Bailout Fails; Reaction Today

Democrats are trying to blame Republicans for killing the bailout.  Most of the vulnerable members voted against it because they knew that you didn't want it.  Even though the left is trying their best to pin the blame on the Republicans, if you look at the Democrats' own ranks, they should have passed it without any Republicans.  Here's the roll call vote from yesterday, and how the Georgia delegation voted.  Note that our own Jim Marshall voted for it, saying that he was willing to give up his seat for it.

 

John McCain said today that the Treasury Department could go ahead with a bailout without Congressional approval.  McCain was already hurting in the polls from the bailout failure.  Does he even care about winning this election anymore?

 

Here's a column from a libertarian Harvard economist who says that the failing financial institutions should be allowed to go bankrupt.

 

A Canadian libertarian says that the bailout bill was the comeback of Karl Marx.  With Democrats in existence, I didn't think he needed a comeback.

 

You can all relax; there will not be a Great Depression over this.

 

Barack Obama weighed in on the causes of the financial situation.  Any guesses as to who he blames for the problems?  He used the same talking points to attack John McCain.

 

Here is more information on some of Obama's buddies on the far left, including how ACORN is partially responsible for the housing situation.

 

Many conservatives, me included, have been frustrated by the lack of exposure of Sarah Palin to the alternative media.

 

Governor Perdue now wants Bush to open the strategic oil reserves.  He just keeps proving how clueless he is.

 

PE classes in Oregon no longer play dodgeball or kickball, instead going for juggling, cup stacking, and "geocaching."

 

A church-run massage parlor in Arizona has been busted for prostitution.  That's what I call "laying on of hands."