09-30-08

 

    Despite pleas from President Bush, The House defeated a $700 billion bailout for the nations's financial system. As a result, the Dow Jones tanked out by 777 points, the worst in a single day. The vote was 228 to 205 with 65 Republicans and 140 Democrats in favor while 95 Democrats joined 133 Republicans voted against the measure. What could be considered a defeat for a President nearing the end of his term could very well be a final victory. 228 House reps stood up to their party leaderships and sided with the people who really matter...Their constituents. That gets the Republicans off the hook and distances them from George Bush who has been tagged as the villain in this crisis (as usual). Now they can run for re-election carring the mantle of "Maverick", one who puts his country and the needs of the voters  before their party. Sound familiar? This "Rebellion" can (if played properly) guarantee John McCain will win the Presidency in November and give Bush the one victory he must have before leaving office...Continued Republican control of the White House and possibly the GOP's takeover of Congress. As for the Democrats, 95 of them showed some courage by claiming the "Maverick" title for themselves and stood up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by giving the bailout a thumbs down. Suffice it to say 228 House reps have improved their chances of being re-elected while 205 of them may have just lost their jobs.

 

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Why do liberals hate Sarah Palin? Let me count the ways:

 

1) She is Republican, Conservative Republican.

2) She is Pro-Life. A stance she backed up with actions instead of words when she chose to keep her infant son, knowing he would be born with Down Syndrome and then chose to stand with her teenage daughter when it was announced she herself was pregnant and was going to raise her child and marry the father.

3) She supports the Mission in Iraq. Her son has just been deployed there and has a vested interest in ending the American presence there...with a win.

4) She is Pro-Second Amendment. As a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, she has fough to protect gun ownership rights for law-abiding citizens.

5) She made her way in Alaska politics without riding her husband's coattails.

6) She owes no loyalty to the Democratic Party or to liberal feminism. She is her own woman.

 

Bottom Line: She is not Hillary Clinton.

 

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Rest in Peace, Mr. Newman. Your role as a humanitarian went far beyond any acting part you ever had and will be remembered forever. 

 

 

"Enough Said!"