- Posted by Piperyell on October 1, 2008
$700 billion bailout fails.
As of October 1st, the 700 billion
bailout plan has not passed. This is after President Bush declared infinite
doom if the bailout did not pass, Sen. John McCain suspended his campaign and
threatened to cancel the first debate, and Sen. Barack Obama promised to get it
done. Congress has been flooded with calls and letters with overwhelming
opposition to the bailout. I have read that it is as much as 100 to 1. This
should cause some concern for Obama and McCain supporters.
Is
this the first failure of our next President?
Absolutely it is. Whether you are a
Democrat or Republican, this is a bad mark. Let me explain... Both candidates
are running with the message that they will get things done. Both candidates,
along with President Bush supported and voted for the bailout plan. Both
candidates failed to rally their party members in the House to pass the bill.
Both candidates failed to explain the importance of this well enough to
convince the public to back such a plan.
So, you want us to have faith that you will be a good President, yet you cannot
convince either your fellow party members, or the American public that this
needs to happen. 33% of Democrats in the House voted "No, and 66% of
House Republicans voted "No".
Confidence
in Government is at an all time low.
And why shouldn't it be. If you are
a Democrat, you have to be disappointed in the utter failure of your majority
Congress to do anything about the War, the environment, or now the Economy.
Isn't that why you elected them 2 years ago? Bush has vetoed only a handful of
bills in his entire Presidency. If you truly are the party for
"Change" then where has it been? Most people look to the Democrats to
protect our civil rights, yet few fought against the FISA. In fact, Sen. Obama supported the law. I have a post about the FISA law if you want to learn more
about it.
If you are a Republican, you have to
be sickened by the way Bush has been spending like a madman. The Federal Government
is the largest in history. The party has neither been for smaller Government,
nor has it been for fiscal responsibility.
A
third party choice is clear.
It is difficult to understand how anyone
could really be in favor of one of the two major party candidates. In fact, I
venture to guess that most are really against the opposition. The idea the
other party is so bad, I'll vote for this guy because the possibility that
opposition might be elected is horrifying. It's clear that neither candidate is
much good, and the fact that the first Presidential debate had 10 Million
less viewers than the first Debate in 2004.
I believe it is time to stop voting
for the lesser of two evils, and start voting for someone that stands for what
you believe in. Please visit the Libertarian
party website to learn more.
As always, thanks for reading, and please post comments.
Yell