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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:51 PM Original message |
OBAMA: BAILOUT CAN BE TWEAKED LATER |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Tweaked"? How about "meat-axed"? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Krugman's word, not mine. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. He will. You know Obama looked like he was moving |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
83. More about what Krugman said on KO about why he supported the bill... |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is good to read--but a lot of people will lose their homes by Feb. n/t |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. More would lose their jobs by Feb without it. (nt) |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Yes, just like Saddam |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I'm sure you know more than Warren Buffett, Robert Reich, Barney Frank, and Paul Krugman combined. |
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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. No shit. I'm tired of hearing how EVERYTHING that happens is some sort of mass conspiracy. |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. obviously they haven't learned ... |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. Buffett |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. Buffett is no corporate whore -- he campaigned AGAINST Bush tax cuts for the rich years ago. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Deleted message |
moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Go on, let it all hang out. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Was there was any real choice, though? |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. You know, I have to tell you, people need to work through this. |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Thanks for relaying that. |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. I really think they will work with anoyne right now, so don't give up hope... |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. You're a peach. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. They'll work with them now. Six months ago they were impossible to even reach. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
40. We tried to short sell my house before it fell through... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. I was in the crowd at La Crosse today and heard Obama say this. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. How did the rally go? |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Here's a pictorial.... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Thanks, C! |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Yes, I took pix ( I was only about 10 yards from Obama), but the paper had better ones: |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Thanks for the link! 10 yards away must've been worth the wait, eh? |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Seems good here in La Crosse and people are enthused. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. Nice. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Obama spoke right in front of the La Crosse Center, our civic center |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Wow. "15,000 in a city of 52,000"? |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #62 |
84. Thanks for the link, I bookmarked it. |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yeah, like FISA |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Apples and oranges. |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Answer: Yes it does |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. So what? There's oversight that limits outlay and transparency as to how much is paid for what. |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. What guartantees |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. President Obama, VP Biden and a larger Democratic majority, that's what's guaranteeing it. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. My exact same thoughts!!! |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Like you know anything about it. BTW, how'd Hillary vote on it, do ya know? |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. She voted yes. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Of course she did. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. I don't need to call her office. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Even better. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama told us in his speech |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. And maybe he believes that. |
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GrizzlyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Sort of OT, but do you really live in Poland? |
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moodforaday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
85. Yes. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Apparently they were in the bill. Secondly there's a separate homeowner bill |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Thanks Zidzi...we're basically protected by Obama. n/t |
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mckara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. That Could Be the Understatement of the Year! |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Tweaked, exactly - now let's get back to serious business and send McCain back to his day job... |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sorry, But I Have Little Confidence That This Would Ever Happen |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
67. lostnotforgotten> when you learn Obama landslided McCain? remember you heard it here first... |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. And Your Point On Topic Would Be What? |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. Dupe - Sorry - nt |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. "reign (sic) in spending" |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. LOL |
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jeanpalmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
35. By the time they tweak it |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. We'll have to see what happens after the first $250 billion. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
72. In six months they will probably ask for $500 billion.... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Is that you, Grover Norquist? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. We've already experienced this with Bush asking for war supplementals... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. So you're now equating an Obama administration's intentions for "We The People" with BushCo's?? |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
41. My thoughts as well. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
63. GMTA |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
46. I trust him on this - I have no reason not to. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
50. Exactly - it needed to be done, but Obama has said over and over |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. And I'm sure Biden will be right beside him, as he has said he wanted a partner in decision-making. |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'm sure a President Obama will make BIG changes -nt |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. Yes, and he'll make sure the public's access to any proposals is transparent before moving forward. |
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gblady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
68. and, in his speech today.... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
53. So we're going to make permanent that any corporation which... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #53 |
66. Considering the Financial Stability Fee would be donated by banks for banks, your point is...??? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. The government shouldn't prop up businesses.... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. So you're a free market kind of guy, eh? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Corporations should be regulated. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Do you always speak in such simpleminded and meaningless Palinesque platitudes? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
58. We'll fix it later, |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Good point. NT |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #58 |
74. Either you trust Obama or you don't. And we know where you've always stood. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 06:39 AM Response to Reply #58 |
82. Well, go vote for McKinney, then |
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barack the house (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
61. If folks only listn to Barack intently > |
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iiibbb (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
77. Obama should donate President's salary to the national debt... he can make enough from his own $ |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 12:35 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Well, he's not mega-rich like Bush and Cheney, so I wouldn't expect him to do that. |
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