Anyone try to contact their representative today?

[oldhardhead]

"a Democratic takeover of Congress put Christopher Dodd in charge of the powerful Senate Banking Committee"... That's what I was talking about.

Michelle Malkin Kill the bailout: Dodd makes me gag

[Texriot]

Called Corker's office to say no but could not get thru. Operator said he was busy.

[Arius]

Keep it up, don't give up - persistence is KEY!!

Welcome aboard by the way! How did you hear about us?

[Arius]

Emails are starting to go through!

[jahunaman]

Its passing tonight, what a load of crap.

See you in 2 yrs when they come back to the till in the amount of 1.5 trilloin.

[Sassygrl]

Bush: Congress Must Act to Save Stupid People
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace

(2008-09-24) — The foundation of the U.S. economy could crumble, President George Bush said today, if Congress fails to approve a U.S. Treasury plan to take over foundering financial firms, a proposal which the president called “a much-needed 21st-century civil rights act for stupid people.”

“To sustain this shining city on a hill,” Mr. Bush said, “we need to rescue the ignorant, irresponsible folks — from Wall Street to Capitol Hill to Main Street — who got us to where we are today. We must guarantee that no American suffers the soft bigotry of being forced to live with the consequences of his bad decisions.”


The president, in remarks to the news media clearly aimed at reluctant Republicans in Congress, said, “Our financial system rests on a foundation of huge banks, brokerage houses and quasi-governmental agencies that followed Washington’s lead by gambling on long-shot, poorly-collateralized investments. Now this glorious way of life is threatened, and we must act to preserve it.”

“We need to guarantee that the structures, systems, people and products that got us to this point won’t be tossed on the ash heap of history,” said Mr. Bush. “If these giant companies fail, then America will be left with nothing but thousands of small to mid-sized financial firms that made prudent investment decisions during the past 15 years.”

The president added that, “Americans value the liberty they have to buy homes they can’t afford, to invest in securities backed by nothing but hope, and to draw six- and seven-figure salaries based on the courage to risk taxpayer dollars on deals that even the dealmakers don’t understand.”

“It is a moral imperative that we guard the civil rights of these idiots,” he said. “If we fail, then we face the specter of free market capitalism run amok, and millions of Americans will feel the painful lash of personal responsibility across their backs.”

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