Comments on: Bailout Fails: Where Do We Go From Here? http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:51:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BooRadley http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102553 BooRadley Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:35:42 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102553 <p>Agree. The narrative needs a villian. Impeaching Bush and Cheney works for me.</p> Agree. The narrative needs a villian. Impeaching Bush and Cheney works for me.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102544 Teddy Partridge Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:08:03 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102544 <p>Issa just called Paulson a day-trader and said we need to get real bankers involved in a solution.</p> Issa just called Paulson a day-trader and said we need to get real bankers involved in a solution.

]]> By: ThePug http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102540 ThePug Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:55:47 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102540 <p>New bailout plan (actually same as old bailout plan):</p> <p>From: Minister of the Treasury Paulson<br /> Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP</p> <p>Dear American Friend:</p> <p>I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship involving with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am been told that you are a person of great trustworthy and therefore have your contact via this email. </p> <p>I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 700 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.</p> <p>I am working with Mr. Phil Gramm, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. This transactin is 100% saf e.</p> <p>This is a matter of great urgency. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can be transferred.</p> <p>Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to <a href="mailto:wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov" rel="nofollow">wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov</a> so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds. You can be sure that the funds transaction will be held in utmost secrecy.</p> <p>Yours Faithfully, Minister of Treasury Paulson</p> New bailout plan (actually same as old bailout plan):

From: Minister of the Treasury Paulson
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Dear American Friend:

I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship involving with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am been told that you are a person of great trustworthy and therefore have your contact via this email.

I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 700 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.

I am working with Mr. Phil Gramm, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. This transactin is 100% saf e.

This is a matter of great urgency. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can be transferred.

Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds. You can be sure that the funds transaction will be held in utmost secrecy.

Yours Faithfully, Minister of Treasury Paulson

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102522 Ann in AZ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:23:23 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102522 <p>Yeah, and that worked out as well for him as this did. Barney Frank said in a public TV interview that he was appalled that Rethugs would even bring up such a thing. The idea that someone would put his hurt feelings over the good of the country was beyond the pale (pail?). Good point, I thought.</p> Yeah, and that worked out as well for him as this did. Barney Frank said in a public TV interview that he was appalled that Rethugs would even bring up such a thing. The idea that someone would put his hurt feelings over the good of the country was beyond the pale (pail?). Good point, I thought.

]]> By: Phoenix Woman http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102510 Phoenix Woman Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:56:09 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102510 <p><a href="http://www.eschatonblog.com/2008_09_28_archive.html#1134414772595499896" rel="nofollow">Atrios</a> and <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/220659.php" rel="nofollow">others</a> are reminded of Newt Gingrich’s similar hissy fit in 1995. You know, when Newt shut down the government because he didn’t get the seat he wanted on Air Force One on the way to Yitzak Rabin’s funeral? (Clinton was being generous just by allowing Newt to go with him, and of course Newt, being the creep he is, didn’t see it that way.)</p> Atrios and others are reminded of Newt Gingrich’s similar hissy fit in 1995. You know, when Newt shut down the government because he didn’t get the seat he wanted on Air Force One on the way to Yitzak Rabin’s funeral? (Clinton was being generous just by allowing Newt to go with him, and of course Newt, being the creep he is, didn’t see it that way.)

]]> By: Phoenix Woman http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102507 Phoenix Woman Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:52:46 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102507 <p>How many of those economists are of the hard-right school that got us into this mess with their disdain for regulations?</p> How many of those economists are of the hard-right school that got us into this mess with their disdain for regulations?

]]> By: TLinGA http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102497 TLinGA Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:31:31 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102497 <p>So this fiasco today leads us to a preview of the interaction between Congress and the two potential Presidents. McCain would not only be working against the Democrats (not counting DINOs) but also against a large portion of the Republicans as well.</p> <p>How would anything get done with that breakdown?</p> So this fiasco today leads us to a preview of the interaction between Congress and the two potential Presidents. McCain would not only be working against the Democrats (not counting DINOs) but also against a large portion of the Republicans as well.

How would anything get done with that breakdown?

]]> By: SDC1 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102492 SDC1 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:26:07 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102492 <p>It’s no wonder Congress is at 13% approval.</p> It’s no wonder Congress is at 13% approval.

]]> By: dakine01 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102489 dakine01 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:24:28 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102489 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/can-you-spell-obstruction/" rel="nofollow">Looseheadprop over at the Mothership</a> on the DoJ report.</p> Looseheadprop over at the Mothership on the DoJ report.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/comment-page-2/#comment-102487 Ann in AZ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:23:44 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/29/bailout-fails-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comment-102487 <p>MSNBC. Pelosi spoke, then Hoyer, Frank and others. Then they took questions, and one was that Boehner said that he had the votes but due to a speech Nancy Pelosi made that left 12 of his votes “deeply offended,” they voted nay. They asked her to respond, but Barney responded. It was classic. Paraphrasing, so he’s saying that due to Nancy hurting their feelings, they’re going to punish the country. He said, tell you what I’ll do. If they’ll come back and negotiate again, I will speak to those twelve who are identified to me uncharacteristically nicely! Pretty funny, and very pointed!</p> MSNBC. Pelosi spoke, then Hoyer, Frank and others. Then they took questions, and one was that Boehner said that he had the votes but due to a speech Nancy Pelosi made that left 12 of his votes “deeply offended,” they voted nay. They asked her to respond, but Barney responded. It was classic. Paraphrasing, so he’s saying that due to Nancy hurting their feelings, they’re going to punish the country. He said, tell you what I’ll do. If they’ll come back and negotiate again, I will speak to those twelve who are identified to me uncharacteristically nicely! Pretty funny, and very pointed!

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