The politics of fear new version 2.0
After watching George Bush warn that everyone will lose their homes, there will be no food and we’ll all die during his address tonight, I can’t help but think that this scandal is not only a Republican political stunt in order to boost Republican members of Congress during the November elections, but it’s also the 2008 version of the politics of fear tactic deployed by the Bush/Cheney campaign in 2004. This time, instead of telling us a million planes will fly in to our buildings and Osama Bin Laden will eat us in our sleep and John Kerry is coming to steal our bibles and guns, they’re telling us we just won’t have any money or place to live if we don’t hand over $700 billion, no questions asked.
Just curious though, as silly as $700 billion for a bunch of greedy heroin addicts on Wall Street is, what on Earth took the Republicans so long to roll out their 2008 version of The Politics of Fear!?
Sickening. I can’t wait to publish the names of those in Congress who voted in support of this piece of garbage.
UPDATE: David Letterman on another Republican political stunt - John McCain’s decision to “suspend” his campaign (and by “suspend” he clearly meant continuing to fund raise, do an interview with Katie Couric, meet with Bono, etc. etc.):
“What are you going to do if you’re elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We’ve got a guy like that now!”
Perhaps John McCain can also figure out a way to offer the troops in Iraq a “time out” because of this financial fiasco?
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J. Tyler Ballance Says :
September 24, 2008 at 10:50 pm
We should be asking why the Bushies are so damned desperate to get this bill crammed through BEFORE the election. Do they think Americans are stupid, or is Bush trying to sabotage the McPain ticket’s cahnces at the polls. Either way, Americans would have to be NUTS to put the Bush team (aka McCain) back in the White House for another term.
This turn of events should be seen as a sign of great opportunity to the Obama-niks. When Republicans like me give up on the GOP ticket,( and I have ditched McPain and all of the gimmickry that goes with that affront to the Republic) then those on the Democratic side should see this as the turning point in the race,
By selecting ditzy Palin and now this clear evidence that the Republican NEOCONS at the National level are trying to fleece the taxpayers, once again, what more of a golden opportunity do the Democrats want?
Obama should be loudly proclaiming, “Let’s not be fooled anymore by these crooks.”
Pelosi MUST table this issue until AFTER the election and then we will suddenly see that it was a red herring, all along.
Now, let’s talk about what Obama’s first 100 days should include…
My suggestion is to have the political prisoners of the Bush Administration to be freed.
Political Disgust Says :
September 26, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I do not see any solutions offered, just ranting. How do you propose to fix the current situation. How we got here and who did what IS IRRELEVANT. We are here now.
So what are your solutions.
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