Posted by
Voice Guy on Friday, October 03, 2008 12:00:00 AM
That is the most important question I can think of today. I watched the Senate pass a “Rescue Bill” on Wednesday that they claimed was better than the first version when it was no different than the first version at all except that it had $150 Billion in extra pork attached to it. And if that was all that was keeping the house from passing it – which it did today – then we can only form one conclusion. The vast majority of congressmen and women have little interest in “Doing what is best for the people of this country,” and instead are more focused on getting money for their own pet projects.
How anyone who voted ‘no’ prior to today could vote ‘yes’ now on a bill that is for all intents and purposes, the same, is mystifying. There is all sorts of audio out there where senators and congressmen are saying that they didn’t want to vote for it, but they had to because something had to be done now to fix this supposed crisis. That’s like saying, “I didn’t want to sew up this gaping wound in my chest with this rusty barbed wire, but because there isn’t any thread handy I’ll go ahead and use it.” When all it would take is time to go find some thread.
Now, I am of the mind that government should have very little to do with this economic situation’s resolution outside of getting out of the way completely. The market will correct itself. It may not be pretty, but that is what happens in a free market. Bankruptcy happens, and gradually new business comes in to fill the gap and strength is renewed in the market. That strength is stymied by the intrusion of the government. Anyone who has a safety net will be willing to take more risk than in necessary.
I am not seeing any good conservative leadership out there anymore. It seems as though the senate and house republicans are more interested in ‘playing nice’ and ‘reaching across the aisle’ than sticking to their principles. I wonder how many liberals compromised their principles with this bill? It’s disgraceful how weak and lily livered the house and senate so-called conservatives have become. I want them to make the liberals ‘reach across the aisle.’ And now we have with Sarah Palin on the republican ticket a bonified conervative. She cleaned up in the debate and gave America a very good look at the real, un edited Sarah Palin. But this good performance is almost negated by the weakness of conservatism in the Senate and House. In addition to the unwillingness of John McCain to attack his opponents on their obvious lies. I say "Let the conservatives run free!" Then we'll see the real America in all it's glory! Let's see how it shapes up here with the next presidential debate looming in the future. Maybe it'll get better!
Well, that’s all done now, and the president has signed the bill into law. So we’re stuck with it and all we can do is make the best of it.
May fortune favor the foolish!