Might I suggest you read the posts I'm commenting about before you wade in? I'm not talking about any "moral high ground." The poster I was responding to suggested that firms like Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street powerhouses were big Bush supporters. I merely pointed out how that contradicted reality.
On Sep 8, 3:34 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Zeb, > > And that means what? That the Republicans are enemies of the financial > & insurance industries? Or are you merely saying that the Democratic > Party is almost, or equally ,corrupt as the Republican? How would > either premise somehow give conservatives/Republicans the "moral high > ground"? > > On Sep 8, 11:16 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >mostly to save the financial and insurance organizations that have >so > > >ardently supported the Republicans for so many years. > > > Have you checked out the number of former financial industry big shots > > that are now in the Obama administration, retard? Ever been to NYC and > > witnessed the political affiliation of the wizards of Wall Street? You > > are clueless. > > > On Sep 8, 11:49 am, Meadow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The constant stream of lies and false accusations aimed at President > > > Obama by the Bush Republicans have turned the American political > > > system into a travesty. The die-hard, extreme right-wing conservatives > > > who believe this propoganda need to learn to seek the truth, not > > > blindly support the leaders of the most corrupt political party in the > > > history of this country. > > > > For starters, the current economic situation developed during the Bush > > > Administration. Obama was handed the most difficult situation this > > > country has experienced since the Great Depression. The greed and > > > corruption of Bush and Company caused the financial collapse and their > > > practice of Supply Side Economics swelled the National Debt to over > > > $10 trillion. The cost of the ill-conceived Iraq and Afghanistan wars > > > cost America $1 trillion. > > > > The bailouts were Bush's idea! He originally requested Congress to > > > approve $1.6 trillion in bailouts, mostly to save the financial and > > > insurance organizations that have so ardently supported the > > > Republicans for so many years. And they have the audacity to accuse > > > Obama of advocating socialism. He is actually supporting the people, > > > instead of Big Business, like the Republicans. > > > > For example, here are some of the bailouts originally proposed by > > > Bush: > > > > Bear Stearns: $30 billion > > > Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac: $400 billion > > > Citigroup: $280 billion > > > American International Group (A.I.G.) $180 billion > > > Auto Industry: $25 billion > > > Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP): $700 billion- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
