Did you watch the Bush Bailout Address?
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Did you watch the Bush Bailout Address?
| Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:33pm |
Did you watch the Bush Bailout Address?
- Yes, but he didn't convince me and I had questions
- Yes, and I totally understood and agreed with all his points.
- No, I did not watch it
You will be able to change your vote.

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My first thought was, the look on his face is like "wow now even I understand how this happened" It's like he sat in a room all day today
I was working in the kitchen and didn't watch, just listened. Missed the facial expressions. But you're probably right about the cramming!
What concerns me about this most recent fiasco is the haste with which it's being urged on Congress and us.
Am flashing back about six years to the Cincinnati speech he made (not prime-time, though) when the neocons were beating war drums. The threat in Iraq was "grave and growing" and we had to act before the "mushroom cloud" formed. Those of us who pointed out the illogic of attacking a country with no links to 9/11 were called traitors....or worse. And we all know how far off the mark BushCo was then.
Having shown his basic incompetence to lead either wisely or well, particularly during those crises in which he was a catalyst, I was curious about whether this time would be any different.
He explained the current crisis fairly well, though he was careful to say that the roots had started a decade ago. The statement was more than a little self-serving and explains not at all why his regime did NOTHING to detect or deflect the meltdown until greed and lack of oversight proved once again the peril of Republican ideology, regarding their preference for a minor role of federal involvement in the marketplace. Government intervention only in time to save the gambling high rollers of Wall Street is not going to play well for us, the hoi polloi; and his party knows that the perception of such by voters just before elections, could wreak havoc on chances of Republican power in Congress and the White House.
And he's still coming to conclusions which are not supported by his premises. Just because Paulson and Bernanke think this bailout scheme might work is not reason to expect that it will. $700 billion is a damn steep price tag for "might".
"Pre-emptive war" turned out to be a losing proposition and Bush's Big Billions Bailout may well be more of the same. One wonders how much more mayhem he will inflict on us before leaving in January.
edited to delete a redundant verbGettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
Facts stifle the will, hobble conviction.
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
You mean "watch" as though it were entertainment of some kind? No thinking required? Another episode of "House: What's Sickening the Nation"?
I figured than those who post here would have at least a smattering of knowledge about the causes and effects of the subprime mess to respond to Bush more actively. Maybe not.
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
Facts stifle the will, hobble conviction.
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
or more along the lines of neither choice given fits my vote .... ?
assume much?
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
Facts stifle the will, hobble conviction.
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
one doesn't have to make assumptions at all :-D
I watched, understood the points he made but didn't necessarily agree.
Good enough?
Sure. Am curious. With what did you not agree?
IMHO, the ship of state, through lack of observation and course change, has hit an iceberg which could sink our economy into cold dark depths. Serious business, particularly when the captain of that ship has shown a propensity for plowing ahead at full speed, with no heed to either economic icebergs or foreign policy torpedoes. So, I'd like to know what repairs are underway, what those repairs are, whether they have a chance of success, and just how soon to put on my metaphorical life-vest!
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
Facts stifle the will, hobble conviction.
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
I think it's a lose/lose ... no matter what they do, someone is going to lose.
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