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1. #654689
   On March 20th, 2009 at 10:44 am, tpitman said:

   I think the whole lot of Congress are so self-centered and utterly without a shred of integrity that they should ALL be thrown out. These Republicans who voted to pass this bill were only jumping on the “me, too!” bandwagon of anger to deflect any criticism from their constituents. They should have stood up and defended the concept that the contract was entered into legally and that the government had no right to selectively tax a group of people just because they were claiming money that was part of the contract they entered, regardless of how unpopular it might be now that it’s been made public.

   They’re ALL spineless!

   Time for Term Limits!

   The argument that some in Congress have special expertise based on their length of service can usually be shot down by pointing out the moronic statements and decisions made by those same “public servants”. Joe Biden is supposed to be the foreign relations expert, but he can hardly open his mouth without saying something stupid. I watched two of them go at each other last night while Laura Ingraham hosted the Factor, and they were both idiots, grinning all the while! Made me sick.

2. #654692
   On March 20th, 2009 at 10:46 am, rplatt said:

   It’s absolutely clear that essentially none of these wormy politicians have any core values. Any nation where it’s so-called leaders serve nothing greater than themselves cannot long endure.

3. #654698
   On March 20th, 2009 at 10:49 am, GladzKravtz said:

   The argument that some in Congress have special expertise based on their length of service can usually be shot down by pointing out the moronic statements and decisions made by those same “public servants”.

   Hit the nail on the head! and Dodd too!

4. #654879
   On March 20th, 2009 at 1:05 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

   Well put zenmastertaz, and that integrity business tpitman ? Not in the cards I suppose-they are without honor, self-centered whores selling their souls, our country and childrens’ heritage for 30 pieces of silver. They are not without precedent this Easter season.
   These Republican Go Along Get Alongs are very much playing Judas to Barney Franks Caiaphas. Now they hang themselves without knowing it–yet.

   —
   Keep the change-I’ll keep my guns

5. #655316
   On March 20th, 2009 at 8:35 pm, simon77047 said:

   I think I said this last year: It doesn’t matter what we say. The bleeps in Washington are going to do what they want to do. When people are allowed to vote who cannot find Texas on a map of the United States, who do not know even one congressman from the state in which they live, who cannot name one member of the Supreme Court, what can one expect? I’m sorry to say, but I think the end of the USA as we know it is upon us.

6. #655343
   On March 20th, 2009 at 10:23 pm, TimLenox said:

   Okay,
   this might not be popular,
   but think about it anyway.

   I first heard this idea
   when Rush discussed it.

   Perhaps there are members of Congress
   who voted for this for a different
   reason: To Wake People theHell UP !!!

   Follow me on this:

   Most people with intellect agree that
   the best way to save the economy is to
   let the bad companies Fail.

   What if the best way to save a country
   is to let a bad Government fail?

   Think about it.

   If this bill is passed:

   Name one company stupid enough
   to ask for a bailout.

   Name one board of directors
   willing to put their bonuses
   and salaries on the line and
   ask for a bailout?

   Think about this:

   Why did Dodd have put that clause in?

   The Tresury asked him to.

   Why would Treasury do that?

   Because President B.O. had them add a
   clause to retro-actively cap salaries
   of all employees of any company that received or will receive federal money
   money so that nobody earns more salary
   than the President and the only way to
   get any company to accept federal help
   was to give them SOME way to profit.

   Get this?

   Nobody can earn more SALARY than the
   Beloved Leader if the company takes
   Bailout/Stimulus funds.

   How do you get the corporate bigwigs
   to take Stimulus funds from the Fed
   so that the Fed can take them over?

   Let them get a big freakin’ BONUS !!!

   Now, how do WE

7. #655346
   On March 20th, 2009 at 10:32 pm, TimLenox said:

   Damn, hit the wrong key.

   Where was I? Oh, yeah!

   How do WE get companies run by
   greedy bastards to stop taking
   money from the Fed and selling
   their companies to the Government?

   Tax those big freakin’ BONUSES !!!

   Maybe the majority of Reps (and Dems)
   in the Congress who voted AGAINST the
   Stimulus are voting FOR this bill to
   thwack those greedy corporate bastards
   over the head and make them WAKE UP !!!

   Meantime, Tens of Millions of People
   in this country have been trained by
   “American Idol” to vote for the most
   popular/chic/cool contestant.

   So how do we wake up the American
   people to the disaster they made?

   Make the face of that disaster as
   BIG as possible so that even the
   MORONS will say, “Hey, wait, HUH?”

   Before we condemn all the members
   of Congress for their votes, maybe
   we should think a little about the
   rammifications and say, “Hmmmmmm.”

   Anyway, that’s my take on it.

8. #655370
   On March 21st, 2009 at 12:11 am, secondsight said:

   Michelle,

   Tabulation error:

   Dent (Pa rino), voted for this as well.

9. #655371
   On March 21st, 2009 at 12:14 am, secondsight said:

   ps, I really look forward to when this tax gets extended to professional sports players and television and film stars. That’s populism that is worth buying popcorn for.

10. #655458
    On March 21st, 2009 at 10:03 am, tnmartin said:

    Ref ”Bill of Attainder”
    Yes, it certainly appears to be that. So what? We have learned to our sorrow that the dolts that squat on our judicial benches are quite capable of ignoring the plain language and inventing hints of penumbras of shadows of inferences in order to arrive at the results that they want to get. See, for example, Kelo, the disgraceful damage done to the Commerce Clause for more than 70 years now, McCain-Feingold, the de facto rejection of the 10th Amendments, and ten thousand more examples. So, regrettably, this may stand.
    This is all right out of the playbook that Stalin, Lenin, Mussolini, Castor, Danny Ortega, and many others have used. Successfully, I might add. The people in power in D.C. these days have more than trivial similarity to those people, they would fit right in.
    The objective is not the stated one: the real objective is POWER. More and more and more of it. And it is working.