BAILOUT: Yes or No?

[drone]

Leadership on both sides is severely lacking. The President, as one WaPo columnist recently stated, isn't a lame duck, he's a dead duck. Pelosi has been terrible as Speaker, the House Dems need to vote her off the island soon.

[Koga No Goshi]

Leadership on both sides is severely lacking. The President, as one WaPo columnist recently stated, isn't a lame duck, he's a dead duck. Pelosi has been terrible as Speaker, the House Dems need to vote her off the island soon.

A dead duck still contaminated with a wildly virulent and contagious plague would be even more apt. Even Republicans don't want to touch him with a 10 foot stick, even at their own convention. ;)

[Spino]

Leadership on both sides is severely lacking. The President, as one WaPo columnist recently stated, isn't a lame duck, he's a dead duck. Pelosi has been terrible as Speaker, the House Dems need to vote her off the island soon.

Not gonna happen... at least not until the mob feels the pain of this self inflicted wound that's about to gush red, white and blue all over the place.

You know, I get the feeling whomever is going to be in elected office over the next 4 years, regardless of their party affiliation, will wind up being some of the most unpopular and hated politicians this country has ever had. Obama might wind up winning the Presidency only to have his ego fueled pipe dreams of being beloved by the masses dashed by the seething hatred of the mob looking for an outlet for their frustration. It's going to get reeeeallly ugly.

[Koga No Goshi]

Not gonna happen... at least not until the mob feels the pain of this self inflicted wound that's about to gush red, white and blue all over the place.

You know, I get the feeling whomever is going to be in elected office over the next 4 years, regardless of their party affiliation, will wind up being some of the most unpopular and hated politicians this country has ever had. Obama might wind up winning the Presidency only to have his ego fueled pipe dreams of being beloved by the masses dashed by the seething hatred of the mob looking for an outlet for their frustration. It's going to get reeeeallly ugly.

This is because despite all the praise we Americans heap on ourselves, we don't actually believe we should ever have to sacrifice, ever. People complain about schools, but want tax cuts. Complain about crime, but want tax cuts. Want to go to war, but want tax cuts.

And, unfortunately, we've been fed the idea over the years that not only can we have our cake, eat it too, but then we can even start cannibalizing ourselves once the cake is gone and it will still taste just as good.