Tag Archives: Congress

Washington Changed Dennis Moore

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Thanos

Nick Jordan points out Dennis Moore’s culpability in the current fiscal crisis, and for the bailout package:

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Down the Road is 2011: Dems Plan to Raise Taxes By Letting Bush Tax Cuts Expire

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Thanos

Barney Frank on MSNBC talking about how “down the road” [translation: after Barack is elected] we need to tax “the rich” more to pay for even more stimulus now [translation: money for cronies and democrat groups.] The Democrat definition of … Continue reading →

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What Just Happened???

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Thanos

What really did happen? Who enabled Countrywide to loan money on houses over the heads of many? Who created the atmosphere in which banks were often picketed if they turned down loans? Who made their campaign cry the last decade … Continue reading →

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Bailout Plan General Agreement Reached: Plan Being Written Now

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Thanos

I like it that they are metering the money with checkpoints, I like it that there are these and other limits. What I don’t like is that there will be fees on the financial services industry as part of the agreement if they don’t turn this around in five years. Continue reading →

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The 2004 Hearings on Fannie and Freddy

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Thanos

In these hearings you see congressional Republicans calling for better oversight and regulation of the two GSE’s, and you see Democrats beating back any regulation.

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History of a Scandalous Rape of Taxpayers: Once Again Congress is the Culprit

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Thanos

Watch and weep at this extensive history of legislative malfeasance Continue reading →

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Who’s Behind the Mess?

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Thanos

This is pretty much all you need to know about the current situation in a nutshell, straight to the essentials.

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The Housing Bubble Link Round up

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Thanos

First you must read Robert Bidinotto’s synopsis here: While Barack Obama was getting campaign contributions from Fannie Mae’s Franklin Raines, John McCain was sounding the alarm about the crisis to come and trying to do something about it. On May … Continue reading →

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Mum

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Thanos

McCain has spoken about the financial crisis at length, in a couple of places I do disagree with him. Much of the fault here does lie with Congress, and John seems unwilling to assign their portion of blame. Perhaps he’s … Continue reading →

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Obama Tried to Delay Troop Draw Downs Until Post Election

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Thanos

In a fully politically motivated move in July Barack Obama used his trip to Iraq to try extending the negotiations and troop draw downs in Iraq according to Amer Taheri. Full Story at New York Post: According to Iraqi Foreign … Continue reading →

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