Comments on: Rush: God bless the anti-bailout Republicans

By: The death of fiscal conservatism « The Right Daily

The death of fiscal conservatism « The Right Daily — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:44:08 +0000

[...] the shamnesty tactics from the ashes to brush them off and give it another try. So much for the anti-bailout Republicans and Democrats in the House the other day that beat back the bailout attempt there. We survived [...]

By: cheapseat

cheapseat — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:45:41 +0000

yo jeannie; do you really believe social security medicare and medicaid will be around 5 to 10 years from now. lol. obama will institute national health care which will explode the budget so fast, it will make this debacle look like nothing. who are we going to tax to pay for all this social welfare engineering? you going to buck up 75% of your earnings to bail your brothers out? when russia went belly up, who suffered? the old who believed in government promises of a free lunch. what happened to the entrepeneurs, they left and went to europe and the u.s. and became the russian mafia, and the politburo stayed in russia and confiscated any businesses which actually could make a profit and sold the russian military off to the highest bidder. which group do you belong to? look back in history to see your future.

By: fromnowhere

fromnowhere — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:11:19 +0000

On September 30th, 2008 at 6:43 pm, jeanie said:
Good Lord!!! There are those of us too old to get a job even if we could, who are forced to use the market to supplement inadquate pensions because all other venues simple do not pay enough,

Jeannie, I hear what you are saying, but how exactly are you “forced” to use the market? I’m certaninly not rich, but have had to adapt my lifestyle to the changing times and be creative in using my resources and diversifying where my money is invested. I’m afraid you are only “forced” by your own contraints.

By: ArizonaNeanderthal

ArizonaNeanderthal — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:10:37 +0000

Rush is out living his usefulness to many of us.

And I hope he out playing golf this morning too. The one, the only, good thing about the Arkansas white trash is when he slammed El Rushbo I finally tuned in and became a ditto head, thank you. I now have a dedicated EIB radio

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.” -George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 425-426.

By: sicsempertyrannis

sicsempertyrannis — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:18:53 +0000

I just called Eric Cantor’s office (my congressman) and told them I disagreed with his vote. Not that my opinion matters much, he still voted for a bill that is getting disapproval from the people at a 10 to 1 rate! This is what happens when your congressman becomes part of leadership, they put party over principles.

By: herself

herself — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:54:15 +0000

Sorry Michelle – I passed along a note to David Dreier, my congresscritter, to go for it. Voting for this pile of crap is by far less stinky than the pile of crap we’ll get if we try to prevent its passage.

Ask yourself a careful question, “Why did Pelosi intentionally torpedo passage of the bill?” I assure you it was not because she had the best interests of the nation in mind. Her intention was to kill this compromise and force passage of her version of it with all the support for ACORN and other nonsense put back into it.

You’ve been watching closer than I have. I’ve been watching decades longer than you have. I’ve seen this sort of move on Pelosi’s part before. I admire Pelosi’s skill in manipulating the situation almost as much as I deplore her morals, ethics, and willingness to sacrifice the people of the United States of America before the alter of Democratic Party Power.

{^_^}

By: RogerCfromSD

RogerCfromSD — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:18:59 +0000

Hey, it’s the “All About Jeannie” thread!

Let me grab my hankies… I can use a good cry.

By: jamesgreenidge

jamesgreenidge — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:05:37 +0000

Yes, I’m glad Repubs are showing some guts, but I feel a bit pessimistic at how McCain’s people aren’t taking the offensive (i.e. “playing nice.” His meek handlers ought be fired and get some pit-bull types in there! Let Palin go at it! We’re staring at indelible massive social programs forever in the face here that will make any bail-out look a picnic!

James Greenidge
A Thompson man forced to vote McCain.

When I see Obama’s cheering supporters I ask myself; Do they hate George Bush (i.e. all Republicans) THAT much??

By: yohannbiimu

yohannbiimu — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:03:36 +0000

I nearly had a conniption when I saw “Mike Rogers” on the list, but then saw he was from Alabama and not Michigan. So, my Rep voted against it.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:24:17 +0000

I am very proud of my Rep. Ed Royce of CA for not voting for the bail out.

By: ent

ent — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:37:56 +0000

Aloha Guy said:

A great book is Charles MacKay’s “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds”.

This crisis wasn’t caused by the madness of crowds, though. It was caused by the venality, corruption, and hubris of government, primarily as foisted upon us by Democrats.

Speaking of shysters, why is it that Franklin Raines was fired nearly four years ago and neither he nor any of his co-conspirators have been so much as investigated? They personally stole tens of millions of dollars through fraudlulent bookkeeping practices that drove up the size of their bonuses. The bunch of them should have been tried, convicted, and sentenced to long stays at the penitentiary by now.

By: e.koenig

e.koenig — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:12:10 +0000

On September 30th, 2008 at 6:30 pm, jeanie said:
Very easy to say for a man who has plenty left to pay his bills after yesterday. Not so easy for those who don’t. Rush is out living his usefulness to many of us.

waaaaaaaaah.

could you please refer me to the section of the Constitution that provides an economic guarantee for my investments??

and can you explain this “usefulness”??

i’d rather live on the streets then another failed socialist experiment and thats where we are heading…..just how long before mortgages are replaced by government owned housing leases??

your liberty is not worth your 401k balance.

By: AlohaGuy

AlohaGuy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:07:05 +0000

My great-grandparents, survivors of the Great Depression, kept tens of thousands of dollars under their bed in a metal box.

People who went through it were often scarred for life. Getting late in the day for a details, but diversify, t-bills for safety, gold for disaster, don’t buy a house in a housing bubble..others here will have even better advice than I do.
A great book is Charles MacKay’s “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds”. Probably out of print but in any major library. $64,000 for a Tulip Bulb? South Seas Adventures so secret they couldn’t tell you what they were – but you could invest? People fell for a lot of these things. It would have helped a lot of people avoid the housing bubble.

Anyway, I’m off…

By: DannoJyd

DannoJyd — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:01:44 +0000

At the GOP headquarters in my area many people are stopping by to pick up yard signage, but you cannot pay anyone to take a Fred Upton sign. Maybe I’ll grab them up to use as drop clothes the next time I do some painting.

God bless the anti-bailout Republicans? I would have sworn I left that comment somewhere [here?] last Monday. Guess Rush is following my lead. Again! /sarc

By: gco

gco — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:19:44 +0000

Very easy to say for a man who has plenty left to pay his bills after yesterday. Not so easy for those who don’t. Rush is out living his usefulness to many of us.

His wealth doesn’t nullify what he has to say about freedom and individualism. As for politicians who want to give themselves the power to make your money “secure,” realize that such a level of power can enable them to take your money away, on a scale far greater than they do presently.