraphs.) More to the point we don't have buy the Panic!Panic!Panic! Move Now!Now!Now! The Bush administration has said they intend to spend about 30 billion a month. So call a special session for October 14, and give them 32 billion under the terms of the current proposal to use until then. In the meantime, hold hearings to design a new proposal from scratch rather than just modifying the garbage exclusively designed by current and former Goldman Sachs executives.
Cashmere - Sep 29, 2008 9:14:50 am PDT #1298 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Dana, I like them in dark chocolate or smokey brown. They look sturdy.
msbelle - Sep 29, 2008 9:17:32 am PDT #1299 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
dark choc.
wow people here are not thrilled with the no vote on the bill. I know others in finance who told me this weekend that they thought a bailout would be a mistake. more wait and see, I guess.
Burrell - Sep 29, 2008 9:17:40 am PDT #1300 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yup, my dad ran over his own sign.
oops.
It looks like the bailout didn't pass in the House.
I suspected that might be the case. I must agree that 700 billion does force one to pause, but yipes! They do know the European banks are also starting to collapse, right?
lisah - Sep 29, 2008 9:18:31 am PDT #1301 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
How do we feel about these shoes?
Sturdy and built to do what they need to do. I like the blue ones!
ChiKat - Sep 29, 2008 9:20:48 am PDT #1302 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
How do we feel about these shoes? And what color do we like best?
I have some very similar ones in dark chocolate and really like them.
Burrell - Sep 29, 2008 9:23:02 am PDT #1303 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
wow people here are not thrilled with the no vote on the bill. I know others in finance who told me this weekend that they thought a bailout would be a mistake. more wait and see, I guess.
I have no idea myself as to what's the best course of action. AND there's no one in the govt to trust anymore, is there?
So what's the argument of those who say it's a mistake?
So call a special session for October 14, and give them 32 billion under the terms of the current proposal to use until then.
But a single deal could cost them more than that, right? I mean, I guess the question is how much money can the Treasurer demand w/o this kind of blanket bailout. Is there an advantage to a blanket bailout vs individually negotiated deals?
Burrell - Sep 29, 2008 9:23:08 am PDT #1304 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
pardon my hiccup