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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 09:56 PM Original message |
WH caught off gurard again. Geech!! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Er, how is that the White House "caught off guard?" |
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asphalt.jungle (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. caught off guard? wtf are you talking about? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Actually, the purpose of the money was to keep the banks afloat, not |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It was to keep them from failing. It was hoped that lending would start up again |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Some of this criticism is just becoming deranged. nt |
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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. but isn't that what she is saying. The big 700 B was to get credit |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. How is taking a multifaceted approach to a problem a bad thing? |
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biopowertoday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. all and all it is probably a good thing in the long run. Yet, it |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. This money is coming from the TARP funds that have already been authorized, |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. FDR experimented like crazy except we did not have such a corporate media |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I was thinking about that a few days ago. "Man, they'd have torn FDR to shreds for 'flailing' |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Yup. But he was willing to try anything to get us out from under the Depression. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Um of course he is. What do you expect him to do? Say the hell with getting credit following again? |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. Are we talking about last fall's bailout under Bush! |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. i am not so sure it did catch them off guard. |
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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Where the hell was Arianna Huffington when Obama made his |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here's where I wish Obama was more like Bush... |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They are monitoring, scrutinizing the bailouts |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. OP subjects like yours are red flags for the apologists crew. n/t |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Meaningless, hyperbolic, and unrelated to the petty criticism in the article? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. ROFL. n/t |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I'll take that as a "yes." |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. Another silly day in the ihateobama forum. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. I've found that some people just have to be outraged. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. WTF? The title of your post makes no sense? |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. Student and auto loans aside, I think thousands of small businesses |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
27. Um, it is really quite simple. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-23-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. Hey didn't the bailout start on Bush's watch????? |
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