The Dishonesty and Untrustworthiness of The One

~Snooper~

Louis Farrakhan labeled Obama as The Messiah. It wasn't anyone within the VRWC by any stretch of the imagination although the members of the Leftinistra would have you believe the mean Republicans did it. For some reason, the term stuck and the more he tries to shake it, the more it sticks. Perhaps he knows that he isn't the Messiah so he is trying to distance himself from those that think he is...not sure. However, he is The One and The One has some issues.

Siggy has an interesting data filled post entitled, "The Man Who Wants To Be President: How Barack Obama ‘Lost’ Eight Years Of Financial And Other Records". Would the Messiah "lose" or "misplace" crucial records? If so, how can he expect to be trusted with keeping up with Presidential "stuff"? Is he that lackadaisical and irresponsible? Or, is he that deceitful?

Barack Obama, who’s been scolding Hillary Rodham Clinton for not hastening the release of records from her time as first lady, says he can’t step up and produce his own records from his days in the Illinois state Senate. He says he hasn’t got any. “I don’t have - I don’t maintain - a file of eight years of work in the state Senate because I didn’t have the resources available to maintain those kinds of records,” he said at a recent campaign stop in Iowa. He said he wasn’t sure where any cache of records might have gone, adding, “It could have been thrown out. I haven’t been in the state Senate now for quite some time.” [...]

If anyone is that stupid to actually believe such utter nonsense, I don't know what to tell them. I still have records from High School and I graduated in the early 1970s. I have also been involved in Community Organization "stunts". Maybe I should run for President. At least I can document most everything.

I wonder what is in all these "missing" records that "might have been thrown away"? Could it be that his documented associations with ACORN are among them? The evidence of his ACORN elbow rubbing has been hitting the air waves and You Tube circuits for quite some time but, I wonder what we don;t know yet. With the investigations all over the Nation in regards to ACORN voter fraud and intimidation going on, it is no wonder that the piece written by Stanley Kurtz for the NY Post has the ACORNers in a tizzy.

[...] Meanwhile, instead of repudiating ACORN's intimidation tactics, Rep. Kennedy berated Roukema for arresting one of his constituents and accused the Republicans of preparing for "an all-out attack on CRA." He also promised to introduce legislation to expand the CRA's coverage to mortgage bankers and large credit unions.

THIS little slice of political life from 1995 had a variety of ripple effects. Above all, ACORN's intimidation tactics, and its alliance with Democrats in Congress, triumphed. Despite their 1994 takeover of Congress, Republicans' attempts to pare back the CRA were stymied.

Instead, Democrats like Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Reps. Kennedy and Waters allied with the Clinton administration to broaden the acceptability of risky subprime loans throughout the financial system, thus precipitating our current crisis.

ACORN had come to Congress not only to protect the CRA from GOP reforms but also to expand the reach of quota-based lending to Fannie, Freddie and beyond. By steamrolling the GOP that March, it had crushed the last potential barrier to "change." [...]

I find that interesting as well. No wonder there have been pieces published that are trying to distract from the current financial non-crisis declared a crisis for political gain. I have said from the beginning that this was a contrived crisis. Now that the evidence has backfired on those responsible - the Democrat Party - now all of a sudden, it is the crisis everyone thought it was? Please.

We also know that the "rescue plan" has failed. We also know that the cretins in DC are working on a rescue plan for the rescue plan and the other idiots are working on a second "stimulus package" to "help the economy". Wasn't that the reason for the first "stimulus package" that the democrats were dead set against? And now, they are all for another one that won't work either?

Where is all of this money that we don't have coming from?

With the articles revealing data ACORN and Obama don't want anyone to see, read or know about are hitting the streets, perhaps this is why Obama is paying ACORN to "get out the vote". We'll see. The bottom line is this, Obama has no credibility. ZERO. NONE.

It's The Economy Numb Nuts!

~Snooper~

Steven Horwitz has a great article up today addressed to the "folks on the left". It is a must read and because of the nature of the beast, snippets cannot be offered here. So, go there. It is a comprehensive look at the economy and the Free Markets.

An Open Letter to my Friends on the Left

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Now Off The Hook

~Snooper~

Everyone is wrong. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are perfectly fine and solvent. The hype is over and the real culprit or culprits have been exposed. Everyone relax. There isn't a crisis. McClatchy News bares all:

Private sector loans, not Fannie or Freddie, triggered crisis

And that settles that. Crisis solved.

For a while there I was worried.

This is getting more and more retarded by the minute, people. Talk about the spinmeisters in full swing! This is how I see it. The Leftinistra have been caught LYING and CHEATING and thee is no getting out of it honestly. So, now, they are trying to blame the economic non-crisis crisis in the laps of someone else. What a bunch of damned losers. In the pro-Castro media outlet in Florida: "Data prove untrue charges that push for affordable housing caused crisis"

This is the SAME parroting crap from the above linked story. This is just plain sad and so blatantly obvious even to the oblivious. Frannie Mae and Freddie Mac BOUGHT those useless mortgages BECAUSE of failed Democrat Party economic policies. Get over it and quit blowing smoke up my ass.

It's The End Of The World As We Know It

~Snooper~

According to the "experts", the ones that actually got us into this financial mess to start with have warned today;

The world is on the brink of financial meltdown, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Saturday. His bleak warning came as finance ministers tried to calm the frenzy in markets that saw share prices crash by more than 20 percent last week. [...]

That is what happens when governments get involved in economics and try and manipulate it into an outcome they wish to have when the markets take care of themselves when left alone. Since Paulson said that the world was ending on 9/17/08 if "we didn't take decisive action", the government has taken decisive action and the situation got worse. Thank you very much Democrat Party. Well done. The very oversight that you have recently whined about that YOU have been in charge of has failed the American People and the People of the World. Congratulations.

However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Many are saying, such as I have BEEN saying for quite some time, that if you want a worsened economy, go ahead and either elect or allow to be elected the most liberal Senator in history as Obama is and coupled with that, a flaming Marxist. I know. Right Wing Nuthouse says Obama is not a socialist or a Marxist but even the smartest of us have a brain spasm once in a while. The evidence is overwhelming.

I read this today at Sister Toldjah's place:

[...] Today I read from three different people who either support an Obama presidency, or at the very least are not opposed to one, express concern that, well, having a Democrat president stand alongside a Democrat Congress in these uncertain economic times is … troubling. Ilya Somin, Ross Douthat, and Mike Rappaport have all written in the last couple of days that an Obama victory next month could have long term economic consequences that would be harmful to the American economy, consequences that would be hard to turn back under a future Republican administration and/or Congress. [...]

Naturally, George Soros wants the economy to tank. He is the driving force behind this and denying that reveals several things; liars, brain dead idiots, moonbats, anti-Americanists, socialists, Marxists and a few other things. Check out the WaPo piece here for certain idiocy.

And, here is something else people can deny. The markets are crashing out of fear of an Obama presidency. Denying this will not change the fact that this Nation will end up as a Third World Nation by the time Czarbie gets through with it. Name me one thing positive that has happened since Czarbie has started talking about the economy. Every time he opens his Marxist yapper, the economy slides a little more each day. Also recall that Soros is yanking his strings.

Some will say that there is no "nefarious" boogey men but my research into Soros begs to differ. Just to be sure, please do your own fact-finding and ask yourself what the European Crash was all about and which INDIVIDUAL brought it about. Come back when you have the answers. What are his end goals? What are his ideals? And, how does he propose to accomplish his dreams of a One World Socialist Utopia?

It is clear that for decades, the Democrat Party has been manipulating the economy and now there is talk of economic terrorism. This remains to be seen but it is a viable avenue of investigation. Especially seeing that it has been the Democrat Party leadership that has refused to come clean in regards to their utter failure. In other words, the DNC members are the failures they claim others to be. There is just no getting away from that honestly. Mike's America states the following and the letter he refers to is to the left:

[...] "If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole." --John McCain, May 26, 2005

John McCain made that statement in support of a bill by Senate Republicans which would have reformed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before it was too late.

But it wasn't his only effort to get attention on this key issue when action could have averted a crisis. The following letter McCain signed along with nineteen other GOP Senators (neither Barack Obama nor ANY Democrat Senator signed) was issued a few weeks before McCain's Senate speech. [...]

Naturally, the Pelosi Clan and the Reid Clan will not acknowledge their complicity in this economic downturn...it isn't politically expedient. I wonder if they will be targets of the Special Investigation if it ever comes. Griffin is urging McCain to call for a Special Investigation...

[...] It would send a signal to Americans who are scared, angry and hurt as a result of the stock market meltdown.

He should also remind the American people that any funds recovered as a result of a criminal probe would be returned to the U.S. Treasury, including any recovered from CEOs who are found to have committed crimes.

And ask Sen. Obama to join him in this proposal. He won't.

The Special Prosecutor would report to the Deputy Attorney General as has been the case with other Special Prosecutors. The Independent Counsel statute is no more, so I am not suggesting a big spending, never ending IC.

A Special Prosecutor. For action. For accountability. For confidence. [END]

Accountability? For a Democrat? Step away from the bong.

While some are fearing a Socialist Tsunami, I have more confidence in the American People than that. Hopefully, others do as well. It seems as though someone is rethinking the recent unconstitutional bail out bill because in the New York Slimes, it is said that the White House is overhauling the "rescue bill". I don't care what it is called...it is unconstitutional and it needs to be struck down and burned. Also, since when does a building overhaul anything. The White House is a structure for crying out loud.

Remember all of this come election day. Which political party got us into this mess and which political party refused to fix it when the other political party tried to stem the tide and stop the bleeding.

Government Meddling In Fanancial Markets = Crash of 2008

~Snooper~

Seen the news today? Oh boy! The socialist army has just put 4,000 holes in Capitalism. Now we know how many holes it takes to fill CONgress!

Judas H Priest people. Way back on 9/17/08, we heard that the sky was falling, our atmosphere was vanishing and we were drifting into the sun and we had to act NOW NOW NOW before it was too late. The market went down and down. The initial bill failed and the market rebounded about 60 %. Then, the Senate got a hold of it. The market went down and down. Then the Lower House passed the damn thing and the market went down and down and it hasn't stopped going down since. That's because CONgress keeps trying to meddle thus screwing it up worse than it would have been if they had just let the market fix itself.

We are below 9,000 people with the market losing 38% for the year so far BECAUSE of government meddling. I say hang them all and start over and return to the Constitutional Values our Founding Fathers established. Period. End of discussion.

Let this be an abject lesson for all Americans. When the government gets involved in the whatever it is they get involved in, it always turns to crap in a hurry and then they blame everything and everyone else but their own ignorance and stupidity. Have you had enough yet?

McCain campaign attacking Fannie Mae in slideshow

~Snooper~

I couldn't get the slideshow to embed so you will have to go here to view it. It is a 15 screen presentation in regards to the Democrat Party and Czarbie's involvement in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac meltdown.

HT Redstate and Marc Ambinder
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The Sky Is Not Falling Bail Out Bill Non-Issue Issue

~Snooper~

There are rumors about that the banks are going to say take the bill and shove it to the Fed. The chattering is over at Memeorandum in case you are interested. There are also rumors about that European banks are being bought out or folding and the Asian markets are all atwitter. Good thing we passed a bill effective 1/1/09 and must be completed by 2018.

The Pigs Are Flying - Or Something

~Snooper~

More and more folks are catching on that Congress no longer does the Will of We The People. Todd Blumer of PJM makes this statement: Bailout Saga Proves that Elites Don’t Care What We Think. Exactly so. I wrote about this a few days ago in a post entitled, "The Will Of The Congress Will Be Done". Sen Reid and Rep Pelosi both stated that the will of Congress will be done regardless of We The People and what we had to say about it. Amazing isn't it? Even Feinstein, the one that says that she does the people's bidding said that nearly 10 to 1 folks were saying NO and she said she was voting for the bill anyway.

When Alec Baldwin, a Hollyweird type - knows that the Democrats caused the current financial non-meltdown meltdown, watch out for dropping pig turds. Check out the video here.

Just in case, watch out for pig turds falling from the sky on this one as well. There is a court order for Czarbie to produce a current and real birth certificate. We reported on it earlier but mdconservative has a shortened version. Others have been tracking this issue with grand zeal here.

What McCain Needs To Do Now

~Snooper~

OK. Now that the unconstitutional economy bail out and the rape of the American tax payer has been set into stone, McCain can now come out swinging and expose the folks that are responsible for it all, including that fraud and socialist/Marxist lying bastard that he is Czarbie.

John McCain and the New Reagan can take the gloves off, now that the non-issue issue created by Democrats has been dealt with. The Democrats had to invent an issue because the Iraq issue is no longer an issue. The Democrats were wrong about Iraq right after they had been right about Iraq. Now, the economy is their mantra. Good. They screwed it up and now McCain must expose them for it.

Ace has a pretty good "conversation" tip...

"I stayed away from making these partisan attacks, even though you lied ridiculously about me and your own attempts at 'reform.' I held back, because partisan attacks -- even truthful ones -- would harm our country and reduce the chances of getting a vital bill passed.

"Well, the bill is now passed. I put country first. You didn't, and you lied on top of that. And now -- only now that this crisis has been dealt with, to the extent we can -- I'm going to give you a bit of straight-talk about Fannie, Freddie, my attempts to reform it, and your attempts to block reform on behalf of your big donors and friends in ACORN."

Hopefully so. He is entirely capable of doing this seeing that he is known to unload on people before. We also already know that those responsible have been angered that they have been exposed. As much as I can hardly stand Bill O'Reilly, he had one of the more obviously responsible cretins on his show the other day. The guy blew up. I would imagine that he was looking for some duct tape.

Sarah Palin threw her gloves away.

More at Memeorandum...

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The Bail Out: I Call BS

~Snooper~

I have a few questions. If in fact the sky was falling to such a degree on the 17th of September in the year of our Lord 2008 and, as the New York Times writer so states: "The extent of the credit crisis that unfolded from the morning of Sept. 17 to the afternoon of Sept. 18 was unseen to the public but spooked policy makers into action" is true, why, then does pages 448 and 449 of the unconstitutional bill state the following?

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. - IN GENERAL. - Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts deferred which are attributable to services performed after December 31, 2008.

(2) APPLICATION TO EXISTING DEFERRALS. - In the case of any amount deferred to which the amendments made by this section do not apply solely by reason of the fact that the amount is attributable to services performed before January 1, 2009, to the extent such amount is not includible in gross income in a taxable year beginning before 2018, such amounts shall be includible in gross income in the later of - (A) the last taxable year beginning before 2018, or (B) the taxable year in which there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such compensation (determined in the same manner as determined for purposes of section 457A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section).

So, is the sky falling or not? Has Congress suddenly obtained the power to stall the sky from falling for THREE MONTHS? Can this be? Is it possible? The effective date if it passes in the House is AFTER 01 JAN 2009 and they have ELEVEN YEARS to accomplish the "bail out". That my friends is a very large and slow falling sky. The way everyone is acting, the sky is approximately two inches off of the ground at this moment. It gets worse, actually. On page 449 we also read:

ACCELERATED PAYMENTS. - No later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance providing a limited period of time during which a nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement attributable to services performed on or before December 31, 2008, may, without violating the requirements of section 409A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, be amended to conform the date of distribution to the date the amounts are required to be included in income.

So, as the sky is falling, we have to wait until New Year's Day 2009 for the First Responders to arrive and then, 120 days later, recommendations will be made as to how to address the situation. And, what exactly does "a limited amount of time" mean? But, if something has happened prior to 31 DEC 2008, let's say, way back to 1889, bad mortgages can be purchased?

Color me stupid. Or, just put a bullet in my head. With a HT to JWF, the Australian News has this article up entitled, Minutes left to save the world. JWF reply is as follows: "I guess if you're still around to read this the world has been saved." I guess so.

The Senate unconstitutional bill can be read here...

The Washington Times is a must read and doesn't see the "urgency" either...JonJayRay also has a must read and reveals what an "insider" has to say...RWN? Same thing...the WaPo is even questioning the alleged panic...TAT exposes (as so has many others) the utter lies of Barney Frank and other cretins just like him...

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BREAKING: The Unconstitutional Bail Out Bill Passes In The Senate

~Snooper~

The idiotic bail out bill - the raping of the American taxpayers - has passed the Senate. More details when my pissed off temperament calms down enough. Just tune into any news service for confirmation.

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Bailout Round Two Results The Daily Conservative
Six Meat Buffet: Senate Passes Massive Steaming Log, Leaves It At The Steps Of The House
Jules Crittenden: Merry Christmas!
A Republic - If You Can Keep It at Traction Control

ROLL CALL:

Senators Voting Yes

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea - sent a VERY disgruntled letter and email to John
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea - sent a VERY disgruntled letter and email to Kay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay



Senators Voting No

Allard (R)
Barasso (R)
Brownback (R)
Bunning (R)
Cantwell (D)
Cochran (R)
Crapo (R)
DeMint (R)
Dole (R)
Dorgan (D)
Enzi (R)
Feingold (D)
Inhofe (R)
Johnson (D)
Landrieu (D)
Nelson (FL) (D)
Roberts (R)
Sanders (I)
Sessions (R)
Shelby (R)
Stabenow (D)
Tester (D)
Vitter (R)
Wicker (R)
Wyden (D)

Free Enterprise and Capitalism Survives Congress

~Snooper~

Seeing that our Constitution is a living breathing document, I would imagine that as it sits in that vacuum sealed box in DC, it sighed a very large sigh of relief hearing that those dastardly socialists lost their bid on the US economy yesterday.

Miss Queen Socialist Nanna sure was testy yesterday, wasn't she? Does she sense that her party is over? After the American People said no to socialism, I wonder if Miss Nanna is crying in her Perrier? And what about Czarbie? He projects himself as a Uniter and not a Divider yet he failed to unite 218 Democrats? What is that about? He can't even unite fellow socialists...how is he going to unite the world? Oh. Wait. He is planning on that Civilian National Security Force. I forgot. My bad. But, did he not claim that he and he alone was responsible for the "agreed upon deal" to save the nation?

Back to Nanna...she really screwed the pooch on this attempted socialist take over of the American economy that she fully intended on blaming on President Bush.

From the McCain Campaign:

Please see the following statement by McCain-Palin senior policy adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin:

“From the minute John McCain suspended his campaign and arrived in Washington to address this crisis, he was attacked by the Democratic leadership: Senators Obama and Reid, Speaker Pelosi and others. Their partisan attacks were an effort to gain political advantage during a national economic crisis. By doing so, they put at risk the homes, livelihoods and savings of millions of American families.

“Barack Obama failed to lead, phoned it in, attacked John McCain, and refused to even say if he supported the final bill.

“Just before the vote, when the outcome was still in doubt, Speaker Pelosi gave a strongly worded partisan speech and poisoned the outcome.

“This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country.” --McCain-Palin senior policy adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin

That ladies and gentleman is leadership. The Democrats folks, have no idea how to address this problem. None. They don't know how to listen to the American People. Their precious bill failed in a 228 against to 205 for. Two House members did not vote. Among many other reasons the bill failed is revealed thusly:

Orwell must be having a good laugh today. Nancy Pelosi yesterday released a summary of the bailout. Under the heading of "Protection for Taxpayers ..." Madame Speaker includes this whopper (my italics): The scheme "[a]llows the government to purchase troubled assets from pension plans, local governments, and small banks that serve low- and middle-income families."

So in addition to rewarding irresponsible lenders and borrowers, we taxpayers are now to be "protected" by buying the toxic debt of states, cities and municipalities. It's one thing to throw a life-line to the credit industry; local governments, by contrast, have the ability to cut spending drastically or raise taxes if their inhabitants want government services. [...]

You really need to go read the rest of that one.

Just in case you feel like actually reading Nanna's idiocy, feel free to go here and read it. I'll not place it on this blog yet. For a more beneficial read, take a trip to Political Vindication:

The first round in the bail-out battle has ended - it was voted down 228 - 205, with significant defections on both sides of the aisle. We can talk about the inept leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, or why the administration has appeared to line up with Democrats more over the last year than it has Republicans, but I’d rather commiserate over the spectacle of our nation’s leaders attacking the foundations of our economic system. It didn’t start three weeks ago. It started long ago with progressive tax rates, onerous regulation and the seductive politics of envy. By a hundred thousand cuts we have allowed our leaders to hobble the most successful economic system the world has ever known. Now we sit around wondering how we got where we are? The conversation is meaningless if no one is willing to talk openly about the collusion of big business and big government. The question now ought to be whether corruption or democracy is the problem. When it comes to corruption, we can jail the offenders. When it comes to politicians taking orders from constituents who have no economic understanding, we may rue the day we made influencing our politicians so easy. [...]

Outstanding piece there. And then there is this...Rep Hensarling:

[...] “In my heart and in my mind, I believe that this plan is fraught with unintended consequences, would force generations of taxpayers to pick up the tab for Wall Street losses, and could permanently and fundamentally change the role of government in the American free enterprise system. Once the government socializes losses, it will soon socialize profits. If we lose our ability to fail, we will soon lose our ability to succeed. If we bail out risky behavior, we will soon see even riskier behavior. [...]

Roger that. You can listen to the morons whine here. Idiots. Damn socialist twits.

The Anchoress is correct...Nanna cannot lead. Somehow, the Leftinistra thinks this is all funny.

Read more at Memeorandum...

Rush Limbaugh Was Listening To My BTR Show

~Snooper~

On my BTR show yesterday, 29 SEPT 08, we talked about how great it was that the socialists were defeated handily in regards to the retarded bail out bill failing.

Well, Rush had to have been listening because we said this exact sentiment but not in as few words: "When the government fails to pass a socialism bill and the market goes south, let it go south." - Rush Limbaugh

Exactly so.

That Sound You Heard Today

~Snooper~

That sound you heard today was Common Sense once thought to be dead and buried coming to life and coming home to roost.

That sound you heard today was the United States Constitution making itself noticed.

That sound you heard today was We The People getting our message made known.

That sound you heard today was socialists screaming from the rooftops in anguish and pain.

That sound you heard today was Collective Reasoning forcing itself upon the unreasonable and the intolerant.

That sound you heard today was the fat cats, crooks and robbers screeching in agony as their reign of deceit, lies and charlatanism being exposed.

That sound you heard today was Free Markets fixing itself in spite of government fabricated cure intrusion.

That sound you heard today was defective government meddling into financial markets coming to a screeching halt.

That sound you heard today was the sound of the demanding of Personal and Professional Accountability of those responsible for the current self-induced quagmire.

That sound you heard today was the sound of charlatans admitting, without the integrity to actually admit, failure.

That sound you heard today was the groans of those responsible being made known.

That sound you heard today were those trying to not get caught red-handed lying as being exposed as liars and having to face the American People for their lies.

That sound you heard today was the death of an unconstitutional Wall Street Bail Out Bill.

That sound you heard today was the politicians that actually still care about the United States Constitution standing up to be recognized as the Constitutional Caretakers that they are, both Democrat and Republican alike.

That sound you heard today was the Free Market Ghosts of days past being revived as if to say, "Leave us alone and we will take care of ourselves, thank you very much."

That sound you heard today was foolish people knowing that their days of defrauding the American People are gone.

That sound you heard today was a message being sent to CONgress and those in CONgress responsible for the self-induced idiocy CONgress has become: "The party is over."

That sound you heard today was the sound of We The People dictating to CONgress and not the other way around.

That sound you heard today was the American People reclaiming their Constitution and once more claiming it as their own as it does not belong to the government and never has.

That sound you heard today was the sound of Freedom annihilating the Socialist Demons of the Democrat and Republican Parties.

That sound you heard today was Free Enterprise reasserting itself.

That sound you heard today was Capitalism reasserting itself and granting the ability to either succeed or fail on one's own merit and not some governmental intrusion and fabricated reality.

That sound you heard today was Reality settling in.

That sound you heard today was Personal Responsibility raising its ugly head.

That sound you heard today was the inevitability of the official acknowledgment of the total and complete lack of leadership qualities of the Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi being revealed for what it is...the worse leadership in the People's House in the history of this Nation.

That sound you heard today was the inevitability of the official acknowledgment of the total and complete lack of leadership qualities of the Senate leader Senator Harry Reid being revealed for what it is...the worse leadership in the People's Senate in the history of this Nation.

And I will ask the following: what program, policy or legislation of note that has had a positive influence on our Nation that the SoH Pelosi or Senate Leader Reid has accomplished in their two years of service? Someone please name me one. Just one. That is all I ask. I have been searching and I have not detected any. And they dare criticize others within and without or Nation? Please. Stop insulting our intelligence.

That sound you heard today was the Death Knell of American Socialism.

Selah.

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On The Bail Out, Constitution And Stupid People

~Snooper~

Consider this a PSM - a Public Service Message. I have collected a herd of blog posts and news articles in regards to economy related data. Have fun. I got them tucked away in my Daily Read file which changes from moment to moment. Once I link them to an article or two, they are removed from my Starred List. My Starred List is also linked in the left-hand side bar.

Freedom Dogs brings us a story where Newt Gingrich told Paulson to, and I paraphrase, hit the road and don't come back. Earlier in the day, it was shown where Newt reluctantly gave the nod to the bail out, if certain conditions were met. More than likely, the Constitutionality of the buy out. We shall see.

The WSJ writes about Europe about to go TU as the US decides on an unconstitutional bail out bill fraud. Who cares about Europe? They don't like us anyway. Screw Europe and their socialist crap. Speaking of crap, Boehner said he was going to vote for that crap sandwich of a bill. So, what do we do? Well, for starters you can stroll over to a particular web site and add whatever crap you'd like to see in the bill to make a better crap sandwich, HT Michelle Malkin. On a more serious note, go take a look at the top 10 reasons to defeat this bill just like we defeated the Shamnesty bill.

I already knew this having read the draft of the Sham Buy Out Bail Out Rescue Bill but, in case you don't know yet, Doug Ross says to be very afraid of this bill. To emphasize what he has written, every time I hear from CONgress, "This is a good bill", I shudder almost uncontrollably.

Jim Harper, once again, over at Washington Watch (somebody has to do it) has a very good summary of the draft summary of the Fraud Bill. It is a must read. While Thinkin' About Stuff warns us to watch our wallets, The Weekly Standard says that in theory we have the whole Fraud Bill in writing. I get the nuance. Just for the hell of it, here is their opening volley:

Nancy Pelosi announced today at a Democratic press conference long on self-aggrandizement and short on self-awareness, that the deal is done, and the text is online. Predictably, the government we're counting on to rescue world markets with a plan crafted in one week has not been able to craft a website that can handle such an announcement. Nonetheless, keep refreshing if you want to eventually see what these guys will be voting on. [...]

I would call that a direct hit. SABOT! Gateway Pundit brings us a disappointment to Czarbie and Pelosi. Apparently, the voter fraud kings and queens of ACORN pork was removed from the "emergency the sky is falling lie". Makes me wonder. What is that $700 BILLION for anyway? Is it for rescuing a non-failed economy or to line the pockets of fellow frauds, like Czarbie and Pelosi and ACORN? Gateway says to visit this site to view the "corrections and improvements" of the bill. The text of the ACORN "provision" is here.

SEC. 105. RIGHTS; MANAGEMENT; SALE OF TROUBLED ASSETS; REVENUES AND SALE PROCEEDS. … (d) TRANSFER OF A PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS.— (1) DEPOSITS.—Not less than 20 percent of any profit realized on the sale of each troubled asset purchased under this Act shall be deposited as provided in paragraph (2). (2) USE OF DEPOSITS.—Of the amount referred to in paragraph (1)— (A) 65 percent shall be deposited into the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Regulatory Reform Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568); and (B) 35 percent shall be deposited into the Capital Magnet Fund established under section 1339 of that Act (12 U.S.C. 4569).

I will ask again, if this is TRULY a "rescue bill", why then is there so much pork and if there is so much pork, do they really need that $700 BILLION? I find it curious to say the least. Some are calling it fuzzy math. I am calling it fraud.

Another "just have to read this one" story is over at MsUnderestimated. They explain how the current non-issue is identical to the Katrina non-issue. Simply amazing. The causes are exactly the same. DAMN! Now, why didn't I think of that? Along those lines, Mel says that Biden is claiming that Czarbie is the hero of the finance non-issue. WOW! Now that is truly interesting. First he wanted no part in it and now he lays claim to it. What a scamster.

Ed Morrissey tells the tale how GOPers were not invited to the Sham Bill and were then blamed for not showing up...just like Liar Nancy said in this video. Doug Ross brings us testimony as to how secure, roses and green cloverish the Mae and Mac places were. He says it will piss you off. well, I don't need any help in that regard. I am already spring loaded into that position.

The lovely Anchoress says she has three words for us: Prayer. And. Fasting. And that is the end of that. I think she is right because in accordance with the folks at STACLU, the Leftinistra, the armies of the socialist liberal, want to tax Wall Street so "this doesn't happen anymore". Great. Since when did action like that ever stop anything from happening ever? More jibber-jabber.

Not one single fact can be hidden as to the root cause of this alleged meltdown. When even the NY Slimes reports the obvious, hell must have frozen over someplace. Speaking about honesty, ABP is going to irritate Nancy and Harry when they point out - much to the chagrin of the Leftinistra - that it is the Democrats that are "postponing this bill". They are the majority. Hello?

Given the fact, by Nancy's own verbiage, that the Dems didn't have enough of their own behind the bill, I find it curious that they blame the Republicans for stonewalling the issue, especially when their target of smears and lies was McCain. Incredible, isn't it?

Still, in all of this melee, no one has addressed the United States Constitution except a select few. One of them is here: Todd Gaziano writes;

A “resolution of disapproval” provision listed in the congressional Wall Street bailout compromise looks at first blush like an unconstitutional whooper, at least to nerd lawyers like me. Yet, I have an “inside” reason to believe it would not only be constitutional, it would be economically and democratically prudent. My former Department of Justice colleague, Marty Lederman, is on the right track. But it may not stay that way. Apart for the tricky “resolution of disapproval,” there is no evidence the White House or congressional negotiation team had their pocket Constitutions with them. The outline of the deal suggests: (1) the negotiators will not fix the fundamental constitutional problems with the previous bailout bills, and (2) they will raise new constitutional concerns. The figurative devil likely will be in the details of this compromise package, but let’s begin with a review the constitutional problems with the previous bailout bills. [...]

OOPS! Listen. We all know that Bush tried and the Dems lied. I wonder how many will die when it is all said and done? Lying libtards not withstanding, we all know the Truth - even the idiot troll libtard liars.

Photo courtesy MsUnderestimated

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Like I have said, if Kucinich is against this thing, it must really be bad.

Well, now Nancy has the site up...check it at Memeorandum...
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What The Bail Out Is All About

~Snooper~

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For decades, ladies and gentlemen, the Leftinistra have tried very hard to either dispense with or rewrite the United States Constitution. While in that process, they have accused President Bush of doing just that. Progressives, socialists, Marxists, communists and American liberals are one in the same. Their friends are enemies of Freedom and they think alike - only government can provide for the masses. Also, these same tried to surrender this nation to the enemy during a time of war yet, once again, the cowards in DC did nothing.

Remember when their friend Hugo Chavez tried hard to dispense with the Venezuelan Constitution and failed? Remember how their hearts were torn asunder and shortly thereafter Nancy was caught with her hand in the inner dealings of the Colombian-Venezuelan conflicts?

In recent days, the Ecuadorian government has itself set up to succeed in completing the socialist cycle and now the USSR Reborn is arming their socio-commie cohorts in the Western Hemisphere. Will we enforce the Monroe Doctrine? I hardly think so. Too many cowards are leading this nation.

Yesterday, an enemy of Freedom, Hugo Chavez had this to say:

[...] "It was capitalism that caused the ruin" in the United States, said Chavez, who is one of Washington's fiercest critics, calling the financial crunch "the worst financial crisis in history".

"Let the U.S. empire end and let a great nation and great republic rise from the ruin ... It's time to shout 'Liberty!' again in the United States," Chavez said, calling for a new government to be free of the "dictatorship of the elite" such as big banks and corporations. [...]

No. It was Democrat Party leadership corruption that failed in their oversight. That is what has happened. It was governmental policy that allowed for and nourished corruption within Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and also AIG.

If you recall, when President Bush was forced to come up with something to fix what the Democrats wrought upon this nation, he was accused - by the socialists - of being a socialist. This pleases the likes of Nancy Pelosi, George Soros and the rest of the Enemies of The State from within. I make the assertion that this has been a contrived and concerted effort on the part of the Leftinistra. There are many videos available of men and women giving testimony that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were perfectly sound. Today, we know differently.

Today, Nancy Pelosi even admitted as such, although she doesn't realize it. She said that the party was over for the capitalists. This pleases her to a level that not even she could or would have been able to dream of. It was her party that allowed the nonsense to run amok and it was her party that refused there was a problem and it was her party that fought reform. Of this there is no doubt or question. Yet, we have politicians deathly afraid of coming out and revealing this in official capacities.

This makes me question my service to this nation. Was it all for nothing? Was my son's service all for nothing? Was my wife's service all for nothing? Did we serve so the politicians utilizing their powers to corrupt and breed corruption could negate the very Constitution we served to protect while they worked to undermine it? Did we serve so they could swear their Oaths of Service only to defraud the American People all in the name of political correctness?

Is it pitch forks at dawn time? Do we utilize our Constitutional Authority as citizens to take our government back from the socialists that occupy the Dishonorable Halls of CONgress Critters? Do we perform our Constitutional rights via the ballot box or do we just march on DC and physically challenge them and remove them from office?

Many of the Leftinistra that have frequented blogs that I contribute to and a host of others that I do not yet visit from time to time, have stated many times that our Constitution needs to be overhauled. One even came onto my BTR show last Saturday and stated that the Constitution contained over 100 errors in it so it is pretty much a useless document. Imagine that? When challenged, all the fool said was that Sarah Palin was a such and such and so was her daughter. The response was typical of a moonbat libtard.

In the same show, we had a liberal that came in and tried to disrupt but when asked to stay on topic, the visitor did just that and we had rational communication after they apologized for being a jerk. The Leftinistra in DC are incapable of this and more's the pity.

If this bail out bill goes through, ladies and gentlemen, it will end Free Markets. It will end Free Enterprise. It will set a precedent that we Conservatives cannot accept...or will not. This bail out bill, referred to as a rescue bill - a matter of semantics - is nothing more than a socialist spendathon and no matter the verbiage to the contrary, it will be a typical unenforceable bill. I have read the draft and although I am no legal beagle, I see no checks and balances therein. I also see no justification for it other than the usual socialist and emotional drivel. The draft is zero balance on common sense.

I read at The Crypt earlier today what Boehner said in a closed-door session:

In a closed-door session with House Republicans, Minority Leader John A. Boehner just called the financial rescue deal a “crap sandwich” – then said he’ll vote for it when it comes to the floor Monday. [...]

It is statements like this I fond wholly unacceptable. On the 17th of September, Paulson said the world was falling apart and we were soon going to float into the sun. That hasn't happened. And it isn't going to, either. This issue is a non-issue and the markets will fix itself. They always do with or without government intrusion and, quite frankly, they fix themselves faster when government stays out. So, why vote for it? When the likes of Kucinch isn't voting for it, there is something horribly wrong with it.

From Power Line:

[...] The role played by John McCain appears to have been a constructive one. He supported and worked with the House Republicans. The Democrats no doubt wanted his support for the final product, and that must have enhanced the Republicans' position at the table. The Democrats would not have wanted an unpopular bailout plan to be supported by Barack Obama and opposed by McCain.

If voters understood the events of the last week, they would probably return control of the House, and perhaps the Senate, to the Republicans. The mainstream media will make sure that doesn't happen. [END]

Exactly so. However, we will see about that one.

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President Bush Issues A Statement On the Unconstitutional Bail Out Bill

~Snooper~

President Bush:

Statement by the President on Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Rescue Legislation

Today, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, working with my Administration, reached agreement on economic rescue legislation that is urgently needed to address a crisis in our financial system that threatens the entire U.S. economy.

I appreciate the leadership shown by Members on both sides of the aisle, who came together to write a very good bill. This bill provides the necessary tools and funding to help protect our economy against a system-wide breakdown. The bill will help allow access to credit so American families can meet their daily needs and American businesses can make purchases, ship goods, and meet their payrolls. And this plan sends a strong signal to markets around the world that the United States is serious about restoring confidence and stability to our financial system. Without this rescue plan, the costs to the American economy could be disastrous.

Many Members of Congress contributed important ideas to improve the legislation my Administration proposed. I appreciate the negotiators considering those ideas and incorporating them in this agreement.

Members of Congress will vote on this legislation soon. This is a difficult vote, but with the improvements made to the bill, I am confident Congress will do what is best for our economy by approving this legislation promptly.

Mr President: what is the exact reference in the United States Constitution that authorizes this action? I need to see the chapter and verse that you and Congress utilized to reconcile this action with the Constitution that you all have sworn to uphold.

The Leftinistra are using this event to once again shed blame from themselves onto you and your Administration. With all of their rhetoric to the contrary, this action pleases them beyond their wildest expectations and you are falling for it due to that bleeding heart of yours.

Get a grip, Mr President and do not sign this abortion of justice and full-on attack on American Free Enterprise. You will live to regret this action.

Where IS The Text of the Unconstitutional Bail Out Bill?

~Snooper~

I sure would like to read that thing that Nancy said was up for study. The Crypt wants to read it as well. Apparently Nancy lied again? I suppose there aren't enough unconstitutional proponents of the bill within the GOP? Good. Maybe the damn thing will die the death it so "richly" deserves.

It sure is confusing when even Kucinich says he will vote it down and Newt Gingrich has stated that he is supporting it. Michelle Malkin says that Newt got back onto the couch with Nancy. Video of Newt reluctantly giving the affirmative nod to the unconstitutional bail out is here.

WTFO??

Michelle has the pdf version of the latest travesty here. It is 110 pages of dead trees which represents an illegal attempt to defraud the American People. I sure hope this thing dies. It is being praised as a bipartisan accomplishment and I am now totally and 100% against bipartisan anything. All that means is for the American People to bend over and take a Mac truck up the anal canal. Nice.

The top picture has a smiling Reid which, is an indication of nothing good. The bottom picture shows the people responsible for this mess praising themselves for screwing the American People in the name of bipartisanship. Screw that. And screw them. The nitty-gritty by NZBear can be viewed at mm.com here.

I started this post about an hour ago and have reviewed several pages of this abortion of Congress. The people in the picture above need to be run out of town on a rail. Page 6 of the draft irritates me beyond acceptable levels. Page 6 is the Title I. Troubled Assets Relief Program, Section 101., Purchases of Troubled Assets garbage. Page 9 is the preventing unjust enrichment by participants of the program clause. Um...what about "non-participants"? Like the Congress Critters that got us into this to begin with?

SEC. 104 on page 14 really gets to me...FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT BOARD. REALLY? What makes anyone believe that the oversight board will be any different than the one already in place that was deemed perfectly fine before? Who will be the oversight for the oversight board and where in the hell is there anything about accountability? I got all the way up to page 60 on a quick review and there isn't any accountability therein...not that I could tell.

I'm done. Kill this thing and kill it now, now, now. The majority of the nation sees this whole thing as a power grab so the minority will win. 51% say no and 49% say yes. Simply amazing. So, naturally, the worse Congress ever is going to side with the minority. How constitutional is that?

Eric Cantor is saying that the GOP hasn't signed onto this yet so Nancy is calling them unpatriotic. So now, we have yet another definition of Patriotism in this nation as issued by an anti-Americanist socialist whore, Nancy: if you don;t go along with this, you are unpatriotic. If you do not support an unconstitutional bail out bill that is not supported by the United States Constitution, you are unpatriotic. So, if you do support an unconstitutional bail out bill, you are Patriotic. I just wonder to what. I wonder what Jim DeMint says about Nancy's idiocy?

Mike Pence speaks out...find it on Memeorandum...

[...] Economic freedom means the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail.

The decision to give the federal government the ability to nationalize almost every bad mortgage in America interrupts this basic truth of our free market economy.

Republicans improved this bill but it remains the largest corporate bailout in American history, forever changes the relationship between government and the financial sector, and passes the cost along to the American people. I cannot support it. [...]

AMEN!! Read the rest at Human Events.

BREAKING: Lawmakers Reach Tentative Bailout Deal

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Just where in the hell in the United States Constitution does it authorize this total insanity? I don't care who it is that has worked on what and with whom. I want to see the chapter and verse these people use to justify this government intrusion on the Free Markets. Anyone?

So, a Tentative Deal has been reached. We have heard this before and thankfully, it was a bald-faced lie. However, seeing that I haven't seen Harry Reid with this kind of a face-shattering smile in a very long time, it just might be true.

Paulson doesn't look all that happy. Perhaps his Czar-like powers have been stripped? Who knows? Given the cretins in the picture have a dismal record of actually giving a damn about We The People, I don;t trust one single one of them. Do you?

Does anyone also find it curious that the language being used is all too familiar in regards to nothing has really been accomplished? I am talking about the "all you have to do now" type of thing.

Top U.S. policy makers emerged from hours of tense negotiations with a clear message just after midnight Sunday morning: A deal to bailout U.S. financial markets has been agreed on and all that remains to be done is to commit the legislation to paper. [...]

Good Lord. So, they took 144 pages of an outline, made notes and created more outlines, killed more trees in the process and have decided that now is the time to actually write up the verbiage that no one will ever understand. I just hope that someplace within the text of the actual legislation that there is a remote reference to the authority of the United States Constitution which allows this and authorizes it.

More at Memeorandum here and here, for now...

WaPo and Politico...NY Sun...AP News has some data...

[UPDATE]

Washington Times:

[...] The legislation would place limits on severance packages for executives of companies that benefit from the rescue plan, but details were sketchy. [...]

[...] The measure's main elements were proposed a week ago by the Bush administration, with Paulson heading efforts to push it through the Democratic-controlled Congress. Democrats insisted on greater congressional oversight, more taxpayer protections, help for homeowners facing possible foreclosure, and restrictions on executives' compensation. [...]

[...] Despite the changes made during an intense week of negotiations, the heart of the program remains Bush's original idea: To have the government spend billions of dollars to buy mortgage-backed securities whose value has plummeted as hundreds of thousands of Americans have defaulted on their home loans. [...]

[...] "We've had a lot of pleasant words," he said, "and some that haven't always been pleasant."

"We're very pleased with the progress made tonight," said White House spokesman Tony Fratto. "We appreciate the bipartisan effort to deal with this urgent issue." [END]

I have some input here: "SCREW ALL OF THAT!" And yes, you can quote me on that. I did notice that there was no mention of the constitutionality of this travesty.

One of the key people behind all of this current quagmire that the Democrats made in now playing the victim card:

Before I could finish the question, Franklin D. Raines, former CEO and president of Fannie Mae, asked me, "You mean, how do I feel about being the 'Willie Horton' of this campaign season?" [...]

Sniveling little fraud quack. PJM wants to know, as do the vast majority of Americans of all political leanings: "Who Are We Bailing Out? And Why?" Good question.