Main Street's Resentment Over Wall Street Bailout

Washington Post :

The bailout doesn't smell right to the people of Manassas Park, where the foreclosure signs are as common as azaleas. They know all about bad debt here. This is a terrain of oversize dreams, misjudgment, financial calamity -- and empty houses. "Foreclosure. Foreclosure. Foreclosure," said Ed Merkle, 58, as he pointed to the "for sale" signs lining his street.

But Merkle, a defense contractor, said he has lived within his means in an era of easy credit. He didn't take on a huge loan even when his bank encouraged him to dream bigger.

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Comments

[wordvarc]

Stagflatulance! It stinks!

w's "trickle down" balloon has burst!

Open the Treasury gates!

Open your pocketbooks! Empty your mattresses!

Steal the widow's mite and send it to Paulson!

Give w and his fat cat chronies all our money!

Deregulate everything!

[AndyfromCanadaEH]

Do NOT believe George Bush ...

May 1, 2003 ... speaking from the deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country.”

Mar 27, 2004 ... George Bush speaking from Crawford Texas
“Because of tax relief, Americans have more to save, spend and invest — and that means millions of American families have moved into their first homes,”
Bush highlighted three of his economic policies he said can help nearly 400,000 low- or moderate-income families become home buyers.

Sept 2, 2005 ... George Bush speaking from Mobile Alabama
“Again, I want to thank you all for -- and, Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

August 10, 2007 ... George Bush speaking at a news conference
"The American economy is the envy of the world, and we need to keep it that way," Bush said. "The fundamentals of our economy are strong. ... Job creation is strong. Real after-tax wages are on the rise. Inflation is low."

While conceding, "I'm not an economist," the Bush maintained that the building blocks of the American economy were sound. "My belief is that people will make rational decisions based upon facts, and the fundamentals of our economy are strong,"

'A soft landing'
He also offered tentative reassurance on the troubled housing market. "At this point in time that it looks -- we're headed for

[AdLib]

Synonym for the word, ridiculous:

George Bush saying, "Trust me."

[SanityNowPlease]

he is an oxymaroon almost any time he speaks

[lizr]

LOL- you KNOW you are in trouble when you hear W saying TRUST ME.

Scary words to anyone with half a brain.

[OutOfContext]

Some folks here do not understand the game.

It's called the game of truth and one's past actions dictate the outcome.

NOTHING about the Bush years contains even a sliver of truth.

Oh wait, it's TRUE that Bush is ---

anyone?

:)

[ChiGuy]

The honeymoon of the fluff trophy nominee is over.

Main Street's Resentment = McCain's worst nightmare.

[Jessegirl]

Money money money!

It's always raining money for Ira*q or FAT C_ATS in the Repub party.

But money for "Main street" people?

Oh no no no no!...Repubs can't stand spending a lot of money on "real folks".

[LHoney]

No, that would be communism!

[carrington]

when i see all the anger and a situation as crucial as going to war with iraq, why is there nobody protesting on the streets?

[Graywolf48]

Paulson and the robber barons to America: "Just give us all your money and no one will get hurt!"

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

So I guess attacking a candidate’s child is now back on the table? Can Obama and Biden attack McCain’s and Palin’s children now?

Are they allowed to lie on John’s children? Sarah’s children are bad all on their own except for baby Trig.

[jeffp26]

W: WORST PRESIDENT EVER.

There is no doubt about this. His legacy, in a nutshell.

[MrCleaveland]

That's what they said about Truman. Your grandkids will know that W was one of the best.

[ZHarris]

The kids of our grandkids will still be paying for the BushCo mess.

Bush is a Hoover... He s ucks

[08Voter]

LMAO! I just flagged you for that lie! What exactly has the Mo_ron-In-Chief accomplished?

Debt that our grandkids, grandkids can't pay off, an illegal war with no forseeable end, the lowest job creation of any President in the past 60 years, an economy that's in the gutter, an international community that hates us--yes, Bush has accomplished a lot in 8 years, eh?

[MIMom]

Hello kiddies - in case you haven't seen it, McPow declaring war on NYT:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/22/mccain-camp-goes-to-war-w_n_128297.html

[wordvarc]

War?

It's rovian doublespeak.

Just look at the resumes of his handlers.

[lornejl]

Anyone that was sane 8 years ago isn't so much anymore, repubs have caused severe damage to all thinking people.If I know I am going c razy , isn't that a good sign ?

[lornejl]

A double post , another bad sign , ugh.

[lizr]

If you were thinking you were sane 8 yrs ago and voted Rep then maybe you were mistaken?

[lornejl]

Anyone that was sane 8 years ago isn't so much anymore, repubs have caused severe damage to all thinking people.If I know I am going crazy , isn't that a good sign ?

[WhyYouPDSing]

Why is O.ba.ma following Mc.Cain around? LOL

[Freedomscap]

You should be banned for life for commenting on anything regarding politics.

[ZHarris]

He's already burned through six s ocks...

[Kman2]

I've got all day...... Did-you-serve-in-Iraq?

[dentrev]

No, but I be serving food as a waiter if BO gets in......

[WLA]

Do you have anything to say? All I keep hearing is a very dull buzz.

[MourningDude]

Now Obama is claiming that McCain is stealing his plan. You know, the plan Obama has refused to put out...

So according to the libs, McCain knows Obama's plans before Obama himself does? LOL!

[Freedomscap]

And Leiberman really needs to be kicked to the curb.