Video: House GOP blames Pelosi’s “partisan” speech for bailout failure
posted at 3:21 pm on September 29, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Ace and Slublog already beat me to the punch. There are, conceivably, good reasons to vote against a bailout in a national emergency — if you think it’ll do more economic harm than good, if you think it accrues too much unchecked power to the executive — but being honked off at Nancy is not one of them.
The Dow’s back down to -630 and creeping ever lower as I write this. You know who the big loser is here? Hint: It ain’t Barack Obama.
Update: No revote today, says Boehner. -662 and counting.
Update: -730 as of 3:30 p.m. Looks like people are rushing to dump shares before the end of the trading day.
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Pelosi as a leader has a responsibility to act like one. a leader does not blame the entire crisis on those she is wanting her to help. she basically made it that if you voted for this bill you agree that all of Rep principles are wrong. while I agree that unrestrianted greed is bad, greed itself is needed for growth. Just like unreasonable fear is bad a little fear helps protect you.
Pelosi had an oppurtunity to carry the day. she didn’t even need to speak. She could have just stated that the nation needed them. But no she had to try to play politics. since the majority of the Americian people did not want this bill to pass I would say that the reps should be ok. The market action today gives me some hope. I think the FED and FDIC can contain this is they work hard at it. the Paluson plan wanted a quick fix. the dems want the pain to last.
unseen on September 29, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Have you guys seen Michael Moore’s site?!
and then…
Skywise on September 29, 2008 at 4:04 PM
-688.08 and holding….maybe
d1carter on September 29, 2008 at 4:05 PM
+1
Just a Grunt–don’t worry. Citigroup has more money than God. Yeah, it’s Saudi petrodollars, but as long as Harry and Nancy keep us from developing our own oil resources, that Saudi money’s solid.
I sound snarky, but it’s the truth too. Really, don’t worry about it.
funky chicken on September 29, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Just wait a day or two when this passes with applause and remember this:
The Senate cheers for Palpatine, while Senator Padme Amidala tells herself, “So this is how liberty dies: With thunderous applause.”
shick on September 29, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Pelosi said that we’d have a great depression if the bill didn’t pass and 40% of her fellow Democrats chose to vote for a great depression, or else 40% of her Democrats think she is an alarmist liar.
Buddahpundit on September 29, 2008 at 4:05 PM
lol…thanks,I needed a laugh.
Priscilla on September 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
This is going to be painful…Where’s the Messiah when you need him. One wave of the hand and he could fix this…/sarc
d1carter on September 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Exactly!!!!!!!!!
Chakra Hammer on September 29, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Can we all please learn the meaning of the political word “pork”. A new bill might be laden with tons of ridiculously crappy liberal sections and outcomes, but “pork” is specific and, frankly, unlikely to be attached. Won’t stop it srom being a terrible bill, but not “pork-laden.”
Abby Adams on September 29, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Mark:
Why would they go back to Mexico? Mexico won’t escape all this.
Terrye on September 29, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Dow -738.42 traders dumping stock right at the end of trading….
d1carter on September 29, 2008 at 4:08 PM
“240 Dems voted. 100 voted against it. All they needed was 11 little votes. They couldn’t get it. If anything, the Republicans showed they were more organized around their stance than the Democrats were.
MadisonConservative on September 29, 2008 at 3:58 PM”
Are you really that dumb? Repubs voted AGAINST what their own leadership requested by 2 to 1 and you call that being more organized. The Repubs will lose seats over this. A lot of empty headed clowns on this site.
Roger Waters on September 29, 2008 at 4:08 PM
I have mixed emotions—-can’t decide whether to cuss Nancy out or send her flowers.
Rovin on September 29, 2008 at 4:09 PM
The bill only failed by 20 voted and 94 Democrats voted against it..
Democrats fault!
Pelosi to blame!
Chakra Hammer on September 29, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Democrats control congress they are the Majority!
Chakra Hammer on September 29, 2008 at 4:09 PM
“After this immediate problem, we’ve got the long-term fundamentals that will really make sure this economy grows.”
That was Barack Obama in a speech today. Hasn’t he been ridiculing McCain for making virtually the same statement?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ac3oWW7Ilw
ejbentz on September 29, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Roger Waters on September 29, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Excuse me, but the Democrats have a majority in the House. If Pelosi was the leader she says she is, they would have fallen in and voted the way they were told. They however have been hearing from the constituents who have told them NO!
flytier on September 29, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Uncertainty is not our friend.
BacaDog on September 29, 2008 at 4:10 PM
LOL the woman really is an embarrassment. Listening to her voice on the radio makes me cringe…this is a role model for my daughter? Er, my daughter’s Jr High classmates sound smarter.
funky chicken on September 29, 2008 at 4:10 PM
McCain made a key miscalcualtion by failing to realize this is hardball politics
evenespecially in a crisis. If he’s going to stand up as our national leader but then be afraid to make ACORN’s financial hijacking attempt infamous in America as a shot over Pelosi’s bow, then the Dems smell that weakness and will pounce with ruthless lies to keep Republicans in fear on defense.When the GOP reaches out in bipartisanship, the Dems are not ever thankful, they attack. How often does this have to happen before we figure out the game?
econavenger on September 29, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Look, here is the deal with Pelosi. A good number of the Dems that voted against this mess don’t care one bit whether she lives or dies. They have all their chips in with one man. The One. Obama.
McCain is pretty much toast. I don’t care what anyone says on Main Street about how great it is this failed. It is great that it failed but those same people are also buying into what Obama is selling. Couple that with the fact that the media and their Washington buds (including so-called Conservatives like Newt) are now on the same page and will proclaim the end of the world shortly, and Obama is the clear winner.
McCain has no comeback. People see the Maverick as an empty suit. The media will not let another old white guy in the white house. They want a black man who is palatable to middle America and they got it with Obama. The Dems who voted against this bill know this and they know that when Obama wins, there will be a new world order in Congress that does not include Pelosi.
When the sky starts falling you will have these big spenders who voted against the bill on the Dem side pushing for even more government intrusion. And they will have a bonafide far left winger in the White House who will not stand in their way.
And I guarantee you ACORN will see millions head their way as a result of this. Obama was an attorney for the group. Come the end of January, the cabinet room is going to look like Showtime at the Apollo — of course their fraudulent efforts to get out the vote will get funded off of our tax dollars.
grdred944 on September 29, 2008 at 4:11 PM
The Dems who voted against it did not do so because they were listening to their constituents, but were pissed about ACORN not being in it and other lefty reasons. They were not acting in the interest of taxpayers.
CanadianGuy on September 29, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Quotes by:
You pessimists still miss the point, that 70% of Americans believe the media wants Barack Obama elected.
Your view of this does NOT include the disconnect between the true will of the American people, the media, the Congress and in this case the Bush Administration.
You must’ve really had to turn your T-shirt and your brain into the most convoluted pretzel the world has ever known, in order to say that!!
I look forward to when you get a patent on that pretzel shape.
Mcguyver on September 29, 2008 at 4:11 PM
And, unlike what the Dems had been doing for years when they were in the minority, the Republicans got out of the way and let the bill out of committee.
progressoverpeace on September 29, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Send her dead flowers.
shick on September 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
If Congress, et al. do the right thing and shut up as opposed to the political thing and keep crying Armageddon, the market will bounce back some tomorrow.
The biggest problem now if everyone overstating the imminent doom scenario.
Damiano on September 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Good point. Why isn’t the post-racial, bi-partisan fixer Barry Obama reaching across the aisle and working his magic? Isn’t he the guy who’s going to lower the oceans and heal the planet for us all? Why not start now by healing our financial markets? Take those highly-touted persuasive powers you were going to use to convince Ahmadinejad not to want nukes, and use them for us, O Special One.
AZCoyote on September 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
The Dow is the ‘emotional index’ and the lefties live there. They’re like junkies before a fix: ‘Gimme more free moneeeeey!…NOW!…Or I’ll diiiiiiiiiiiiiie!
They’re counting on the rest of us to play into the hysteria.
The markets were inflated, this is the natural adjustment. No one said it would be easy or comfortable. Sit tight and put your helmet on.
Just imagine how far ahead in the polls McCain would be if the media was on his side.
Christine on September 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
I blame people on both sides of the aisle for not being able to look at a very big problem and put partisan politics and ideological purity aside long enough to come up with a plan to deal with a problem.
Nancy Pelosi should be driven from her position.
Terrye on September 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
I’m just glad I bought gold months ago seeings how its up over 900 an once as of the end of the market today,Pelosi need’s to be removed she can’t control her own party then she needs to be gone,Frank needs to go to jail for lying to the Amercian public,Dodd need’s to have the FBI go over his loan deal from counrty wide and taken to jail too,But don’t count out McCain to win this thing yet,a lot of people were against this bill on Main Street.
tee866 on September 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Dow down 200 points after the closing bell…watch the European markets overnight, this is going to be a gut wrenching ride.
d1carter on September 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Regarding Pelosi’s speech– what the hell was she thinking? Was she trying to torpedo the thing? There’s no room for anyone in either party playing partisan games with they want us to believe is a crisis. (I happen to believe that it is.)
If it’s a crisis, act like it is. Show leadership. The correct speech was “this was a difficult week, blah, blah, blah, but we put aside partisan differences on this and worked together to produce a plan, blah, blah, blah.”
A leader would have made a victory speech praising everyone for hard work and dedication to their country. She had to be trying, really trying, to push the bill to failure.
obladioblada on September 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Best. Day. Ever!
Congress’ approval rating will be microscopic in the next round of polls.
Way to go, Nancy!
rockmom on September 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
“The bill only failed by 20 voted and 94 Democrats voted against it..
Democrats fault!
Pelosi to blame!
Chakra Hammer on September 29, 2008 at 4:09 PM”
The majority of Dems voted for it and the majority of repubs by 2 to 1 voted against it. That is ALL people will remember when they cast their votes as they contemplate their lost jobs and nest eggs being cut by a third. Repubs will pay and they should.
Roger Waters on September 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Looks like THE OCTOBER SURPRISE came early!
GarandFan on September 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Everybody put your hands up and scream! It’s more fun that way when you’re riding it down! :D
Skywise on September 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Did I hear Pelosi say that the great depression wasn’t really great? Is she so freakin’ stupid that she doesn’t know the difference between great, as in wonderful, or great, as in really huge? Or does she have a weird, inappropriate sense of humor? Pelosi clearly has signs of dementia.
NNtrancer on September 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM
This conundrum reminds me a little of the Amnesty bill. One side kept saying the we needed amnesty now to deal with the 20 million illegal immigrant that are already in the country, the other side kept saying we needed to secure the border first. Of course we ended up with neither.
neuquenguy on September 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Check out Drudge. ;)
Connie on September 29, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Or, she’s a hyperpartisan bitch and she couldn’t stop herself from making one last speech to blame George Bush for everything but halitosis and Ring Around the Collar.
Which do you think is most likely?
rockmom on September 29, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Wrong, Pelosi made it known that this was not a bill for the people, but a bill for the democrats to gain power.
Time to take a time out, and take another look at the bill and make sure it is the right bill.
It is not to any ones best interest to pass a bill that is basically designed to help a party gain control. The reason for the bill is to help the people and the economy.
Red flags went up, time to re-look at the bill, it is an economic bill, not a political bill.
And how stupid is she for making it that…how utterly stupid, if she kept her mouth shut, but then she may have known she did not have the votes, so maybe this was her way out.
right2bright on September 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Our politicians are playing with fire…We are going to see how Wall Street effects mainstreet…
Th US House of Representatives has adjourned until Thursday…going to be an interesting week, one that we shall now soon forget…
d1carter on September 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM
I’m sorry, but Allah and Terrye are both morons.
MobileVideoEngineer on September 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM
I can’t recall his name at the moment, but wasn’t this bailout plan hatched by the administration of President… oh, whatshisname. The guy Josh Brolin (”The Goonies”) is playing in the movie.
Anyhow, what does it say about him that not only did he have no influence on his own party, but he’s not getting any blame whatsoever for not being able to rally his team.
YYZ on September 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Outstanding orders before the market close being settled. You’re right about Europe, though. The markets there have been teetering on the edge for awhile and this may shove them over the edge.
For the doomsayers, here’s a reference point – the October 87 decline was over 23%. Today is about 7%. Don’t panic.
BacaDog on September 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Damiano on September 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM
you still don’t get it. does -750pts not tell you something? The only way this is solved is if the credit starts flowing yes there are other ways to do this then paulson’s plan but…is there time..
unseen on September 29, 2008 at 4:17 PM
DOW down 777 points, but my biggest concern is how Boehner’s feelings are doing. Does he need a hug?
e-pirate on September 29, 2008 at 4:17 PM
McCain blames Obama for bailout defeat
Loxodonta on September 29, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Anybody who continues to blame Republicans…..would you please STFU. You are either a mindless automaton or one of the crooks who got us here.
jay12 on September 29, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Do you just have your computer set to spit out randomly generated McCain bashing? Your comment doesn’t have anything to do with this post.
funky chicken on September 29, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Or, she is a hyperpartisan bitch who could not stop herself from making one last speech to blame George Bush for everything from halitosis to ring around the collar.
Which do you think is more likely?
rockmom on September 29, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Okay, I take that back, Allah, Terrye and e-pirate are all morons.
MobileVideoEngineer on September 29, 2008 at 4:18 PM
McCain better come out with a killer ad using the youtube fannie mae hearings. Dems claim there wasn’t enough regulation, yet they grilled the regulator like he was a criminal for finding accounting errors!
ctmom on September 29, 2008 at 4:19 PM
“LOL the woman really is an embarrassment. Listening to her voice on the radio makes me cringe…this is a role model for my daughter? Er, my daughter’s Jr High classmates sound smarter.”
Pelosi’s not a role model for your daughter, her Barbie Doll or for your Irish Setter.
Because any one of them would be a better Speaker of the House than the failed, incompetent and corrupt Nancy Pelosi is.
If Nancy Pelosi is looking for a role model, an Irish Setter would be a good start. I’ll throw a stick into the middle of the Potomac and Nancy Girl can go chase it.
NoDonkey on September 29, 2008 at 4:19 PM
For the doomsayers, here’s a reference point – the October 87 decline was over 23%. Today is about 7%. Don’t panic.
BacaDog on September 29, 2008 at 4:16 PM
The DOw is down almost 305 for the year. What point do you people not get. If the credit doesn’t start to flow all credit cards will not be working come next week.
unseen on September 29, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Eat me, you condescending ass. When I give you a respectful response, show me the same courtesy, or go play in heavy traffic.
Their own leadership? Like Paul Ryan? Jim DeMint? Newt Gingrich? Every conservative out there who opposed this thing until the last minute when every cracked under the strain of news coverage saying that the Great Depression II was upon us?
I repeat: Republicans were less split over the vote than the Democrats were. The Democrats, yet, hold the majority, and thereby the ability to win any vote simply by holding together. Therefore, the failure of the vote to pass lies squarely with the majority, the Democrats, Pelosi, and Reed.
MadisonConservative on September 29, 2008 at 4:19 PM
30% for the year
unseen on September 29, 2008 at 4:20 PM
BTW – This could be a buying opportunity.
jay12 on September 29, 2008 at 4:20 PM
What is happening to my comments?
rockmom on September 29, 2008 at 4:20 PM
When a bill of this magnitude comes to the floor and the majority party cannot get 40% of their members to vote for it, it is bad. And that is an understatement.
People who contemplate their lost jobs have already found someone to blame. It’s either big bad government, the rich, their employer or the Chinese. Most of them, as well as most of the employed, have no idea what any of this means. They are just waiting for Fox/CNN/MSNBC to tell them how to think.
This is why it benefits Obama to have this panic and why his key supporters in the House helped defeat this bill.
grdred944 on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Pelosi goes to the floor and blames this whole mess on the Bush administration and as a “leader” when asked by reporters why she chose this message, she doesn’t even step up to the microphone…..Good ol’ Barney Frank had to come to her rescue. This is “leadership” of a house that has the majority to pass any legislation they have a mind to.
Roger Waters can spin all this with his pail full of holes, but the Dems just didn’t get the job done.
Rovin on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Might as well bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran, finish off the Dow.
ThePrez on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
What a patriot you are taking delight in a partisan jab on the day of the biggest market crash by percentage in history.
Whom do you think will be soiled by the stink of this? Republicans will.
There is a similarly stupid response people give when trying to refute GWB’s low ratings; they retort with Congress’ low numbers. Ridiculous.
***
Rockmom called today the “Best. Day. Ever!”
The Race Card on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
A 3 page bill morphs into 108 pages of nonsense, minus the 20% for ACORN, and the House democrats DON’T pass it. Hmmmm. Eric Cantor needs to write a simple bill that restores the protections, read regulations, that allowed this fiscal irresponsibility to occur. Then Boehner needs to demand a vote on that bill BEFORE allowing a vote for any monies to be appropriated for Paulson’s and Obama’s economic advisers old cronies on Wall Street and at Freddie/Fannie.
Gohawgs on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Obama proven overly optimistic
Obama’s prepared remarks, from earlier today in Colorado.
“And today, Democrats and Republicans in Washington have agreed on an emergency rescue plan that is our best and only way to prevent an economic catastrophe.”
Not so much.
UPDATE: After seeing the bill fail, Obama scapped the originial script and talked of Rocky Mountain-like turbulence:
“And today, Democrats and Republicans in Washington have a responsibility to make sure that an emergency rescue package is put forward that can at least stop the immediate problems we have so we can begin to plan for the future. As I said, this is a hard thing to do. And right now Democratic and Republican leaders have agreed but members have not yet agreed.
Loxodonta on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Note to Allah Pundit: The NRO is not what it used to be.
Calm Before the Storm on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
You normally seem level-headed, and I understand that the stress is affecting everyone, but sit your ass down and shut up until you can actually come back with some sort of substantive argument instead of this childish banter.
MadisonConservative on September 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM
And, another bizarre thought…
The dems had to toss out all of their pet pork projects in order to reach some sort of accord on this with the Republicans. But, Democrats are pork JUNKIES. So – arrange to call a vote before you’re certain that you have the votes to pass it (or, better yet, when you’re certain that you don’t have them), blame the Republicans, and sit down with your buddies to put the pork back in so you can get the other 11 votes you need.
uncivilized on September 29, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Unlike Allah, I think Nancy’s idiotic blatherings and outright lies about Republicans were a very good reason to vote against this bill. You don’t keep giving candy to the crying baby, and you certainly don’t reward shameless liars.
In any case it was her job to make sure she had the votes before she brought it up for a vote
Buy Danish on September 29, 2008 at 4:22 PM
That’s absolutely wrong, and not even close to the truth. It was the biggest point drop, but not even close in percentage terms.
progressoverpeace on September 29, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Stocks go up, stocks go down. Profits aren’t guaranteed, ever.
Paulson cooked up his plan with the people who got us in trouble to begin with. He met exclusively with the dems for days before he ever sat down with members of his own boss’s political party. ( That makes me wonder if Paulson is Bush’s boss rather than the other way around, but that’s a subject for another day.)
Sorry, but that stinks. And before somebody signs over 700 billion dollars, I think it’s appropriate that we investigate whether that’s really necessary…and sorry to say, I’m not comfortable taking Pelosi, Reed, Dodd, Frank, or Paulson’s word for that.
funky chicken on September 29, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Let’s put this into perspective: After 9/11, the DOW fell to around 7,000. We are still around 10,000.
We as Americans can pick ourselves up again, even if we fall as we did when we thought the whole economy was going to collapse.
7,000 hurts, but it doesn’t kill. The American worker is the most resiliant and inovative in the entire world. We’re in tough shape, but we’ve been much worse. We may continue a temporary struggle, but in the end, America’s best days are ahead of her, and our economy, with the ideals of the free market still in-hand, will prevail.
God Bless.
Abby Adams on September 29, 2008 at 4:24 PM
“The Dems who voted against it did not do so because they were listening to their constituents, but were pissed about ACORN not being in it and other lefty reasons. They were not acting in the interest of taxpayers.”
CanadianGuy just opened my eyes on this…But of course! The Dimbulbs have the luxury of then pointing their fingers at the Repubs and blaming them for this ‘failure’, calling them un-American by not wanting to fund racist, anti-American orgs like La Raza. Are they all on psychiatric drugs?
Also, I wonder how many of those Repubs who signed on to the bailout are in deep with these lenders. Meanwhile, Barry’s connections are ignored and projected onto McCain, as in that idiot Rodriguez in the LA Slimes, (See Top Headlines.)
Christine on September 29, 2008 at 4:24 PM
I heard that the dems knew that they only had 70 Republican votes(Shepard Smith’s show)so why did she call for the vote? Did she not know that so many dems were voting against it?
Answer: Politics! Bill goes down. Dems are all over the TV telling everyone that the Republicans are unpatriotic and send Roger Waters to the “HA” sight to do their nefarious dirty work!
Vince on September 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM
I hate to say it, but damn- you make a lot of sense. Sigh…
alwaysright43 on September 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM
That’s bad, people wont be able to buy what they can’t afford :)
neuquenguy on September 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Old school is the new black
Calm Before the Storm on September 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM
No panic here, I was in the investment business in 1987 and am an investor now. I am not moving anything. Maybe holding more cash than usually. The Europeans are going to go before us because they don’t think this is a European problem, just the Yanks.
Going to be a week to remember….
d1carter on September 29, 2008 at 4:26 PM
I think poor Glenn Beck is going to start drinkin again. He`s on Wolf Blitzers show saying we`re now arrivng at a Great Depression.
Sure wish I drank, my 401k is probably gone and now I have to worry if I`ll be able to help feed my family.
Whoever `08!
ThePrez on September 29, 2008 at 4:26 PM
By the way, that Rham Emmanuel is the architect of this stuff. He has the wall street experience and you could see him directing the news conference! Evil I tell you!
Vince on September 29, 2008 at 4:27 PM
AP: You know what’s needed here, a point by point re-cap of just how an almost 800 point drop in the market while our incredibly stupid Congress goes on holiday will REALLY affect these people. They seem to think they are insulated from this by some magic barrier that separates Wall Street for us every day folks.
jeanie on September 29, 2008 at 4:27 PM
“The bill only failed by 20 voted and 94 Democrats voted against it..
Democrats fault!
Pelosi to blame!
Chakra Hammer on September 29, 2008 at 4:09 PM”
Hey Roger, what part of Democrats have the majority don’t you get.
flytier on September 29, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Holy Jesus, I am in 100% agreement with funk. You guys are correct, the world is ending.
Oh, and unseen, which hedge fund do you work for?
ClassicCon on September 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Who takes delight when millions of Americans suffer?
And why do you?
Loxodonta on September 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM
No. Of course not. The One is inviolate. Is it Barney Frank? No. I suppose not. The people love him. Ah well … Socialism here we come.
argos on September 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM
See ya guys later. I’ve got $50,000 worth of credit line to blow in less than a week, apparently.
gonna be busy….
funky chicken on September 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM
hey I have one of those mouth sores too !! ouch,, ouch..
redrock on September 29, 2008 at 4:29 PM
I don’t think that the Repubs in this clip were blaming just Fancy Nancy, the whole lot of them are petulant children. They have meetings amongst themselves and try to accuse the other side of partisanship.
I think being on the leftwing fringe can get you sucked into the morass, AP. Put down the espresso, breath deep and repeat: this too shall pass, this too shall pass…as long as it takes.
Christine on September 29, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Wow. Stop trusting the MSM for christ’s sake. Let me give you perspective: The first trading day after 9/11, the Dow dropped 7.2 percent. 1987, it was almost 23 percent. 1929, it was over 40 percent. Today was 6.9 percent.
Please, do a little research.
MadisonConservative on September 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
The bottom line to me is that pass or fail, the Republicans would have been spit on by the Democrats for something. That’s the one constant in all this.
Given that, I don’t blame the Republicans for telling the truth. Pelosi could have shared credit, could have put the brakes on the anti-Republican (B/S) rhetoric, but that was apparently too much to ask.
Sometimes these conversations make me think we’re acting like a bunch of battered women. If the Republican leadership had come out and been conciliatory, we’d all be banging our heads against the wall over that too.
capitalist piglet on September 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Only down about 6.5%!!! Get a grip. Credit froze when the banks heard they were getting some money. If I were going to loan you some money and then heard that the rules were about to change, think I’d loan it? Nope!
They’ll get a bill, abetter one, and everyone who is buying will make money. This is how it’s always been. Most people panic. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates buy!
Vince on September 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Dow 8000 is fine with me. I am heavily invested in the market, but at least I am still free and government/Wall Street will have a reality check leading to real change.
Cheap credit is a crime against nature and should be paid for by everyone- not just the taxpayer.
Valiant on September 29, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Todays decline doesn’t even make the top 10 percentage lossed for a single day. For your information, here they are:
Days with Greatest Percentage Loss
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change
1 12/12/1914 54.00 -17.42 -24.39%
2 10/19/1987 1738.74 -508.00 -22.61%
3 10/28/1929 260.64 -38.33 -12.82%
4 10/29/1929 230.07 -30.57 -11.73%
5 11/06/1929 232.13 -25.55 -9.92%
6 12/18/1899 58.27 -5.57 -8.72%
7 08/12/1932 63.11 -5.79 -8.40%
8 03/14/1907 76.23 -6.89 -8.29%
9 10/26/1987 1793.93 -156.83 -8.04%
10 07/21/1933 88.71 -7.55 -7.84%
BacaDog on September 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM
lossed = losses
BacaDog on September 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Congress can now start the legislative wheels and repeal the Community Redevelopment Act – now. That is the root cause.
Pelayo on September 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM
LOL sure sign of the apocalypse. My point this entire time has only been to try to get people to stop screaming at John McCain, and calling this whole thing evidence that he is ???? whatever…..
I think a lot of folks here want Obama to win. Some of them try to pretend like they are republicans to discourage people, etc.
Oh, and remember Saturday, when The One was telling his adoring crowds all about how he had saved the day, and crafted this fantastic compromise bailout package, etc etc? Cue that Hillary Clinton video “and the clouds will part, and the sun will shine upon us all” blah blah for The One.
snort
funky chicken on September 29, 2008 at 4:36 PM
But Pelosi actually HAS been a retarding factor in the attempt to find compromise. Maybe she will be the Big Loser? Naw …
argos on September 29, 2008 at 4:36 PM
You, sir or madam, are the kind of American this Country needs more of. God Bless You. To hell with the crooks.
jay12 on September 29, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Well, at least what’s left of the Constitution has been saved, for now. I know that many think that 700 points in the Dow (which was OVERVALUED) is more important than our founding structure …
progressoverpeace on September 29, 2008 at 4:37 PM
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