Stampeded by Fear, Scammed by Lies: The Bailout and the Bush Credibility |
| Published: September 30, 2008, 8:03 am |
| Tags: 2008 presidential election, admin, barack obama, john mccain, lies and the lying liars, politics u s, bailout, congress, economny, george bush, john boehner, u s and world economy, wall street, war in iraq |
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by Walter Brasch The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives grabbed a half dozen bags of sincerity, looked directly into every TV camera they could find, and lied. The House had just defeated, 228 205, a bupartisan $700 billion bailout bill. But it was the Democrats who were the subject of vicious rhetoric. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) poisoned our conference, screeched Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Republican minority leader. He said the House would have voted for the bill had it not been for the partisan speech the Speaker gave on the floor of the House. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) specifically said that Pelosi's speech changed the minds of about a dozen Republicans who voted against the bill. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), waving a copy of Pelosi's speech, screamed out, Here is the reason I believe why this vote failed! The speech, he said, frankly struck the tone of partisanship that frankly was inappropriate in this [ Full article ] |
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