tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post2340204047696753075..comments2023-11-05T05:05:34.610-04:00Comments on Alter of Freedom: Faith in the Media Lost: Bailout Another Example of FavoritismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-45741035716415715552008-09-25T10:36:00.000-04:002008-09-25T10:36:00.000-04:00Fox News showed this morning the comments made by ...Fox News showed this morning the comments made by Barney Frank about the issues and how there "would be no bailout" as well as John McCain's remarks before the Senate in 2005 regarding Fannie and Freddie.<BR/><BR/>Appears to me Barack Obama's campaign continues to be misleading at every step about McCain. McCain in video is seen calling for reform of the mortgage business long before Obama ever sent a letter to Nasdaq regarding the matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-31948175711489645232008-09-23T13:48:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:48:00.000-04:00Todays hearing is such smoke and mirrors. They do ...Todays hearing is such smoke and mirrors. They do not want to give a blank check to someone else and fail to see that have been using a blank check of ours for years. They want a second chance for oversight given the obvious blundering they have undertaken on the way up and now they want us to trust them all the way down as well.<BR/><BR/>I say give the Treasury the money. I trust those guys more than this Congress.<BR/><BR/>The points directed at Dodd and Frank are dead to rights. Inronic that Dodd sits as Chairman of the banking hearing today as well as passes off such sactimonious bullshit in his opening statement.<BR/><BR/>Hows about an apology Mr. Dodd? You were the one behind the blockage in 2005 and 2006 for any reform and the cronnies in the liberal media grant you the keys of acceptance when your as big a part of the problem as the bankers are.<BR/><BR/>Its the responsibility of Congress to set the rules of the game and then they want to blame the players for finding ways within the game to profit. Shocking (snark).<BR/><BR/>I think you may be on to something regarding term limits. It may be the only thing to change the political system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-89048327207572776422008-09-23T11:26:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:26:00.000-04:00The record people is clear.Sen. McCain co-sponsore...The record people is clear.<BR/><BR/>Sen. McCain co-sponsored S.190 in Congress in 2005 that identified this exact crisis in the mortgage-backed securities illustrated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.<BR/><BR/>This came after Frankin Raines was grilled by regulators for the books loaded with some 335 Billion in securities and virtaully created the situation where they "became" the market for these instruments and not Wall Street.<BR/><BR/>The record is clear. Democrats along party-line voting blocked the reform bill in committee and these same politicians now should be held accountable.<BR/><BR/>However, realizing that this crisis needs to be addressed you can bet they will be so concerned with debating the Paulson/Treasury plan that will never hold hearings about their own unethical practices in Congress. The reason being the record proves it was Democrats and since they control Congress there will of course be no hearings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-44804679451040846392008-09-22T20:25:00.000-04:002008-09-22T20:25:00.000-04:00The way in which these politicians have handled th...The way in which these politicians have handled themselves in this is shameful.<BR/><BR/>You would think that there would be those seeking out the real story behind all of this, but I guess only if its Republicans behind it does to rate as news.<BR/><BR/>The media spent more time investigating Sen. Craig and his exploits than they will Franks or Dodd. Its just so obviously biased as they sit there and give them a pass in all this.<BR/><BR/>If Dodd was a Republican everytime he came on MSNBC he would be blottered on the screen with the something like "Dodd-Got Preferred Loans with Low Interest rates and Terms from Financial Insitution XYZ". You know similar to the large cap letters on the screen saying "Curently Under Investigation by State of Alaska" for Gov Palin that MSNBC ran the first 48 hours she was picked to be the VP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016574119422355102.post-78189919148007094002008-09-22T19:55:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:55:00.000-04:00Alter-The Contemporary Conservative has the goods...Alter-<BR/>The Contemporary Conservative has the goods on the Top 50 wealthiest Congressman in a recent post.<BR/><BR/>It so happens that if the GOP is supposed to be the Party of the rich and the Dems are supposed to be for the littel guy why is it 6 of the top 10 are Democrats, including the Top 2.<BR/><BR/>Truth hurts, but then Democrats are far less concerned about facts when they are not geared against Republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com