October 1st, 2008
Role Models
I recognize that just because Congress didn’t pass the bail-out plan, that doesn’t mean that they’re doing nothing. But the failure of our government to quickly agree on a course of action designed to alleviate disaster (as much as possible) seemed to lend itself to an illustration of a somewhat less drastic life situation that I thought many of us could relate to. At least, those of us who didn’t graduate with a 4.0
October 1st, 2008 at 6:55 am
Nice. On another note if you are a fan of reggae then today is your day at amazon. Unfortunately I am not. On the other hand you can get a free Roy Orbison song!
October 1st, 2008 at 9:32 am
Somehow, I really don’t blame them. I don’t trust the government to nationalize the housing market like they are so desperately trying to do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxgSubmiGt8
October 1st, 2008 at 10:15 am
I’m sure you’re right, Paxton. I’m not sure that’s the answer we need, either. When this bail-out plan was announced to us and Capitol Hill went all abuzz over this impending crisis, I thought it was kind of neat to see the government rally together to find a solution. Because that so rarely happens in our government. It seemed like our government was putting down the donkey and elephant flags for a moment and actually working together to….solve…a problem. It was amazing. But now it seems like maybe they aren’t working together quite so well.
But that’s just the perspective of someone who doesn’t pay enough attention to the details. I just get the headlines and the quick updates from friends and family. Which is kind of sad for a cartoonist….hmmm.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Hmmm okay … here’s an update …
If the plan was such an excellent plan … how come it didn’t pass? The Dems have a majority in the House and fully 1/3 of them didn’t vote for it. Couldn’t be that good if they can’t get their own people to vote for it.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I’m not of the opinion that it was an excellent plan. I’m just of the opinion that it was nice to see our government actually working at something. That’s what I said in a nutshell. I don’t think it was neccessarily a bad thing that specific plan wasn’t passed. But finding a solution they can all agree on had better be a pretty high priority. Just so I’m clear - I was NOT a fan of that specific bail-out plan. I WAS a fan of our government officials working together to fix a problem.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
And besides, when Democrats vote something down, I don’t accept that as enough evidence that what they voted on was a bad idea.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Actually, personnaly, I see the fact that they are working together to be a scary thing. When both the candidtates agree so quickly with the president I get a little nervous and suspiscious. Nothing like creating or allowing a crisis to occur so they can grab up more broad over-reaching powers. I am not necessarily a conspiracy theorist, but there is something to a government keeping us in a constant state of fear or war so we will give up a few more of our liberties without really realizing it for the sake of security.
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Abso-freakin-lutely.
No, I agree … it’s nice to see them working together.
At the same time, it scares me that they are working together. Any time they do work together, you can bet it’s something the leadership wants, and the backbenchers aren’t so hip about. Look at who is voting against things to see what’s really going on.
Senator Crapo voted against it last night … Senator Craig voted for it.
I’ve met Craig … nice ol’ guy … but he’s a politican.
I’ve never met Crapo … but the way he talks and the way he says things … they resonant with me better than Craig’s stuff does.
I believe Crapo … and I trust him more than I trust Craig.
I expect Craig to do what is best for the Republican party.
I expect Crapo to do what he thinks is best for the country.
Now this is funny and scary …
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/beck.future/index.html
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:32 pm
i love lamp