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YO CHICKEN LITTLE DEMS, THE SKY ISNT FALLING!

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:19:33 PM
It is the day after Melt Down Day. We were told by Bush, Paulsen, The Democrats that we HAD to do something by yesterday or the world would fall into the abyss of a Great Depression.
 
I know nothing about finances except that I don't have any so I am not one to judge. BUT! When "experts" make declarations that scare the heck out of everyone and then their predictions do not come to fact I guess I have as much right as they to weigh in on this.
 
Dems rushed to grab the Bush/Paulsen bailout plan before Mccain could. It was theirs. It and They would save the planet from ruin, but in case it didn't they wanted cover. They wanted the Republicans to come on board on THEIR terms and take blame if this didn't work. They wanted agreement before McCain got to D.C so Obama could take credit.
 
They got their plan, tweaked a little to placate Republicans. They got their vote, but not before their Leader, Nancy Pelosi exposed what this "crisis" was really about- partisan politics. By now we should have lost another 700 points today if they were right. So far the Market is up over 300 points.
 
What absolutely had to be rushed through or else really didn't have to be after all. Now it is back to the drawing board. Maybe now we can get a real solution based on free market principals that is best for the American tax payer, not politicians, not European or Asian financial markets but AMERICANS!
 
Republicans need to grab the ball and say y'all had your chance, now here is what we are going to do then go out and do it and explain to the public what happened, why, who is at fault and how we will fix it. Americans decided they didnt want the bailout, let them weigh in on another course.
 
The sky is not falling... I just looked.
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ONCE AGAIN DEMS OWN FAILURE!!!!!!!!

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:02:00 AM
Well, well!. Once again Democrats find themselves on the side of failure. It is systemic with them. They can't help themselves. The Gang That Couldn't Think Straight has struck again.
 
Last week at the start of this crisis John McCain suspended his campaign to go to DC. He called on Obama to do the same. Obama of course did not. Once in DC Dems called on McCain to get out, that he was blocking a deal that THEY had already put together. We do not need you, thank you John.
 
Through the weekemd The Leaders of the Gang That couldn't Think Straight, Nancy "Stretch" Pelosi, Barack "The Messiah" Obama,  "Dingy" Harry Reid, Chris "The Odd"  Dodd , Barney Twinkle Toes Frank and Chuckie Schmuckie Cheese Schumer came before the cameras to tell us what a great job THEY were doing to save the world from  financial ruin. We were told it was the bad Republicans who failed to over see the outlaws  Fannie and Freddie. The Republicans were to blame.
 
The Gang out numbered the Republicans. They had the votes. They could have passed this themselves with proper leadership. They did not. Why? because the brave leaders needed to take cover. They wanted to hide behind the Republicans. The folks didnt want their deal. They needed Republicans to share the blame in case this backfired. They needed Republicans but grudgingly accepted their imput. This MUST be all theirs. OK they gave a few points here and there but They must get all the credit The Messiah must benefit from this.
 
The Gang That Couldn't Think Straight announced their victory at the negotiating table. THEY will save the Economy of the world! They prepared for the final gun fight - THE VOTE confident of victory. Confident they had out smarted Marshall McCain and his Deputy, Sarah Palin. Confident of victory that was rightly theirs. Stretch Pelosi couldn't resist one last shot just before the vote. Her taught face was flush with thoughts of victory. She spoke. Again, she blamed Republicans for the mess that she and her Gang were about to deliver us all from.  
 
Stretch Pelosi should have been leading her Gang, making sure they  were all lined up behind her. Many of them...Left her high and dry! They went over to the Republican side! They voted NO! vote after vote, shot after shot put holes in the deal. Soon, it lay dead. The Gang That Couldn't Think Straight were dumb founded. They couldn't believe what was happening. They pulled defeat from the jaws of victory. In short, They blew it! They failed! Enraged, they once again resorted to blame. Surely it was not their fault. Republicans did not deliver. Never mind the 95 of their own who fled.
 
There have been other battles they have lost. The Bush Gore race. Bush Kerry race. The Surge in Iraq, it could NOT POSSIBLY succeed. The war was lost, the surge failed they cried. They were wrong. They are always wrong when America's best intereste are at stake. The Gang That Couldn't Think Straight once again have thought themselves into a box they are stuck in.
 
Marshall McCain needs to set the record straight. Tell the folks who this Gang is. What they want. Who was really at fault. Who were responsible for the outlaws Fannie and Freddie getting out of control. They must be forced to own the failure they have caused.
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PELOSI'S SPEECH MAY HAVE DOOMED THE BAILOUT!

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Monday, September 29, 2008 2:38:07 PM
 ACCORDING TO FOX NEWS:

"...Opponents said part of the reason for the opposition from Republicans was what they termed a partisan speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said one GOP source.

"Pelosi's partisan speech has caused our members to go berserk and may cost us any remaining chance to pass the bill," the source said.

Pelosi had said that Congress needed to pass the bill, even though it was an outgrowth of the "failed economic policies" of the last eight years.

"When was the last time someone asked you for $700 billion?" she asked. "It is a number that is staggering, but tells us only the costs of the Bush administration's failed economic policies — policies built on budgetary recklessness, on an anything goes mentality, with no regulation, no supervision, and no discipline in the system."
 
The Democrats desire to put all blame on Republicans when they controlled the Congress has just turned everything up side down. Market down over 500 pts and Asian Markets open at 6:00PM EDT. This put everything including the election up in the air!
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THE BAILOUT- CAN MCCAIN SALVAGE THIS ELECTION?

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Monday, September 29, 2008 1:16:28 PM
My outlook on this past week's debacle is slowly changing. I ran into a pesimistic couple of days. I was down on The GOP leaders, Bush, John McCain, this election, prospects of an Obama victory. Ok, so we are all entitled to doubts, fatigue, burnout. What to do? sit and whine? Dems do that. Blame? Dems do that. Tell the GOP and McCain you aren't doing everything I want so I am taking my bat and ball and going home? Dems do that.
 
Why was I acting like a Democrat? What good does it do to sulk. moan, whine? Some here gave me a polite kick in the butt this weekend and I thank them for it. I needed that!. We all need a little help, a little support at times. So ok, now what?
 
I took another look at what has gone on since this "crisis" came to a head and McCain announced he was suspending the campaign to trek off to DC. He did what he said, went to DC. SOMETHING was about to be done, McCain didnt like it and wanted to make sure we were not completely shut out. Thats all he could do. He called for the meeting Bush called for at the White House, He inserted himself  behind the scenes. Without his intervention this bailout would have gone down just as Bush and the Dems had agreed on. McCain at least brought this to the forefront of even the casual observer. All of a sudden folks woke up to the seriousness of what might happen.
 
As the weekend progressed all I heard was the Dems, Pelosi ,Reid, Schumer, Obama, Dodd complaining how McCain screwed their deal, how he had nothing to do with any potential deal, How it was THEY that were working 24-7 to save the economy. I asked where were the Republican leaders? Where was McCain. I thought McCain would end up looking foolish ane ineffective. Many of you may still think that. I do not.
 
Until McCain went to DC, Democrats thought they had this deal sewed up.It would be their deal with their add ons, ie ACORN and the 20% of any profit. They thought they could ram this down Republican's throats by squealing that Republicans were obstructing the bailout and would cause a Depression.
 
When McCain inserted himself in the middle of the mess, Pelosi and gang knew they would have to compromise and would have to work with John Beohner. He himself said in effect before McCain got involved he would have been run over by a freight train at the White House. As the compromise took shape Boehner says McCain was a big part in brining Republicans into the fold. Many of you think that was stupid, that he should have held out? Held out for what? THEY had the votes, sure they wanted us for cover but we needed them also. What good would it do us if being obstructionist led to a greater disaster? American would jump for joy and go out in 2 years and elect Conservatives? that is naive and wrong. It would have set us back years. The cry would be SEE? Conservative solutions to financial crisis leads to greater crisis and disaster and thats why you lost your job, your house your savings.
 
If you are not at the table you have zero chance of wining. If you shout from the sidelines you remain side lined. McCain was right to get involved. He does need to get out front and explain what happened, why, who was at fault and why this deal was neccessary for him to support. He needs to do that like NOW. I can't help thinking, What would Reagan say? I believe he would not say sit on your hands and let the whole thing collapse so you can say I told you so. He would have done what he did many times. Look for a deal that would solve the immediate need and then work after to improve and change it. 

We have an up hill battle to win this election. Can McCain still win? I believe he can and WILL IF he and the GOP and yes, US do a better job of explaining how the crisis got this far and who was at fault. The economy, judges, Abortion, war on terror, National Security are riding on this election. I will not take my eyes off the goal again.



 
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WHERE ARE MCCAIN AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS?

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Sunday, September 28, 2008 1:40:09 PM
I have been holding off posting about the bailout deal until all the details are out. One thing I'd like to say now though is Where are the Repupublicans? All Ive heard today texcept for Congressman McCotter, is from Dems who say McCain deserves NO credit, It was Obama's concerns that were put into the deal and Republicans were unpatriotic a few days ago by not following the herd.The day is young I know but Why aren't McCain and House and Senate leaders speaking out? I saw where Mac did say we have to swollow hard and vote for this. Thats not good enough. What did he have to do with this deal? When you announce you are going to DC to be engaged in the process you better have been engaged in the process. How? What did he contribute? How is this a good deal for the taxpayer? Fpr Conservatives?
 
McCain spent the weekend making calls from his campaign office not the Senate. Is that all there was?
 
 
 
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WHAT IN SAM HILL IS GOING ON IN DC?

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Saturday, September 27, 2008 6:46:02 PM
I was not going to post today. I am still trying to wrestle with the debate last night which I believe McCain won on technical points but lost to main stream viewers who dont follow thi sstuff as close as we all here at Town Hall. I am getting campaign fatigue.
 
However, being a political  addict and part Irish I can not miss tossing my 2 cents into the mix.
 
I am an avid McCain-Palin supporter. However, What the heck is McCain doing the last few days? He suspended his campaign only to remain on the side lines. He missed a great chance last night to lay out to the American people where HE stands ont his bailout mess and what HE wants to see done. Today he sits in his D.C campaign office on the phone. He should be on the Capitol steps with other Republicans explaining this whole mess, how we got here, who is at fault and how to get out of it.
 
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe he IS playing a major role in this and it will all come out after the deal is signed. I sure hope I am wrong because if not, Obama will have a lot more amo to use against him. "All talk no Action" etc etc. He will look inefective. HE inserted himself into this by going to DC. He has to come out with SOMETHING.
 
Why are only two Republicans in the negotiating room with NINE Dems? Just what is going on with this deal. I am happy Republicans seem to be holding out but for WHAT?? They need to start splanin just what they want and why.
 
Perhaps an hour from now I'll be back here with my usual up beat and sometimes humorous outlook on all this. That is likely. I am by nature an optimist. Even now as I type I feel the cloud lifting.... Yes! this will work out. McCain DOES know what the Hell he is doing! Dems will NOT give no 20Pct of any profit to ACORN and the taxpayer will not be the scape goat....  I hope..
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GUEST POST: THE BAILOUT MEETING- SATIRE

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Friday, September 26, 2008 1:23:04 PM
 The Following contribution comes from Sue in Ca, who everyone here knows. It is a great satire on the White House meeting yesterday. Who knows? maybe she had the joint bugged?  Thanks again Sue, This is a Great job!!!! Here it is, ENJOY! 
 
 
BY Sue Dadamo
 
Brit Hume: Hello there. We are waiting for the historical meeting to take place this evening at the White House. Among the attendees are, President Bush, Speaker Pelosi, Senator Schumer, Senator McCain, Senator Obama, Barney Frank (whatever he is), Senator Reid, Senator Dodd, and Representative John Boehner. Here we go. I wonder what they are saying?
Financial Crisis Meeting
 
Bush - "Senator Obama any thoughts on the matter?"
 
Obama - "Uh...err...ummm....Present!"
 
Bush - "Senator we are not on the senate floor."
 
Obama - "Uh...err...uh...do I have to answer? I don't want to be for it before I am against it and Joe Biden may be for it, but only if I am against it. Err..huh..are we doing the debate?...this is quite the house you have here..."
(Thoughts - some day this could be me!)
 
Bush - "Barney  any thoughts?"
 
Frank - " I did not know my boyfriend was running a prostitution ring out of my condo - wait...uh..save everyone...all Americans need home ownership...Freddie/Fannie are financially sound...uh...I think AIG is going places...
 
Bush - "Madame Speaker any thoughts or comments?"
 
Pelosi - "You are a nice guy, but a complete failure and by the way I am third in line and did you all buy my book? No drilling...oh wait...plant a tree...save a home? ...It's all the Republicans fault...no Democrats involved."
(Thoughts - who is touching my leg? Is that Bush or John B? Wow - I feel pretty, oh so pretty!)
 
Bush - "John B any thoughts or comments?"
 
John B - "This plan stinks...no way .....no how!"
(Thoughts - I wish they would all turn around so I can spike my soda - is Pelosi touching my leg? What is going on with this lady? I think she gave me cooties!)
 
Bush - "Senator Reid anything?"
 
Harry - "I don't feel well, oil makes me sick...wait...why am I here?
(Thoughts - I wonder if they know I am trying to ban shale? Nancy looks really pretty - I wonder if I should tell her? Hmmmm...I wonder where I am?)
 
Bush - "Chuck any thoughts or just anything?"
 
Chuck - "Is the camera getting my best side? Does my hair look okay? Does this suit make me look fat? Oh yeah...sign the bailout...it is all your fault." (Thoughts - like I would EVER buy her book...I am soooo ready for my close up....I do have better hair than Mitt Romney.....I  love New York!!!!)
 
Bush - (Thoughts - and they say I am the lame duck here - good grief!)
 
Bush - "John McCain anything, comments, thoughts?"
(This guy better have something to say here because this meeting is a big downer and I could be watching football).
 
John - "My friends,Country first, don't make the tax payers pay, drill all over the place, create jobs, stimulate the economy, get back on track.....and no Nancy I did not buy your book."
 
Bush - "Well, okay then...moving forward...anybody....."
 
Obama - (Thoughts - this is easy...I am so proud of myself....I did a fantastic job...I really am the messiah...now back to what I was working on...Georgia is next to France....no wait...next to Russia...or is it...foreign policy....my head hurts...where is my tele-prompter?)
 
Schumer - (Thoughts - they better have gotten my good side....can we go now...this is boring...help the American people....what is that all about?)
 
John B - (Thoughts - get me out of here...I need a drink....I think Barney has really bad body odor...)
 
Pelosi - (Thoughts - I wonder if I should text John B - he is sort of cute....)
 
Reid - (Thoughts - Where am I? How did I get here?)
 
McCain - (Thoughts - I suspended my campaign for this...just keep smiling....)
 
Barney - (Thoughts - Help the American people...when are they going to learn...Fannie/Freddie are financially sound...we don't need no stinking regulations.)
 
Bush - "Well, since no one has anything left to say, thank you for coming."
(Thoughts - don't let the door hit you on the way out....20 minutes of my life I will never get back....)
 
 
 Thanks again Sue for allowing My View From The Right  to showcase your great work!
Kev
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HAVE DEMS BOXED THEMSELVES IN?

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Friday, September 26, 2008 8:52:37 AM
Maybe today we will find out how the Government willl handle this bailout. Perhaps not till the weekend. Yesterday we all know the Bush/Dem plan went down in flames. Dems tried all morning to forcre a deal by saying a deal was reached and no need for McCain and Obama to show up. There was no deal. Never was. Typical Dem bait and switch.
 
Apparently any deal will not be the Bush/Dem deal of yesterday. Any compromise, or even a totally new proposal from McCain and Republicans will be met with furious resistance as McCain can then claim he helped dave the economy. However, by rejecting a Republican alternative Dems risk looking obstructionist, which they are, and going against the will of the people who do not want the straight 700 billion bail out.
 
This may all be solved this morning or go into the weekend. I am betting the original plan gets re worked into something new. Hopefully Conservatives do not get sold out. I don't see McCain doing that nor the Republicans who yesterday blocked the deal. Any new plan is a great problem for Obama and Dems. Accept it and allow McCain to look like a genius, or reject it and get blamed for Obstruction and tanking the Market and possibly causing a free fall. They have put themselves in a big box. Did anyone see Al Gore's lock box?
 
 
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IS MCCAIN NUTS OR A GENIUS?

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:07:33 AM
Ok so John McCain suspended his compaign. Either he has gone off the deep end or he has a strategy similar to what Dick Morris is presenting. McCain called on Bush to convene a meeting of Congeressional leaders and the two Preesidential candidates, which Bush did in his speech last night. Obama had to accept the invite of the President.He has been forced to follow McCain on this, maybe into a well set trap! Something WILL come out of the meeting today. Dems already support the bail out. Obama can not deliver any votes. IF McCain helps craft a compromise and delivers the Congress and Administration, he will look like a genius, can claim he saved the day, and probably assure a win in November.
 
This is a good possibility and one I hope turns into reality. There is a possibility this can backfire. Either no compromise is agreed on, or one is and Conservatives reject it and McCain, or the compromise plan fails and the Markets continue to tank. If this happens McCain is toast anyway, so I believe he took the road that just might offer him the best shot at the White House.
 
This Summit starts at 10:00AM EDT. Today just may determine who is the next President of the United States. McCain put his cards on the table, lets hope he has a winning hand!
 
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BREAKING NEWS: MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN TO HELP WITH BAILOUT!!

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:00:32 PM
ACCORDING TO FOX NEWS:
 

John McCain asked the Presidential Debate Commission on Wednesday to postpone Friday’s scheduled debate with Barack Obama so that he can work on the financial crisis bailout plan now on Capitol Hill.

The Arizona Republican senator said he will suspend his presidential campaign on Thursday to return to Washington to help with bailout negotiations. He urged Obama to do the same.
 
McCain also called on Debate committee to suspend the debate and for Obama to join him in suspending the campaign to concentrate on the bail out!!
 
Great to see McCain take the lead on this!! = LEADERSHIP 
 
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SOMETIMES WE ACTUALLY WIN!!

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:37:24 AM
This story is from the AP on FOX News.com :
 
 "Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer. "

"House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., told reporters Tuesday that a provision continuing the moratorium will be dropped this year from a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running after Congress recesses for the election."

"Republicans have made lifting the ban a key campaign issue after gasoline prices spiked this summer and public opinion turned in favor of more drilling. President Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore drilling in July."

"If true, this capitulation by Democrats following months of Republican pressure is a big victory for Americans struggling with record gasoline prices," said House GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio."
 
 
"The White House has made it clear they will not accept anything with a drilling moratorium, and Democrats know we cannot afford to shut down the government over this," said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. "We look forward to working with the next president to hammer out a final resolution of this issue."
While the House would lift the long-standing drilling moratoriums for both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, a drilling ban in waters within 125 miles of Florida's western coast would remain in force under a law passed by Congress in 2006 that opened some new areas of the east-central Gulf to drilling"
The congressional battle over offshore drilling is far from over. Democrats are expected to press for broader energy legislation, probably next year, that would put limits on any drilling off most of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Republicans, meanwhile, are likely to fight any resumption of the drilling bans that have been in place since 1981.
"The congressional battle over offshore drilling is far from over. Democrats are expected to press for broader energy legislation, probably next year, that would put limits on any drilling off most of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Republicans, meanwhile, are likely to fight any resumption of the drilling bans that have been in place since 1981."
 
 
All the phone calls, the letters, the emails to Congress, the Congressman staying at the Capitol during recess....all contributed to this victory!. We have all won a great battle. The war is not over. It will not be over until this Nation is free from foreign oil. Until we buy our last barrel from the disgusting people who sell us oil while ploting our demise. Yes, we can all be proud that all our efforts have had results. Let us keep up the pressure to make sure we do not get shafted. Congress has a history of writing bills that say one thing but burried deep down are rules and constraints that make it useless. We need legislation with teeth. We need gaurantees that we WILLL do all possible to become free from foreign oil. Let us all continue the fight!
 
 
 
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I'M JOE BIDEN AND I APPROVED THIS MESSAGE AFTER I DISAPPROVED IT

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:47:33 AM
The following quotes are from an AP story that appears today on FOX News.com:
 
 
"Barack Obama’s running mate says a campaign ad that mocked Republican presidential candidate John McCain as an out-of-touch, out-of-date computer illiterate was “terrible” and would not have been done had he known about it."

“He admits he still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail, still doesn’t understand the economy, and favors $200 billion in new tax cuts for corporations, but almost nothing for the middle class,” the ad says.

Asked about the negative tone of the campaign, and this ad in particular, during an interview broadcast Monday by the “CBS Evening News,” Obama’s running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, said he disapproved of it.

“I thought that was terrible, by the way,” Biden said.
Asked why it was done, he said: “I didn’t know we did it and if I had anything to do with it, we’d have never done it.”
 
Biden's response to the question was strong and seemed genuine. The AP story continued: 
 
 "Late Monday, Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton issued a statement from Biden. In it, Biden said he “was asked about an ad I’d never seen” and was “reacting merely to press reports.”

 
What? Joey The Clown Biden strikes again! He had commented on an Ad he had never seen! Biden once again put both feet in his mouth and rolled around the circus ring. Not only was he now for the ad, it was John McCain's fault in the first place!
 
“Having now reviewed the ad, it is even more clear to me that given the disgraceful tenor of Sen. McCain’s ads and their persistent falsehoods, his campaign is in no position to criticize, especially when they continue to distort Barack’s votes on an issue as personal as keeping kids safe from sexual predators,” Biden said.
 
Blame, blame, blame.. Just as for Democrats there always must be victims, there must always be someone to blame for their mistakes. So Biden went from condeming the ad put out by his own campaign to blaming McCain. He was against the ad before he was for it. Sounds familiar. The Democrats can't seem to let go of the play books from previous failed campaigns. Here is Kerry's flip floping. On foreign policy it's George McGovern's end the war at all costs. On energy it's Carter's dibacle... instead of wear a sweater and turn down the heat, it is now fill your tires, and no drilling any where at any time. If they loose it will be like Al Gore's campaign, the election was stolen, and we couldn't get our message out because of FOX News and talk radio!
 
Last week Joey The Clown Biden told us to be patriotic we must let government take more of our money.
This week it is this ad. Tomorrow? who knows, but I can not wait for more words of wisdom. 
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HERE 'S ANOTHER FINE MESS DEMS HAVE GOTTEN US INTO

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Monday, September 22, 2008 2:07:23 PM
Apparently last week this nation may have dodged one of the worst bullets since the Great Depression.
As of noon today, details are still being worked out for a 700 billion dollar bail out of our financial institutions. How did this happen?
 
The How is complex economic mumbo jumbo that is beyond the scope of this Blog. It is not the purpose of My View From The Right to go over facts most folks here are  quite capable of finding out if they need that level of detail.
 
I do however, think it relavant to look at the broader picture of what got us here. While there is blame enough to spread around to both Partys, the genesis if this mess began with the Clinton Administration's desire to make mortages available to just about any one who wanted one. Under Janet Reno, the Justice Department threatened to go after lending Institutions who didnt approve virtually anyone with out regard to money down or ability to repay the loan. The goal was admirable- increase home ownership. Let more Americans enjoy a piece of the pie. If folks in low income areas, especially inner cities owned their homes the values would go up as new home owners took better care of their property.
 
It wasn't long before Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were formed to back these questionable loans. In the 90's it also became fashionable to have a second and even a third mortgage. Why have all that equity sitting there was the cry from Ads and commercials on a daily basis. Why you can go on vacation, pay for school, update appliances, buy a summer home, get an RV, etc etc etc. Just sign here and you get all this cash, it's YOUR money Use it! You deserve it. No longer was a second mortgage a stigma to be kept hush hush from the relatives. Consumers were also to blame, taking on mortgages and second mortgages under the assumption home values would keep rising and they could sell before their adjustable rates increased.
 
Things went along just fine until about 2006. Then the musical chairs stopped. As an example, I sold our old, handyman special house in NY state for $230,000 to a family who bought homes and flipped them. Well its been over two and a half years and their flip was a flop. Last time I looked they went from a $429000 asking price after rebuilding the house inside and out to $339000. It had to cost over $100-150000 to re do the whole house so when you add real estate cost and taxes interest on their mortgages, etc. they would have lost money and apparently took it off the market. I bought a home here in Florida which has lost about half it's value but luckily I do not have a mortgage. Another month or two in NY and we never would have sold the old home for any where near what we got. One day boom, next day bust!
 
Here in Florida as elsewhere, house after house has foreclosed, bringing down values of all homes in the neighborhood. Until the glut of foreclosures is sold off prices will not rise.
 
What happened in 2006? Democrats took over both houses of Congress. What have they done since? Raised the minimum wage and held hearings on Carl Rove, Scooter Libby, Cheney, Petreus, etc etc. In short, NOTHING! What has Barack Obama done since being elected to the Senate? Run for President. What kind of leadership have Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid shown ? None. What was she and Congress doing for the previous 5 weeks? They were on vacation and Pelosi was promoting her book no one wanted to read.
 
What about Barney Frank and Chris Dodd? their respective comittees should have been over seeing Freddie and Fannie and the whole financial mess. They were no where. Both should be held responsible and removed from office! It is about time there was accountability. They were accomplises to the ponzie scheme that was the mortgage and credit industry. Partisan politics is really to blame here. Without proper oversight Americans are now left with the bill for cleaning up Congress' garbage!
 
John McCain has been on record alerting to the need to do something before it was too late. Now it is. Obama? He was like Pelosi, Reid, Dodd, Frank, et al, doing  nothing except collecting huge donations from the very institutions Congress should have been overseeing.
 
The GOP and McCain-Palin Campaign should buy TV time and explain the whole sordid story in terms average Americans can understand. Let the chips fall where they belong! 
 
 
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AN INCONVENIENT PHONE CALL- OBAMA & HILLARY

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Friday, September 19, 2008 3:16:05 PM
The phone rings...and rings...
  
Obama:  Hello, Hillary?  its uh, um...duh
 
Hillary:  yeah Barack, I know its you, do you know it is 3AM??
 
Obama: Um Well,  ah yes, but ya know, ya said you are good with 3AM emergency calls...Look, I got a big one...
 
Hillary: yeah, its your campaign. I TOLD you so!. Me and Bill, we could have helped you. You didnt listen. You wanted it your way. Well you got it! You on ya own!. You didn't want me as VP, so you pick that Clown, Biden, with foot in mouth disease all over the place, trying to raise up paraplegic State Senators, and saying I would have been a better choice, which of course everyone knew except YOU, and now he spills the beans about our plans to raise taxes with this patriotism = more taxes crap that has everyone questioning your motives and his sanity!
 
Obama: Ah, right, but I also got this Palin thing, um, ya know, she like, has energized the Republicans and even ole man McCain. He was supposed tuh sleep through duh whole election and now look!! he is everywhere! Talkin..um..jumpin all over duh stage, tellin folk what I  REALLY going tuh do if elected, its just not, ya know, duh...fair.
 
Hillary: Whats with the um  and duh..and tuh bull, Barack? Where's your dam teleprompter? Hell, you even took it to that rodeo last week!
 
Obama, AH,..its like...gettin fixed..  ya see, this cowboy, um,, his boot,,,never mind...anyway, what I do now, Hil? Ya gotta help me, ya hear?? I mean..I...HELP!
 
Hillary: Pull your self together, man! get a grip! Look it may be too late. You are stuck with Joey the Clown. and Palin? She could be a tough one..reminds me of me a bit...strong, extremly smart...NOT like you, Barack!
 
Obama: Bu..bu...BUT Hil! What I gonna do?? I mean..Soros, MoveOn.org, Kos, That Huffington broad, those NOW harpies, Al Sharpton...They all gonna be like, um...ah..mad.
 
Hillary: Too bad Barack, you should have thought of that before this Biden fiasco...Look! tell him to keep his mouth shut, no one cares what he thinks any way, and as for that Palin woman...well..maybe nothing you can do. We tried dirt and didnt stick..We tried inexperience but you have less. She is going to be tough, and the old man? You let him wake up. Bad move. An awake, engaged, energized John McCain is going to make you look like the stuffed suit you are.
 
Obama: But I tried Hil, REALLY, I, like...ah...tried. This is HARD! It wasn't supposed tuh be this hard...
 
Hillary: Yeah I know what you mean, I thought, knock off that Biden, and Breck Girl, and that big eared kid with no experience and I'd be home free. Well! Look at me now!. Now its your turn Barack..see how it feels??? HUH? Go ask Michele what you should do, or better yet call that witch, Nancy Pelosi, grovel to her! I need my sleep. I got lots of work to do once you blow this to prepare  for 2012.
 
Hillary: Good night, Barack.
 
Obama: BUT..um..Wait...like..plea...
 
Hillary: CLICK
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MCCAIN ON 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS, PART 6 IN SERIES

Posted by Kevin Herrick on Friday, September 19, 2008 8:08:48 AM
This is the sixth in a series on just what does John McCain really stand for. I am not a hunter. I do not target practice, but I am against anyone who would attempt to take any Constitutional Right from us. Every Right we as Americans have was purchased with the blood of fellow Americans in each generation. Those who seek to limit these Rights including the Right to bear arms arn not true Americans. 

Following is where John-McCain stands on the 2nd Amendment. This info came from the McCain Campaign and is his official position:  


Protecting Second Amendment Rights

John McCain believes that the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is a fundamental, individual Constitutional right that we have a sacred duty to protect. We have a responsibility to ensure that criminals who violate the law are prosecuted to the fullest, rather than restricting the rights of law abiding citizens. Gun control is a proven failure in fighting crime. Law abiding citizens should not be asked to give up their rights because of criminals - criminals who ignore gun control laws anyway.

Gun Manufacturer Liability

John McCain opposes backdoor attempts to restrict Second Amendment rights by holding gun manufacturers liable for crimes committed by third parties using a firearm, and has voted to protect gun manufacturers from such inappropriate liability aimed at bankrupting the entire gun industry.

Assault Weapons

John McCain opposes restrictions on so-called "assault rifles" and voted consistently against such bans. Most recently he opposed an amendment to extend a ban on 19 specific firearms, and others with similar characteristics.

Importation of High Capacity Magazines

John McCain opposes bans on the importation of certain types of ammunition magazines and has voted against such limitations.

Gun Locks

John McCain believes that every firearms owner has a responsibility to learn how to safely use and store the firearm they have chosen, whether for target shooting, hunting, or personal protection. He has supported legislation requiring gun manufacturers to include gun safety devices such as trigger locks in product packaging.

Banning Ammunition

John McCain believes that banning ammunition is just another way to undermine Second Amendment rights. He voted against an amendment that would have banned many of the most commonly used hunting cartridges on the spurious grounds that they were "armor-piercing."

DC Personal Protection

As part of John McCain's defense of Second Amendment rights, he cosponsored legislation to lift a ban on the law abiding citizens of the District of Columbia from exercising their Constitutional right to bear arms.

Criminal Background Checks

John McCain supports instant criminal background checks to help prohibit criminals from buying firearms and has voted to ensure they are conducted thoroughly, efficiently, and without infringing on the rights of law abiding citizens.

Background Checks at Gun Shows

At a time when some were trying to shut down gun shows in the name of fighting crime, John McCain tried to preserve gun shows by standardizing sales procedures. Federal law requires licensed firearm sellers at gun shows to do an instant criminal background check on purchasers while private firearm sellers at gun shows do not have to conduct such a check. John McCain introduced legislation that would require an instant criminal background check for all sales at gun shows and believes that such checks must be conducted quickly to ensure that unnecessary delays do not effectively block transactions.

The Firearm Purchase Waiting Period

John McCain has opposed "waiting periods" for law abiding citizen's purchase of firearms.

The Confiscation of Firearms After an Emergency

John McCain opposes the confiscation of firearms from private citizens, particularly during times of crisis or emergency. He voted in favor of an amendment sponsored by Senator David Vitter prohibiting such confiscation.

Stiffer Penalties for Criminals Who Use a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime

John McCain believes in strict, mandatory penalties for criminals who use a firearm in the commission of a crime or illegally possess a firearm. Enforcing the current laws on the books is the best way to deter crime.
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Who do you trust to protect ALL your Rights? Rights actually spelled out in the Constitution. The 2nd Amendment is fundamental to our freedoms because if you take this Right away you have started the process of chiping away at others.
 
Look at the fierceness of supporters of abortion. This is a socalled "right" made up by a handful of judges, yet the left considers it to be a Constitutional right. Well, The 2nd Amendment IS in the Constitution. You do not have to strain to find it, to interpret, assume, make up. It is THERE along with Freedom of Speech and Religion, etc. What will be next? Speech? Want the Fairness Doctrine again?
 
Protect YOUR Rights, Elect McCain-Palin.
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