Why isn't THAT man running for President? Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> to Quote Dr. Tom Cobern, Senator from OK regarding the millionaire > bailout bill : (or Billionaire bailout bill if you prefer) > > "This bill does not represent a new and sudden departure from free > market principles as much as it represents an emergency response to > congressional actions that have ignored free market principles, and > our Constitution, for decades. If anyone in Washington should offer > their resignation it should be the members of Congress who peddled the > fantasy of free home ownership without risk. No institution in our > country is more responsible for the myth or borrowing without > consequences than the United States Congress." > > "As much as members of Congress want to find scapegoats, the root of > this problem is political greed in Congress. Members of Congress from > both parties wanted short-term political credit for promoting home > ownership even though they were putting our entire economy at risk by > encouraging people to buy homes they couldn't afford. Then, instead of > conducting thorough oversight and correcting obvious problems with > unstable entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, members of Congress > chose to ignore the problem and distract themselves with unprecedented > amounts of pork-barrel spending." > > "Taxpayers who want to ensure that this doesn't happen again should > send a very clear message to Washington that it's time for Congress to > live within its means and restore the principles of limited government > and free markets that made this country great. I will do everything in > my power to ensure that this bill does not lead us down a slippery > slope of European style socialism and slow economic growth. I will > also promise taxpayers that I will do everything in my power to block > what I expect will be hundreds of attempts by politicians in > Washington to continue business-as-usual borrowing and spending in the > next Congress. In a time of crisis, American families have to make > hard choices between budget priorities. So should Congress. If > politicians want to create new programs they should eliminate > duplicative programs or reduce funding for less important > programs. The only way we can put this crisis behind us is for > Congress to rejoin the real world of budget choices and consequences > which, as we have seen in recent days, can be ignored for only so > long." > > This is one of the most coherent things I have seen coming out of the > general vicinity of the District of Columbia. > > Loren Faeth > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
