First it was 9/11 and the passage of the Patriot Act. Next it was the 'stimulus' check to boost the economy. Now its a $700 billion bailout for all his buddies.

What do all these THREATS have in common? They are all based upon making America afraid. He lies through his teeth and threatens us that if we don't do what he says, that he will bring down the entire economy. What kind of president threatens his own people?

Once again, he is trying to play on America's fear that if we don't allow him to pass this outrageous bill then him and all his rich buddies will bring us to our knees. This is what happens when the majority of money is concentrated in a few hands. They have WAY too much power over everything and I hope that America can wake up and realize that our own president, the one we elected to serve us, is now THREATENING us with dire consequences if we do not bow down to his wishes.

The Bush/Cheney marketing team must have been on a holiday when they devised this plan. If they had written a 500 page document and called it the "Main Street Re-invigoration Plan", no one would have had time to read it and the public would have snoozed through the whole debacle.

Actually, we don't yet know what the plan will look like. I.M.O., the taxpayer should receive interest and an equity stake and there should be a mechanism to help people renegotiate the terms of their mortgages or else rent the homes they can no longer afford to own.

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"There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists open the door to tragedy. All information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility."

-Brownowski

This plan has nothing to do with George Bush. He is as involved in it as you are.

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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.

But, Skekim, it is ohhh soo easy to blam Bushy. Yup, guys, that's it, it is ALL Bush's fault. The whole lot of it.

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"I've never lived closer to danger, but I've never felt safer. I've never felt more confident, and people could spot it from a mile away. And as for this, the violence? I gotta be honest - it grew on me. Once you've taken a few punches and realize you're not made of glass, you don't feel alive unless you're pushing yourself as far as you can go."

-Green Street Hooligans {2005}

Look, I'll be the first to say Bush is totally incompetent and a complete disaster. I'll also be the first to say he has no credibility regarding anything. He's clearly earned that. Just finish out your term and disappear. But the fact remains this just isn't his plan. As usual he is in over his head. He has no plan, could never think of a plan, and would screw any plan he tried to implement anyway. So saying he's fooling people is not accurate. He has nothing to do with this. Thank God.

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I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.

In one sense you are correct. Bush is and always has been a handpicked useful idiot. He is doing what he is told. However, Bush's financial future and those of the others in the top 5% of American wealth will come out of this relatively unscathed. Bush will not take a financial beating. He will be taken care of. YOU and I will not.

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You, you, and you, panic. The rest of you follow me.

"This year I have come to terms with the idea that I might be my own best hope to defend my future. Hopefully all of us will realize that we are the ones we have been waiting for." - Tim DeChristopher

He might take a few hits. I guess it depends on what his trust fund is invested in! But certainly, Prescott's grandson will do better than me and you.

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Bush is going to make out like gangbusters on this deal. Think about it. Once that 700 million goes into wall street, the dollar will go in the tank, and oil prices will once again skyrocket (I could easily see us top 150 per barrel again). What happens to the Bush family when oil prices skyrocket. CHA-CHING!!!!