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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:29 PM Original message |
White House Overhauling Rescue Plan |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sanity outbreak at the White House... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. That' the rec I heard too, from an economist who used to work for the Senate. |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely stunning! |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Actually, they ARE using the $700b... |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. The point is that they told us this had to be done NOW! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Tell me how many banks have failed since |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. So why wasn't that 700B used to help those banks? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. For the same reason small banks were allowed to fail in the great depression |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. This reinforces my point (at least in my head). |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. The first bills passed to deal with the Depression under FDR were not ideal |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. It's hard to leave the tunnel when it's all we have for comparison. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. The days was psychology and that failed |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. There are about 8000 banks, which is way too many |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The Europeans are forcing them to be more sensible. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. They ARE using the 700B and the authority to use it in this new way |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Oh now there's a shocker. Tell the public this-change that. Total Bush strategy. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. ZERO |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. The IMF is apparently saying some scarey stuff, |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. You recapitalize so they can start lending again |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. The sad thing is now a lot more are begging for a handout, GM, AIG wants more. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. HOPE program was expanded, but I am sure you don't know |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. The Home ownership preservation society, nothing like being smarmy, or maybe you don't know what |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I know what HOPE is... far from ideal, but that is a start |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Only if they don't steal another election. Obama is our only hope for a new |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. What was that Carville said? Oh yes, they steal it there will be blood in the streets |
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gurthang (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. If it helps, you can bother for people like me |
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Piewhacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. Huh? Buy the banckrupt banks from the criminals enterprise who bankrupted them... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. You know somehow that headline just does not inspire trust. I think |
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babydollhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. Hey! Whatever happened to |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. Keystone Cops |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. you mean there was no plan after all? really? what a surprise. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Yes there was, it was called TARP |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-11-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oh goodie - they finally gave it to those guys on cable... |
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