UPDATED: Bail out bill agreement reached – Yipee! My tax money is going to work!

28Sep08

Important update: The comments in this post reflect my reaction to the content of the Washington post article released in the wee hours of Sunday morning. HotAir has a good fact check and should be referred to for detail of the bill as it stands. Some of the points discussed here, are irrelevant since they […]

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Never mind $700 billion – how about $1 trillion – Dem. David Obey says bend over while we administer it

27Sep08

A report by Bloomberg, has a startling statement made by the House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey. When asked about the budget bill that was rammed through the house with little or no public discussion, and whether it had been secretive, he had this to say. `You’re damn right it has because if it’s done […]

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Tags: Appropriations, Bail out, bailout, David Obey, Earmarks, House Appropriations Committee, John Boehner, Read the Bill, Secrecy, Transparency, wall street bailout