[Rhodes22-list] Hold on!

[Herb Parsons]

Nancy Pelosi's act was disgusting.

However, equally disgusting was this quote (it's not the quote that was 
disgusting, but the attitude behind it, which is shared by just about 
all of them):

Paul Ryan, from Wisconsin said "We're all worried about losing our jobs. 
Most of us say, 'I want this thing to pass, but I want you to vote for 
it --- not me.'"

So, what he's admitting for the group of them, and unfortunately it's 
true, is that they are voting to protect their jobs, not voting for what 
they believe is best for the country.

And, of course, Barney Franks is blaming the Republican saying "Because 
somebody hurt their feelings, they decided to punish the country."

First of all, it's not a matter of "hurting their feelings", it's a 
matter of false accusations. This was supposed to be a time of 
non-partisan bickering. He needs to look to his speaker for the correction.

I'm also wondering what he has to say about the 40% from HIS side of the 
isle that he couldn't get on board even when their feelings WEREN'T hurt.


Brad Haslett wrote:
> Herb,
>
> I witnessed Speaker Nancy's speech live yesterday and while cringing
> at the time, I thought the opponents would take a bullet for the
> country.  I would have.  Perhaps we both overestimated our countrymen.
>  Nancy is a cancer on our democratic process.  Hopefully, rational
> minds will prevail. She truly IS a demagogue and an idiot. My hope is
> that the process doesn't melt down over personalities.  It is truly
> regretful that the country is being held hostage by one Congressman
> from the weirdest district in these United States.
>
> Brad
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>   
>> How not to get bi-partisan support:
>>
>> Give a speech that says , in part:
>>
>> =====
>> ...
>> 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.
>> ...
>> *Democrats believe in the free market,* which can and does create jobs,
>> wealth, and capital, but left to its own devices it has created chaos.
>> ...
>> *Democrats insisted that legislation responding to this crisis* must
>> protect the American people and Main Street from the meltdown on Wall
>> Street.
>> ...
>> *These were the Democratic demands to safeguard the American taxpayer*,
>> to help the economy recover, and to impose tough accountability as a
>> central component of this recovery effort.
>> ...
>> Today, we will act to avert this crisis, *but informed by our experience
>> of the past eight years with the failed economic leadership *that has
>> left us left capable of meeting the challenges of the future.
>> ...
>> =====
>>
>> Note to Madame Speaker, if you want to blame the other side, and try to
>> score political points while laying all the blame at the feet of "the
>> other folks', make sure you've got ALL of your folks on board.
>>
>> If you piss off (and on) the other side, 60% of your side probably won't
>> be enough.
>>
>> Now, go back, and try again.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lowe, Rob wrote:
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>>> http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/economy/bailout/index.htm?cnn=yes
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