Democratic Congress May Adjourn, Leave Crisis to Fed, Treasury
If this doesn’t, by itself, qualify the craven Democratic Party for an historic electoral defeat, I don’t know what would. With the financial system in crisis, the only action the nitwits in the Dem controlled Congress can think of is to adjourn, stick their heads in the sand and hope by Jan. 2009 the tangled credit mess has somehow magically worked itself out.
Then, if we avoid a meltdown, they will take credit for it. If world-wide markets tank, guess what party gets blamed. Hint: starts with an “R.”
Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) —
The Democratic-controlled Congress, acknowledging that it isn’t equipped to lead the way to a solution for the financial crisis and can’t agree on a path to follow, is likely to just get out of the way.
Lawmakers say they are unlikely to take action before, or to delay, their planned adjournments — Sept. 26 for the House of Representatives, a week later for the Senate. While they haven’t ruled out returning after the Nov. 4 elections, they would rather wait until next year unless Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who are leading efforts to contain the crisis, call for help.
One reason, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday, is that “no one knows what to do” at the moment.
“When you rush to judgment, you usually make mistakes,” said Sherwood Boehlert, a former Republican congressman from New York. “This is something you can’t go on forever without addressing, but Congress in a short span of time is best served by going home.”
September 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Ta Da Duh Do Nothing Congress!
Where’s Batman when you need him
September 18th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Off topic but a good read.
Media Are “Sinners” in Coverage of 2008 Campaign, Panelists Say
Religion took center stage on Tuesday, Sept. 16, as a panel of media professionals weighed in on its role in the 2008 presidential election.
Speaking at “Sinners and Winners: How the Media are Covering Religion, Morality and the 2008 Campaign,” national religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack lambasted media coverage of Mitt Romney’s Mormonism and other candidates’ religious leanings and affiliations, calling it a distraction. Others agreed.
“I was appalled by the way Romney was treated by the press,” said Stack, senior religion writer for the Salt Lake Tribune, “I do not believe every adherent should be responsible for his pastor’s or church’s belief. I wish the questions posed [by the media] were more directly related to the job, especially in this time of national urgency.”
Read entire article here:
http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/Public_Affairs/topstories_1345.asp
September 18th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Has Anyone in the media or otherwise thought about asking Mitt Romney what he would do to turn this mess around? Anyone?….anyone? If anyone could fix it - it would be Mr. FixIt Romney.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I bet you McCain was wishing right now that Mitt was his VP choice as we struggle with the economy. The Republicans could say that they had an expert on the ticket instead of now where both the Dem and Rep tickets are floundering because none of them have a clue. Mitt could have won it for him. What could have been!
September 18th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Two questions: Who was it who said “Washington is broken”?
And, the media (and the RNC ???) chose another.
Second question: Does anyone know where I can get two bumper stickers that say “Don’t blame me, I voted for Romney”. I need them to be able to last for four years. My yard sign is being held together with duct tape. I don’t think it will make it. May have to make my own.
Guess I have a third question: Where can I get a barf bag to take into the voting booth. I was so looking for an election when I could vote for someone instead of choosing the lesser or two evils.
God bless us all. - P
September 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Peter, let me know if you find those stickers, I’ll take a couple too.
MK, I doubt McCain is regretting not picking Mitt. He’s too stubborn and too much of a “Maverick” (so sick of that) to admit that Palin was an extremely poor choice. She’s already starting to lose her luster to those who thought she was a fantastic choice. Her screechy voice is really starting to bug me. I bet it will wear others down too. Mitt is better off not being vp as it really is a powerless positon.
The real travesty is that Romney should have been the republican nominee. He would be in his element right about now, showing up Obama’s “community organizer” credentials big time.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Hey everybody! I am going of topic but please go to the link below. I am surprised.
http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/09/18/aol-straw-poll-sept-18-25/
September 19th, 2008 at 6:42 am
Jon,
If one more time I hear her call me a ‘gal’, I’ll SCREAM. I’m not a ‘gal’. I don’t go bowling with her, I don’t down a beer with her and I certainly don’t go bull hunting with her. I know that folksy talk works in certain sections, but where I come from, we find it degrading and insulting not to be addressed as Ladies or Gentlemen.
September 19th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Morning all,
Just read this interesting article at the WSJ in regards to John McCain and his blame first mentality. McCain likes to place a great deal of blame and yet provide no solutions.
I am sure if Mitt was the nominee there would have been a press conference with a Powerpoint presentation of how to solve this crisis we are apparantly undergoing.
Here is a link:
http://mobile2.wsj.com/device/article.php?mid=3&CALL_URL=http://www.wsj.com/article/SB122178318884054675.html
It’s an interesting read. Also, sorry the link is to the mobile site since I am currently on my PDA.
September 19th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Sara,
What is interesting is not that McCain is ‘winning’ the straw poll (which is less than 24 old, and by the way, had Mitt picked as veep), but that it will be adding 3rd party candidates to the mix. There appears to be a real feeling in this country that we have no choices this election season. I am one of those. I cannot give McCain my vote, I’m douting Obama, but the thirds are equally nutters. Do I write in? I’ll be voting GOP down ticket. But up ticket. Flawed candidates all way ‘roud. McCain has been in the Senate for almost 30 years. This week he finally got around to seeing we might have a problem with all the free spirit deregulations he helped create? Heck, he’s PART of the problem. Washington is broke. But it will take a few more years before others start to notice.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Chris, how about starting a grassroots “Write in MItt” campaign for all those republicans/conservatives/independents who don’t feel good about the current choices? I’ll most likely be writing in Romney unless a 3rd party option is attractive.
September 19th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Jon, that would be fine, execpt I think (and I’mnot sure on this at all) that Mitt could give his votes to McCain, if he did not get enough to win the election.