FUCK!

[mikelewis]

$700 billion dollars... FUCK!!!!!!

Congress, you sleazy bunch of inbred whores... I hope you choke on the inflation, you rat droppings, you shit licking no good sons of bitches... You know good and God damn well what you just did to the poor and middle class and you passed this piece of shit legislation like Marie Antoinette passed out cake. FUCK YOU Congress... BUSH LOVING MOTHER FUCKERS...

FUCK!!!!!!

ok, I feel better...

[Oregone]

1. Does that mean you are upset with Congressional Democrats?

After all the times they've gone to bat for you in the last 8 years?

[thunder rising]

2. Yeah, I am really hoping this is a means to get Obama into office and review the law

[Oregone]

17. His Democratic advisors will steer him right...

Its tough. I actually really like the guy. When he starts in with the centrist shit, war on terror shit, and that crap, I like to pretend its just to get elected, you know. But my cynicism knows no bounds anymore.

[lib2DaBone]

25. hear ya brother... he's walkin' on thin ice.....

I'm going to vote for Obama (he has the benefit of the doubt) but he could have been a hero in this vote... I know he's walking on a fine line.. so are we.... BTW.. tell Biden to get a haircut.. he looked like crap on TV.....he needs a good barber.

[Oregone]

30. Ill probably sit this one out...

Seems kind of hypocritical for me to enjoy the benefits of being a US citizen (voting) if I don't want much to do with the country at the moment. I left being an American behind for a bit, and this is an American thing to do...its not going to break my heart to abstain. But genuinely, I hope he kills McCain.

[tavalon]

43. Oregone, you're still here on this message board

You still care. Hell, at this point I hate this damn country and yet, maybe I don't. I'm still here (on this message board and still in the US but actively pursuing moving to BC - I'll have to look you up). Vote already. Ask Nance Greggs or JeffR if they're voting this year even though they've been in Canada far longer than you have. You know the answer.

[timtom]

48. Just in case you hadn't seen this yet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vtHwWReGU0

Just food for thought...

[barbtries]

51. same here

i tell myself once he's in office there will be programs...health care, jobs, end of war. but it's hard to believe it. all the same it's all i got.

[DJ13]

7. Care to refresh what they've done for us?

All I can remember is

Iraq

Bank payola disguised as bankruptcy legislation

Perscription drug industry welfare

Patriot act

[Oregone]

15. well, um, they....

I got nothing. :)

They talk more flowery about all that stuff. Nancy almost made me cry today.

[snake in the grass]

47. Well,

they did box through that ground-breaking minimum wage bill that has improved the lives of the least fortunate.

Seriously, I'd like to see some of our own representatives covered in pig shit and run out of D.C., particularly Pelosi, Reid, Hoyer, and Leahy who can't seem to get enough of the demon seed.

[NoUsername]

18. Hey now.

Just wait until we get a majority in 2006 2008. They we'll REALLY show 'em. Yeah, that's it. Or maybe we need a super majority. No wait, a super-duper majority. Yeah, that will solve all the problems.

I can count the times they've gone to bat for me on one...finger.

[Oregone]

22. One finger? The middle one?

:)

[NoUsername]

24. Gee, how did you guess?

;)

[lurky]

40. It they get a super-majority,

who wants to bet they change the rules so that they need a super-duper-majority (80%) vote to pass anything? You know, just to be nice...

[halobeam]

49. Heh... super-duper

Most important factor; making sure Lieberman was on-board with this first!

[RufusTFirefly]

21. I'm just glad they ended the war and impeached Bush

Otherwise I might be feeling rather pissed off and betrayed at this point.

[NoUsername]

28. Bwahahahaha!!!

Please remind me to call my CongressPeepsTheAreProbablyCelebratingOnWallStreetRightNow and thank them. Somehow I forgot to thank them for that.

[Oregone]

32. And what, eliminate their platform potential?

No, they will ensure power by doing nothing, but having the most hot button issues to advocate. And we need them in power, damn it.

[petgoat]

55. That's what the Republicans have been doing for years.

In "What's the Matter With Kansas" Thomas Frank points out that
abortion is the major fuel for Red-State indignance, that a Republican
Congress could have outlawed it, and didn't.

What? And lose all that great indignance?

[mikelewis]

35. That impeachment was awesome... Remember when they dragged Rove into the House hearing in cuffs?

That was awesome. I'm so glad the Dems took over... With the Republicans in charge they may have increased the number of troops and the amount of money in Iraq. They definitely would have approved the domestic spying and turned a blind eye to executive branch abuses. Hell, they may have even forked over $700 billion dollars worth of inflation right into Bush's lap without so much as a whimper. Yup... these Dems of our are real scrapers.

[rhett o rick]

52. Name one time they went to bat for the middle class. Just one. nm

[QueenOfCalifornia]

62. I recall them fucking me over and kissing the GOP's ass.

But do not recall them ever voting the way I thought they would since they are supposed to represent me....

[NoUsername]

3. Damn.

How the hell did you get the transcript of my call to my CongressFuckingWorthlessPieceOfShit today?

[flvegan]

4. I'd like to see a poll on DU as to if anyone EXPECTED any different

regardless of your support of the bailout or your disdain of the bailout.

I expected to get fucked.

[Faygo Kid]

5. Erudite posting title.

Have another drink. You deserve it.

[DJ13]

6. Im with you!

[Bryn]

8. I can barely get by now. I could use a little bit of bailout money

Rich helping Rich like always. I don't see regulations. Credit card companies are still charging usury/bogus charges. Just recently I got 39.00 charge for "overlimit" fee, but I didn't go over, it was their interest rate that ate up and caused it to go overlimit. I try to pay down, but I can barely make a dent on it. I just don't have enough to make high payment right now. Time is bad.

[Rage for Order]

9. Actually, I think it was closer to $850 billion

But who's counting

[oldtime dfl_er]

31. yup

all those little "sweeteners" to the tune of $150 billion additional.

[BrklynLiberal]

39. Yep. they would not approve 700B, but 840B was OK..

:crazy: :crazy:

[az chela]

10. You said it all.Good for you.We all agree that are on here

[bdamomma]

11. no wonder people revolt against their governments

when their elected officials abuse their own voters, it warrants a revolution.

it is a class war them against us.

[NoUsername]

20. And guess who's winning. nt

[ixion]

12. yep... my reaction as well

we are fucked, truly, deeply and entirely, now and for generations to come.

[Hydra]

13. Too bad they'll never feel the pain

After all, their bank accounts aught to be flush with all the bribe money they got for this.

[Beregond2]

14. Yes, how dare they preserve our jobs! Those bastards!

[live love laugh]

33. If that is the case, why did 159,000 jobs disappear last month? BULLSHIT. n/t

[That Guy 888]

38. Preserved for at least three or four months anyways... HURRAY!!! n/t

[DrZeeLit]

16. I just had one question. And don't flame me. But. Do you guys really think ...

Do you guys really think you are not "in" the market?
I know a lot of people think, "Oh, I don't own stocks. They're just bailing out 'fat cats' who own stocks.

Well, EVERYBODY is in the stock market. You have car insurance? Your rates are tied to stocks. You have home insurance? life insurance?

You have a pension? 401K? IRA?

Any bank account? I know... FDIC, but where do you think that money comes from? Yep... stock market.

I am a retired public school teacher. My pension is completely connected to the stock market.
Because I didn't pay into Social Security, I decided to save the only way they allow teachers to save and get any breaks -- tax deferred annuity.
Well, tax deferred annuities are held by insurance companies.
And insurance companies put all the money they receive from teachers like me (and other professions) into... the stock market.


So, when you're all hollerin' about 'saving the big fat cats' --- I'm sort of glad (not sure, but sorta) that my pension, car insurance, life insurance, annuities, and IRA are all sort of viable.

And trust me... I'm not fat cat (okay, so I've gained a few pounds over the years, but I have joined Weight Watchers)

[mikelewis]

23. No... I live on dollars and the salvation of your pension just eviscerated my dollar...

Besides... this isn't going to save your pension... the amount of money that you will make back up in the market will be adjusted downward by the inflation this ignorant stunt will cause. You may make your money back in a few years but it won't be worth a dime when bread is up and milk is up and gas is up and everything you buy is up. You'll be a Peso millionaire in a few weeks... congratulations, you just got suckered by G.W.Bush and Co. one last time. I bet you're still wondering where all the W.M.D.'s must have gone...

[depakid]

45. The extent of your utter cluelessness on economic matters

seems only surpassed by your rudeness and propensity to feet stomp and curse.

[tama]

42. Not everybody

Just 99% of US. Then there are hippies building sustainable self sufficient way of life in ecovillages and other intentional communities, natives keeping or going back to their traditional way of life, rest of the world etc.

[tavalon]

44. You are absolutely right and I'm appalled at the ignorance of many here

The market implosion will affect every last one of us. But, after much research, I came to the conclusion that this won't stop what is happening. It will, at best, delay what's coming. There might actually have been a solution somewhere but this wasn't it. At least, I don't think it was.

[wtmusic]

50. The stock market?!

The bailout has no direct effect on the stock market (in fact, passage of the bill sent the Dow down 400 pts yesterday). The stock market will likely tank anyway - this was supposed to be about easing credit.

Nobody thinks they're "bailing out fat cats who own stocks". That is your creation. They are, in fact, bailing out the investment banks who sold derivatives which used junk mortgages as collateral, and left a lot of people holding worthless paper.

If someone robs a 7-Eleven, some will blame the police for not providing a secure community atmosphere. Personally, I believe a little of the blame belongs with the robber.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

63. Nicely put.

thank you.

[dailykoff]

19. And now the Bushketeers are telling us not to cry over spilt milk.

Right, let's just shoulder on and not look back, like we won't be paying for this insane heist for the next century. :grr: :grr:

[unkachuck]

26. K&R....n/t

[newtothegame]

27. I don't feel better, unfortuneatly...

But thanks for your rant! :)

[baldguy]

29. Just think of it as two extra years in Iraq.

[upi402]

34. After that, me too! I feel fresh...

and fuckin-A refreshed!

[Javaman]

36. I think the best part is the total feeling of powerlessness I and currently feeling...

and it's not FUCK!!, it's FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!!

[Warpy]

37. Look at it this way

This is the last ditch effort, the dying gasp, the last hurrah for the GOP way of doing bidness. When it fails, and it will, even the wealthy will finally be forced to admit that GOP dogma just doesn't work...at least long enough for real reforms to start to rescue this economy.

You know how slow people who are wedded to their dogma are to realize that dogma is simply not going to work no matter how long they keep doing it over and over again. Well, this is their last chance. Anyone who still clings to the "small government, low taxes, no regulation, invisible hand, trickle down" nonsense after this will be laughed out of a job.

When this fails, the country will officially be tapped out and unless it wants to risk revolution by canceling all military pensions, social security, and other social benefits, it will be forced to return to a progressive tax system of one description or another while putting people back to work to restart demand and the consumer economy.

They had to do this and fail before they would be allowed to try anything else.

[Luminous Animal]

41. You have got to be kidding...

There are plenty of people in this world who go without social benefits without being forced into a progressive tax system. What makes them less special than Americans? On the other hand, there are plenty of people who fight for their social benefits, keep them AND expand them. They are called Europeans.

Americans do not fight because it is oh so hippy passe to take to the streets.

[nolabels]

64. Look at this way, no matter how times you tell somebody it won't work...........

they will keep on trying it. Mostly they only give it up after everybody ignores them and see's them as foolish. But what does all that matter anyway :shrug:

Not that i could speak for anyone but i have noticed that skeptics, pessimists and other assorted observers don't like to see people suffer or thing get broken and not fixed either. It's just that having an idea of worst case scenario is sometimes good thing too

[Laelth]

67. I wish that were true, but ...

Just this afternoon my Republic in-laws were blaming this mess on Democrats. The truly deluded can not admit fault with the GOP or with GOP dogma.

-Laelth

[DailyGrind51]

46. Why would Democrats care more about the Bush "legacy" than members of his own Party?

Why do our guys/gals try so hard to make "W" look good? I wish David Letterman would run for office!

[KoKo]

53. kick!

[femrap]

54. I don't. nt

eta: fatherfucking pissholes. That helped.

[petgoat]

56. Congress of Quislings nt

[bonito]

57. GREED, It's the fine line between communist and capitalist don't you know. n/t

[natrat]

58. and especially fuck pelosi that skank piece of shit

[Chemical Bill]

59. I was hoping for a porn thread. n/t

[endthewar]

60. Don't worry, they'll lend it all back to us...with interest.

:rofl:

[petgoat]

68. Good. I need a loan to make my loan payments. nt

[QueenOfCalifornia]

61. Thank you.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

I am disgusted.

[Enrique]

65. I don't know enough about it to feel that strongly

:shrug:

[HughMoran]

66. 49 recs?

:puke: