Principal Negotiators Meet in Pelosi’s Office
ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf Reports: After a week of roller coaster political wrangling, principal negotiators from both parties and houses of Congress met in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Saturday to hash out a final deal on a sweeping plan to rescue the nation’s economy.
Pelosi left the negotiators alone in her office and walked elsewhere in the Capitol, but told reporters that she expects a deal tonight, with votes to come early next week.
“We are going to make decisions, hopefully this evening, so that we can put something on the Internet tomorrow for the American people to look at,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi also commented on Republicans decision not to attend negotiations earlier in the week, saying, “It was unpatriotic for them to not even show up.”
Meantime, few details were few coming out of the room. ABC News’ Jake Tapper reported that the blackberries of staffers were seized and put in a trashcan to cut down on leaks.
Earlier in the day, after Senate Republicans met to discuss their priorities, the party’s negotiator, Sen. Judd Gregg compared the financial crisis to a horrible accident on an eight-lane highway, saying the country’s credit and capitol is jammed like traffic behind the accident.
Gregg said it is essential that the government clear the accident to get the traffic moving again and pledged that negotiators would meet tonight until a deal was reached.
The negotiators are expected to leave intact the core aim of using up to $700 billion in taxpayer dollars to clear the balance sheets of banks and financial institutions hobbled by mortgage backed securities devalued by the foreclosure crisis and housing slump.
Earlier this week, House Republicans seemed primed to abandon the plan rather than face constituents angry at the appearance of the government using taxpayer dollars to bail out struggling firms on Wall Street. They offered a competing proposal Thursday night to scrap Paulson’s troubled asset purchase program and exchange it with a government backed insurance program, charging firms premiums to insure their bad assets.
That model would have avoided using taxpayer dollars, but couldn’t be implemented quickly enough and had less of a chance of working, according to critics, including senators, House Democrats, and Paulson.
But staffers from all sides worked well into the night Friday to find a proposal that would satisfy House Republicans and Paulson, who expressed concerns that the more complicated and punitive toward Wall Street the plan got, the more it would frighten off potential participants.
Congressional staffers worked until 3 am on Saturday morning to find middle ground on changes to a proposal first presented last weekend by the Bush administration.
It is unclear what will ultimately be included in the deal or how the skittish House Republicans can be allayed, but all the lawmakers are keen to limit executive compensation for executives at firms who have their bad debt purchased, install oversight of the program with an inspector general, and allow taxpayers to recoup some profits at the firms helped by the program.
Staffers said the issue closest to resolution was the idea in Congress to enable he government to recoup stock.
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All I know is that Pelosi needs more plastic surgery and, perhaps, a brain transplant!
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement
http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitem
Posted by: Fae | September 27, 2008, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm
So, what does Obama’s health care plan do for illegals?
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
but not at tax payers expense!
Posted by: Scott | September 27, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
I’m disappointed that Nancy Pelosi is siding with the plan to use taxpayer’s money to fund the bailout. She seems to be taken in by Bush’s scare tactics. I think that lawmakers should be able to come up with a better plan.
Posted by: Betty | September 27, 2008, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
How about no 20% kickback for ACORN!
Posted by: s.b. | September 27, 2008, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
Pelosi and Reid have been taking a walk ever since they took control of the House and Senate! Remember the first 100 days??? They were going to accomplish so MUCH…empty promises and lies…typical liberal bu%l$hit! This is the same type of crap Obama pumps out! Promises and lies and liberal bul%-$h*t…..Obama’s garbage….FREE….all you can eat!…eat up liberals
Posted by: Independent | September 27, 2008, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
history the way you remember it…blah blah blah…everything is Bush’s fault..McCain is old….Obama is GOD…blah blah blah….Republican’s bad but Democrat’s good…blah blah blah
Things will change when the Democrats are in power…..wait…they are in power….OOPS!!! Pelosi is on the case and she is….takin’ a walk????!!
Posted by: Independent | September 27, 2008, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
Pelosi is supposed to be intelligent??? Who made up that lie? She is a conspirator to Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Obama….they should all go to Kenya and start their own political compound….take the rest of the do nothing Dems with them!
Posted by: mfmros | September 27, 2008, 7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Since the state of the economy is because of Pelosi and the DemWit congress, I only hope there are Republicans in there that can straighten this mess out!
McCain/Palin 08!
“Country First!”
Posted by: Davis | September 27, 2008, 7:12 pm 7:12 pm
It was clear in last nights debate that Obama has no clue! Thank you, DemWits…..we will have President John McCain being sworn in in January!
Posted by: FormerDemocrat | September 27, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Independant,
Your funny… :)
I am Voting for Obamas ‘Bill’, for War Crimes of Rape Commited by Extreme Republican soldiers, in Other Countries.
McCain walked out of the Senate, So He Recieved a No-Show. But, was on his Phone With Senate Members. He Could have Voted Yes, over the Phone, but Choose not to Answer. Making it a No-Show.
This Proves McCain is a supporter of Rape, with No Questions Asked.
We are Also Upset, that Some Women in His lower Staff,are Brainwashed, into not wanting more pay just like at abc AND fox.
For Our Private Records.
Brain Washing Micro-Generators. Interesting.
OSU’s, Also interesting. Some Countries are MORE advanced than us.
This is fun… :)
Read Platos-’The Cave’. If you can.
To bad you Couldn’t make an ARK=ARC
WAIT for the Book. Electronics are Cool.
No Mafia ‘Free Markets’, All Paperwork will be released to the public if the want to see it. This way Radical Far Right Republican Guards, can not ship anything without public paperwork and Independant Inspection.
Posted by: historyremembered | September 27, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
“ABC News’ Jake Tapper reported that the blackberries of staffers were seized and put in a trashcan to cut down on leaks.”
Hilariously self-contradictory story.
Posted by: El_Pajaro | September 27, 2008, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
Pelosi is where she is today because she’s in a ‘safe’ (socialist) district in San Francisco. By constantly getting elected, she advanced because of tenure not intelligence.
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
Independant,
Your funny… :)
I am Voting for Obamas ‘Bill’, for War Crimes of Rape Commited by Extreme Republican soldiers, in Other Countries.
McCain walked out of the Senate, So He Recieved a No-Show. But, was on his Phone With Senate Members. He Could have Voted Yes, over the Phone, but Choose not to Answer. Making it a No-Show.
This Proves McCain is a supporter of Rape, with No Questions Asked.
We are Also Upset, that Some Women in His lower Staff,are Brainwashed, into not wanting more pay just like at abc AND fox.
For Our Private Records.
Brain Washing Micro-Generators. Interesting.
OSU’s, Also interesting. Some Countries are MORE advanced than us.
This is fun… :)
Read Platos-’The Cave’. If you can.
To bad you Couldn’t make an ARK=ARC
WAIT for the Book. Electronics are Cool.
No Mafia ‘Free Markets’, All Paperwork will be released to the public if the want to see it. This way Radical Far Right Republican Guards, can not ship anything without public paperwork and Independant Inspection.
McCain Better start to agree with his Middle Republicans. This is when he doesn’t want to Reach across the table.
Just like Bush did.
Sounds like a New GOOD BOOK’ will be written. I see who McCain is Now.
Watch CNN & MSNBC for why Obama did not rate so well, at the Debates
Vote Independant. I will not vote for Seperation
Posted by: historyremembered | September 27, 2008, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
Independant,
Your funny… :)
I am Voting for Obamas ‘Bill’, for War Crimes of Rape Commited by Extreme Republican soldiers, in Other Countries.
McCain walked out of the Senate, So He Recieved a No-Show. But, was on his Phone With Senate Members. He Could have Voted Yes, over the Phone, but Choose not to Answer. Making it a No-Show.
This Proves McCain is a supporter of Rape, with No Questions Asked.
We are Also Upset, that Some Women in His lower Staff,are Brainwashed, into not wanting more pay just like at abc AND fox.
For Our Private Records.
Brain Washing Micro-Generators. Interesting.
OSU’s, Also interesting. Some Countries are MORE advanced than us.
This is fun… :)
Read Platos-’The Cave’. If you can.
To bad you Couldn’t make an ARK=ARC
WAIT for the Book. Electronics are Cool.
No Mafia ‘Free Markets’, All Paperwork will be released to the public if the want to see it. This way Radical Far Right Republican Guards, can not ship anything without public paperwork and Independant Inspection.
McCain Better start to agree with his Middle Republicans. This is when he doesn’t want to Reach across the table.
Just like Bush did.
Sounds like a New GOOD BOOK’ will be written. I see who McCain is Now.
Watch CNN & MSNBC for why Obama did not rate so well, at the Debates
Vote Independant. I will not vote for Seperation
Posted by: historyremembered | September 27, 2008, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
Independant,
Your funny… :)
I am Voting for Obamas ‘Bill’, for War Crimes of Rape Commited by Extreme Republican soldiers, in Other Countries.
McCain walked out of the Senate, So He Recieved a No-Show. But, was on his Phone With Senate Members. He Could have Voted Yes, over the Phone, but Choose not to Answer. Making it a No-Show.
This Proves McCain is a supporter of Rape, with No Questions Asked.
We are Also Upset, that Some Women in His lower Staff,are Brainwashed, into not wanting more pay just like at abc AND fox.
For Our Private Records.
Brain Washing Micro-Generators. Interesting.
OSU’s, Also interesting. Some Countries are MORE advanced than us.
This is fun… :)
Read Platos-’The Cave’. If you can.
To bad you Couldn’t make an ARK=ARC
WAIT for the Book. Electronics are Cool.
No Mafia ‘Free Markets’, All Paperwork will be released to the public if the want to see it. This way Radical Far Right Republican Guards, can not ship anything without public paperwork and Independant Inspection.
McCain Better start to agree with his Middle Republicans. This is when he doesn’t want to Reach across the table.
Just like Bush did.
Sounds like a New GOOD BOOK’ will be written. I see who McCain is Now.
Watch CNN & MSNBC for why Obama did not rate so well, at the Debates
Vote Independant. I will not vote for Seperation
Posted by: historyremembered | September 27, 2008, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
Pelosi is an idiot and she saw her “puppet-boy” Obama, fail last night in the debate. Because of the democratic congress, as was already mentioned, that began in 1999 when Clinton was in office, our country is failing. Slick Willie put the “good ole” demwit boys in control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Now, America is suffering. Obama, is taking this opportunity to try to turn America into a socialist country. I’m hoping and praying that McCain will be the next POTUS. Obama is an idiot just like Pelosi…he proved it last night!
Posted by: Jess | September 27, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm
All I know is that Pelosi needs more plastic surgery and, perhaps, a brain transplant!
Hey there dl – Looks like Pelosi has brought together ALL parties and her leadership is now resulting in a deal that ALL sides will agree to.
Meanwhile, your president Bush’s pleading like a sheep, King Henry Paulson beggining on his knees, and McCain’s 3-ring circus last week all achieved nothing, because no one trusts a republican anymore.
No wonder you suggest a brain transplant for Pelosi – because you wish that Bush or McCain had a brain like hers. Sorry, dl, no brain transplant in your future, just a new president, a stronger democratic majority in the house and senate, supreme court justices that believe in the Consitutution, and a better day for America.
Posted by: clifton | September 27, 2008, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
Fae – what is that all about????
Posted by: Angry Black Democrat | September 27, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm
Independent: You aren’t really independent are you? You’re really a Republican. Well so am I, but the truth is in the story of the 110th Congress. A record breaking campaign of obstruction is being waged by the Republican minority to keep the Democrat majority from enacting legislatation sought by the American public. The strategy of ‘block & blame’ has driven the preception of a “do nothing Congress”. This Congress would have acheived truly landmark accompolishments, including safely bringing home troops from Iraq and reducing Americas dependance on foreign oil, had it not been for conservative obstruction. In just the first year, Republicans filibustered more legislation , and required more cloture votes to break these filibusters, than any Congress in recent history. Not getting anything done is a direct and deliberate effort by the Republican minority to undercut the will of the American public, expressed when voters placed a Democrat majority in control of both houses of Congress. The Republican filibuster has never been so routinely used as has been by Republicans since 2007. That sir is why this Republican is voting for Obama. If he wins and the Democrats gain a huge majority in both houses, we’ll see remarkable changes in this country.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
I forget – how much money did Obama take from AID, Lehman and the rest?
And what was his total for earmarks including the one that propelled his ugly wife up a couple of notches on the corporate ladder?
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm
Pelosi is now saying anyone that disagrees with her is unpatriotic. She just needs more money for more plastic surgery. Needs to get another doctor cause the first one didn’t do such a good job. I’m starting to resent Obama hounding MIDDLE-CLASS. I really don’t like being put in a catergory. Do we have 3? High, middle and low. If so who’s taking care of the low class or are they just discarded? What he’s doing won’t help the honest working man just the crooks in the White House and Wall Street. McCain works for everyone not just the chosen (use to be few). As far as Sarah Palin she hasn’t made nearly the blunders that Biden who has been in Congress for some time so just SHUTUP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Posted by: C Good | September 27, 2008, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm
dl: Another hateful comment by a deluded Republican. I can’t believe there such under-educated individuals in the Republican Party. Do you even know what it means to be a Republican?? If you do, then please elaborate upon!
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 7:53 pm 7:53 pm
Prof. James Seibert
Hey, I’m a retired professor. But not in liberal arts as you obviously are.
The shortest book in the library is “Real career opportunities for liberal arts students”.
See, you learn something every day.
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm
C Good: If you have something of value to add to this discussion, then please do so, but an intelligent Republican refrains from insulting behavior.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
dl: Somehow, I doubt your spontaneous declaration. It seems as though higher education is not the tendency of most Republicans like you. How I’ve stayed & voted with a party of miscreants so long is beyond me.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
Thank you Senator McCain for one the most powerful performances in a Presidential debate that America has ever seen. Obama has one of the weakest.
Posted by: politoli | September 27, 2008, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
the question you should be asking is how many lobbyists from the banking industry and deregulation lobby does it take to screw… write McCain’s economic platform?
and that isn’t a joke.
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
As a Hillary democrat, I will be voting for McCain because of this:
“I join as a cosponsor of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005,
S. 190, to underscore my support for quick passage of GSE regulatory reform legislation.
If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the
enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall
financial system, and the economy as a whole.
I urge my colleagues to support swift action on this GSE reform legislation.” – John
McCain 2005
Legislation failed.
The failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have been averted IF Federal Housing
Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 had been passed.
Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 only had three co-sponsors :
Elizabeth Dole, John McCain and John Sununu. For Nancy Pelosi blaming the GOP is
downright an insult to ALL of US TAXPAYERS!
http://beltwaysnark.com/2008/09/16/john-mccain-supported-a-proposal-for-an-agency-to-
oversee-fannie-and-freddiein-2005/
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s109-190
Gee, and who did the now Government financed mortgage broker Fannie Mae give its
money to when it wanted to influence a politician?
OpenSecrets lists the top three politicians in which FNMA “invested” from 1989 to 2008.
Top Recipients of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008Name
Office State Party Grand Total
Dodd, Christopher S CT D $165,400
Obama, Barack S IL D $126,349 ($6000 came from the PAC)
Kerry, John S MA D $111,000
What about McCain?
The folks at Fannie Mae didn’t show him a lot of love. According to Open Secrets:
McCain, John S AZ R $21,550 (all from individuals).
Oh yeah, and who tabbed the former head of Fannie Mae to head up his Vice Presidential
search team? OBAMA, that’s who. Back in May Barack turned to Jim Johnson, former
CEO of Fannie Mae.
The Congressional democrats have ruined our economy. Bye, bye, dear party. I am moving to the fiscal conservatives for now.
Posted by: Democrat All My LIfe | September 27, 2008, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
McCain a strong performance
one simple question to think about
What kind of President can’t look his opponent in the eye ?
a bad one
and one that has the temper of a five year old
we all have that guy somewhere in our lives
the one who can’t make eye contact in an argument because he borders on being unstable with his temper.
The reason McCain lost is because his non verbals were that of someone you should not trust in the White House.
He doesn’t have the temperament, trust or adult grasp of his own well reported whacko temper
and it was clear that was why he can’t make eye contact
what is he 10…in a 72 year olds body?
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
Mr. Obama shouldn’t get within a hundred miles of this looting of $700,000,000,000.00 from the national treasury. This economy is a Republican baby. Let them take responsibility for saving it.
Posted by: Hardlabour | September 27, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
democrat all your life you are an idiot
and your numbers include presidential runs and the freakin guy who has been the ranking member and longest on the banking committee
go look at who made the most money from Fannie Mae and freddie Mac when all that legislation was written and passed moron
Republicans
ugh
idiots voted for Bush
and now idiots argue for McCain.
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Posted by: historyremembered | September 27, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
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Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
nts
Congress got rich on the money they received from the firms now going under. In return, the looked the other way while Rome was burning.
The democrats especially were in bed with these lenders – not the least of which was Barack Obama.
Obama – once a gangster, always a gangster!
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm
Professor Seibert: You are so right on. Unlike other so-called Republicans, at least you can see the real truth.
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Posted by: historyremembered | September 27, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
Mary, As far back as January 2007, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear that he would assume the role of Senate Obstruction Leader by insisting on a 60 vote supermajority, for getting bills passed through Congress. The reality is that his Senate abuse procedurers to block the majority will, on legislation is unprecedented. How anyone from Kentucky can still support him after what he has done to them is beyond me. If this vote is stalled or overridden, he’s the one to blame!
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm
Proof that McCain does not know foreign polcy came in last nights debate when John said that “Pakistan was a FAIL STATE when Musharraf came to power.” But the different government institutions were working until Musharraf and his followers Murdered, mass executed and jailed everyone of the opposing party in a MILITARY COUP.
Posted by: mere | September 27, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
Prof. James Seibert
That’s BS and you know it Mister phony professor.
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 8:25 pm 8:25 pm
dl: Being smug in your anonimty, your pseudo-intellectual offerings are populated by seemingly embittered ideologues.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
With $700,000,000,000.00, I could actually make each and every American financially solvent. I’d build me some bridges to somewhere. I’d put in self-sustaining sewerage treatment plants in every community. Caterpillar would prosper. So would the trades associated with the rebuilding of our infrastructure. Most all, I would be focused on spending the $700,000,000,000.00 on uplifting the %95 of us who do the backbreaking labour in this country instead of on the %5 who have so cavalierly robbed us of our American inheritance. I’d pass laws that ex post facto sans statutes of limitation aimed at reclaiming some of our stolen wealth. I’d be so law and order on the thieves in the financial market, they’d accuse me of being a commie.
Posted by: Hardlabour | September 27, 2008, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
dl: He told you, didn’t he. Please give him your intelligent rebuttal.
Posted by: mary | September 27, 2008, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
mary
How easily some people are fooled!
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
dl: I hate to say this, but you look like the fool!
Posted by: mary | September 27, 2008, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
A bail out of Wall Street will fix nothing if they do not first fix Main Street! When they turn on the printing press to get the $700B, the value of a dollar will crash causing the next depression to start.
Posted by: nh Pragmatist | September 27, 2008, 8:33 pm 8:33 pm
Gee what is Obama a Muslim terrorist—–what do you mean you can’t point out his tax lies in Missouri without being arrested? That is crazy……what happened to the 2nd Amendment?
Posted by: chattyway | September 27, 2008, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm
Wall Street is a snake oil sale. Its all hype and BS. The reason why the Wall street people say they are the smartest in the room is because they are all con men that do not want us to know the truth, that being that wall street is built up on a totally unethical scam! Its a house of cards! It is a con game!
Posted by: nh Pragmatist | September 27, 2008, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm
m
ary
Google the guy. He ain’t there. Fool!
Posted by: dl | September 27, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
PROF…what a bunch BS…..first off, the American people DO NOT WANT THIS BS, MOST DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT, THIRD THE BAIL OUT PLOAN IS ANOTHER MEGA SCAM—–THE DEMS ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO FUND POLITICAL CASH COW AND FAKE VOTER RECRUITER ACORN WITH TAX PAYERS MONEY. If this ignorant bail out is signed into law, I guarantee you that in a few years, they will be back for more money. Get rid of the foofoo—————no more giving loans to people with bad credit all in the name of minorities, poor,or underserved BS————-all proceeds go first to paying back taxpayers,——-all CEO’s (like Obama economic advisor Raines and Johnson and all corrupt politicans involved Franks, Pelois, and pretty much the entire democrat black caucus all should have their assets seized to pay back taxpayers.)
Posted by: chattyway | September 27, 2008, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm
If you want to save america, kill free trade! How can American’s pay their Mortgages when they have lost most of the Middle class jobs to places like China?
Posted by: nh Pragmatist | September 27, 2008, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
I mentioned in an earlier post that I support the Republican design. I believe in personal responsibility and accountability. I don’t believe in handouts, big government or even affirmative action. I believe in opportunity. I believe most Democrats think the same way, but they also believe in social justice. This belief in common good and fairness toward individuals in the richest nation on earth, that no one should go hungry, be homeless or have healthcare is the shining light of Democratic principles. A society that allows this to happen, and individuals that show no remorse toward the down-trodden have become central to Republican principles. This is completely barbaric and this Republican fallicy cannot be claimed as the mantle of civilization. That is why I am voting for Obama, because I can see he has the sense to solve these problems.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
Chattyway, why stop at the Democrates? You think your Republicans are any better? They are all in bed together and we are paying for the oragy! I know you blame the Democrates, but truth is as bad as they are, and they are bad, the Republicans are far far worse!
Posted by: nh Pragmatist | September 27, 2008, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
Prof.: You make more sense than anyone else I’ve seen post on here, p;lease post more. Thank you, mary.
Posted by: mary | September 27, 2008, 8:51 pm 8:51 pm
One other thing…If you believe any bank loaned money to a minority believing they would not and could not pay it back then you should ask what kind of management they had in place and what kind of Regulatory oversight your Republican administration and Congress had in place. The laws you sight were in place to be sure “qualified” minorities did not get turned down on the bassis of their minority status. You only prove your ignorance or “Evil” in spreading your Republican NAZI propaganda!!!
Posted by: nh Pragmatist | September 27, 2008, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
mary: Thank you for the great compliment.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
Prof….I agree with you, keep up the “GOOD” fight for “TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY!!!”
Posted by: nh Pragmatist | September 27, 2008, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm
The worst thing about this bailout is that it is on the back of our country plunging from a record surplus into an unconscionable deficit, 60% of it being owned by foreign nations. All attributed to a lie about WMDs and anthrax originating from Saddam Hussein. The Republicans have completely wrecked our economy, they have created an atmosphere of no seperation of church and state, the mniddle class is almost gone, causing most family’s to work two jobs just to make ends meet. Education is based on how to pass tests, not on how to think, which is a testament to some of the Republicans posters on this board. 45-50 million Amnericans are without healthcare, our borders are like bridges, our ports are being given to foreign terrorist-related governments and the American taxpayers still think the Republicans represent their interests , because they use fear tactics and throw God’s name around. We’ve reached the breaking point after so many of us and our friends have lost their homes and are in debt up to our ears. Who’s going to help you??? Certainly not the Republicans! That is why I’ve decided to vote Democrat this election.
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
The bailout will not work. Paying money to those that have caused the trouble will not solve any problems, they will continue in the same mode of greed and dishonesty. The experts KNEW for a very long time what has been going on—greed took over. So greed is gone now?
Posted by: Mike | September 27, 2008, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
Prof: I wish we had someone like you running for office. You really make very good sense.
Posted by: mary | September 27, 2008, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
Thank you mary, but politics is for the arrogant!
Posted by: Prof. James Seibert | September 27, 2008, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky man who claims his penis was removed without his consent during what was supposed to be a circumcision has sued the doctor who performed the surgery.
Posted by: Bil | September 27, 2008, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
the current mess all relates back to freddie/fannie, and republicans tried repeatedly for greater oversight and regulation. even in the face of actual proven fraud, the democrats defended these fraudulent lenders. it will all come out soon …
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/devastating-dems-refuse-to-reform.html
Posted by: ja | September 27, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/devastating-dems-refuse-to-reform.html
Posted by: ja | September 27, 2008, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm
Pelosi gets on her knees and gives BUSH whatever he wants, Paulson gets on his knees and beg’s Pelosi to bailout his banker buddies on the back of her own constituents and fellow Americans. Sounds like our friends in Washington are having one HELL of an ORGY on our dime! Can we vote them OUT yet!?!
Posted by: hmn | September 27, 2008, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm
Prof. Seibert – Excuse me but you don’t have a clue as to whether I’m a Rep., Dem. or Independent. I haven’t noticed your intelligence showing thru as yet since you are suppose to be a Professor. Obama is a fake and you’ve fallen for it so that makes me just a little smarter than you and I don’t have to put my title in my comments.
Posted by: C Good | September 27, 2008, 10:06 pm 10:06 pm
Prof. Seibert since you think you are the intelligent one in these comments would you please explain SOCIAL JUSTICE. Looking forward to your answer.
Posted by: C Good | September 27, 2008, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
I just watched Palin in the 2006 debates for Govenor and I have to tell you, I am just dumb founded. No research had been done before electing her. She did not ans a question but repeated what was asked and danced around it, as she has been doing. I will give her credit she is relaxed and used big words, but sitting next to two people that lay out plans and give examples, she should not be Govenor. Now I understand why her husband is always with her running Alaska buisness, he is the real person making the decesions.. McCain, please put country first and find someone else before its too late.
Posted by: pga39120 | September 27, 2008, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm
Missouri governor goes nuclear on Obama for using prosecutors on campaign “truth squad”
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/27/missouri-governor-goes-nuclear-on-obama-for-using-prosecutors-on-campaign-truth-squad/
I want to know why Obama and everyone in his campaign aren’t being held for violations of elections law. Where the hell is the government to actually do one of the few things that they are chartered to do…protect our free speech. This is still not the Soviet Union yet, is it?
Posted by: sam | September 27, 2008, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm
Sam, what is happening to our Nation when some people are even thinking of voting for someone like Obama, who sucks up to terrorists, criminals and communists. Now we learn that Obama is even trying to use his lawyers to shut down free speech. When is the media going to wake up and start reporting on Obama’s and the Democrats culpability on our current financial crisis? I am very afraid for the future of our Nation that some one as far left and with so many criminal associations is actually on the ticket for the highest office in the land. God help us all.
Posted by: Mary | September 27, 2008, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm
hmn:
November 4th. Every member of Congress is up for re-election….
Let’s vote them all out, like they did two years ago when the Democrats won majority over the Iraq War.
My how things change in two short years. We’ve traded one monster for another, and these idiots have not done anything better than the last bunch.
If the Democrats manage to strong-arm this bail-out through for Bush and their own hides and leave the taxpayers holding the bag, every single one of these idiots should be voted out.
The House Republicans, the guys who McCain managed to have included in the talks on Thursday, are the only ones who seem to have another solution than leaving the taxpayers holding the bag.
How dare Pelosi call them UNPATRIOTIC. Who the heck is she? Some “Speaker of the House” who doesn’t insist herself on bringing both parties in the House to the table on an issue as important as this.
Posted by: Lee | September 27, 2008, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
The Democrats and Obama are once again in the tank for criminal groups like ACORN that is under investigation for voter fraud. The Democrats tried to slip into the bail out bill a provision that would give ACORN billions of dollars of tax payer money. The only people who stood in the way of this happening was McCain and the Republicans. That is why the Democrats were so upset about McCain showing up to kill the deal. If this happens there should be a Grand Jury investigation of every Democrat, including Obama, who tried to ram this dirty bailout deal through Congress.
Posted by: Jim | September 27, 2008, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm
The media is so corrupt they are covering up for Obama and the Democrats culpability in the Fannie Freddie meltdown that led to our current financial crisis. People need to find out about what is going on before it is too late and anyone, I mean anyone, votes for a bunch of crooks like Obama and the Democrats who are up to their eyeballs in the Fannie Freddie fiasco.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/devastating-dems-refuse-to-reform.html
Posted by: sara | September 27, 2008, 10:52 pm 10:52 pm
I was trying to figure out why the Democrats were so upset with McCain when he tried to get the Republicans on board with the bail out deal. Now I know it is because the Democrats and Obama were trying to ram through a provision that would have given billions of dollars of taxpayer money to ACORN. ACORN is the criminal group Obama is in bed with that is under investigation for voter fraud. Just what is going on with our country when some people are actually thinking about voting for a guy like Obama for President, who is in bed with a bunch of criminals, communists and terrorists? And where is the media on this? It should be headline news day and night.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/devastating-dems-refuse-to-reform.html
Posted by: Terry | September 27, 2008, 11:03 pm 11:03 pm
You republicans are laughable.
Posted by: zz | September 27, 2008, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm
Why are they afraid of leaks? They have our best interest in mind, correct?
Let it crash! The republicans and democrat’s are in bed together! It’s a threesome. The third person has horns!
Posted by: kennedy | September 27, 2008, 11:08 pm 11:08 pm
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76302
Great article. What is America’s fate?
Posted by: Clive | September 27, 2008, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
No bailout. The Dumocrats coused the mortgage crisis and the subsequent Wall Street crisis. Let those idiots fix it. Not a penny of taxpayer money should be spent to remedy this leftist catastrophe. Let Clinton and Barney Frank fix it.
Posted by: Bob | September 27, 2008, 11:35 pm 11:35 pm
Robert:
Not surprising that you would agree with me.
I have been a Democrat since the day I first registered to vote, 31 years ago, but the things I have seen during this primary and presidential campaign have just sickened me, and I will be voting Republican for President for the first time.
I think we are lucky this economic crisis happened before the election.
I certainly do not understand why this economic crisis initially helped Obama in the polls, but it does appear to me that the people are finally starting to see EXACTLY what has been going on in the halls of Congress for the last few years.
It will be interesting to see if they actually post the entire bailout proposal on the internet for all taxpayers to see before they vote on it.
If all it ends up as is a taxpayer bailout of Wall Street, then we the people had better start calling and emailing our congressmen and tell them NO DEAL……………..
Posted by: Lee | September 28, 2008, 12:03 am 12:03 am
Do you mean this fae?
Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.
“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.
“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.
“This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election.
“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts – not a free society.”
Posted by: chattyway | September 28, 2008, 12:23 am 12:23 am
Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid had the power as leaders to do something about America’s national financial crisis over their last couple of years in Congress. Bush is responsible for signing bills into law, but Pelosi and Reid have the responsibility to set the country’s legislative agenda and provide leadership to pass financial institution laws and banking regulations, but they both ignored the looming loan crisis until the very last minute. They failed our nation big time and should resign.
The senators and House leaders on the senate and house banking committee’s should also resign because they failed to take action, when they were fully aware the country would eventually face a liquidity and banking crisis. They failed the nation along with the rest of the senate and house that relies on their banking committee to hold hearings, write banking laws and provide legislative oversight of our banking institutions.
The leadership in the White House – Bush, Senate – Harry Reid, House – Nancy Pelosi, and both Democrats and Republican’s on the banking committees have failed to provide leadership and foresight to protect and regulate our nations financial system and institutions. Over the years Greenspan warned them that the increasing national debt was unsustainable that could lead to a national financial crisis if other countries lose confidence in our financial system and stop buying our national debt.
Congress just continues to overspend the nations money, give political favors to financial company’s that give them political contributions, and add billions of dollars of earmarks for unneeded pork projects and possible fraud.
Did Congress and Bush really think they could run up the national debt forever and the rest of the world would continue to finance all of the nation’s debt with a falling dollar? What about worthless American housing loan securities that they bought that are now becoming worthless? No! Now the world is slowly stopping to buy our debt and our nation may go bankrupt. Our only solution is to print more money to make up the difference, only leading to a lower dollar. This in turn may require the fed to increase interest rates to a premium to eventually attract more foreigners to buy more of our risky national debt due to a declining dollar at the expense of our own economy.
Bush, Pelosi and Reid had the legislative and executive power to prevent this nation’s financial crisis but they simply ignored it until the nations financial institutions practically crashed.
Now all American’s will suffer, but they will now just continue to blame each other or the other political party, when they were all to blame.
Bush, Reid and Pelosi should all leave office because they over time allowed the nations financial crisis to evolve and continue to get worse until it practically crashed, all on their watch as national leaders. There is a reason that both Bush and Congress have low national approval ratings, it is because they as leaders they have failed to make American better over the years. If either Obama or McCain is elected both leaders in congress should step down so congress can start fresh with new House and Senate leadership so congress once again can gain the confidence and approval of the American public.
The “time of change is now” and we need national leaders to put the “country first” over party politics’ and corporate political donations influences that have led the country to the biggest country’s financial crisis since the great depression.
Right now Obama and McCain should both be very involved with what congress is doing with the bailout because it is going to greatly impact their potential presidency in a few months and one of them will need to fix this country’s financial mess as president.
Posted by: wired | September 28, 2008, 1:04 am 1:04 am
– Obama’s will be a totall unworkable, and the price will be so great that we can’t afford it or we will be like those in Canada and England paying 60% or more in taxes to support those that don’t want to work, not can’t but don’t want to. Well I suggest that you take that Prof. title and use it reading something about what the Obama plans will do to this country. –
Well, in case you haven’t realized it.. both candidates plans will raise the federal deficit, but McCains will raise it considerably more. As for health care plans, after analysis by both the Economic Policy Institute and the Wall Street Journal, Obamas health care plan is more economic and will increase health care to those currently unable to get it, while McCains will actually result in people losing health care. McCains trickle down tax style is just a continuation of what we have now, and it has never and doesn’t work as proven throughout history.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122152292213639569.html
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.27.6.w472/DC1
Posted by: BillyBob | September 28, 2008, 3:44 am 3:44 am
The bailout is not to help an individual of the Wal Street or any company but not elapsing our national economy,and the market with thousands out of work. You guys grow up and think positively. There are nothing to do with Obama or John Macain, they both give their blessing. If you have someone dying in your family, do you trying to save his life or do the best or keep blaming. The bailout will help straiting up the housing mess and greedy lenders. We allready hurt in Irag war and we don’t need another misery.
Posted by: Kam Alexander | September 28, 2008, 3:48 am 3:48 am
The bailout is not to help an individual of the Wal Street or any company but not elapsing our national economy,and the market with thousands out of work. You guys grow up and think positively. There are nothing to do with Obama or John Macain, they both give their blessing. If you have someone dying in your family, do you trying to save his life or do the best or keep blaming. The bailout will help straiting up the housing mess and greedy lenders. We allready hurt in Irag war and we don’t need another misery.
Posted by: Kam Alexander | September 28, 2008, 3:48 am 3:48 am
To whom protesting the bailout. please understand the issue carefully, their is no perfect answer. The bailout is not to help the wall street or spcific invester company, but not elapsing our national econamy and U.S.A market, beside laying off thousands of people and high unemployment. You guys try to grow up. There is nothing to do with Obama or John Macain, they both give their blessing. The bailout will fix the housing , greedy lenders, and bad financial institusions. The new president has more other important issues. If you have someone diying in your family, do you try to save his life or blaming him.
Posted by: Kamel Alexander | September 28, 2008, 4:21 am 4:21 am
Except that McCain plans will also include cutting government spending big time,so it won’t be growing the deficit…..I wish the Obamabots would stop lying about things.
Posted by: chattyway | September 28, 2008, 5:56 am 5:56 am
The bailout is a bad ideal—-it gives more money to the idiots that put us in this position and allows to do the exact same thing that got us here———-give out and resecuritize SUBPRIME LOANS and even worse it takes up to 20%of what part of the money we are supposed to get paid back and gives to ACORN who harasses banks and bribes politicians to push SUBPRIME LOANS for those with bad credit all in the name of minority, poor, and underserved areas (ghettos) leaving the other 95% that pay our bills and taxes to pick up the tab when people with a history of not paying back loans default on the Subprime ones……It’s stupid. IN return the politicians mostly dems get money in from ACORN and ACORN rounds up the homeless, dead, and illegal to vote for the them at election time.
Posted by: chattyway | September 28, 2008, 6:01 am 6:01 am
Wow Chattey way, You seem like an aggressive Far Republic.
At least vote Independant. ‘Bailout’ ALL 95% of United States. Since you probable paid Millions of dollars in Tax.
Food Tax.
Gas Tax
Road Tax
State tax
City tax
Fed.Tax
The list goes on and on.
Even though The BANK has ‘Trillions’.
No Joke. Underpaid Girls have
Free Market paper work. You know, the ones that show Fixes and missing stuff.
You should ‘foil’ yourself from Hatred.
Vote Bailout the Middle Class Only with a Free Market. USO’s…er OSU’s football sachs..sucks. Bad speller.
Maybe WALL STREET will Bailout of America..er…leave AMERICA.
Posted by: historyremembered | September 28, 2008, 6:46 am 6:46 am
I don’t want any bailed out with tax money…..WallStreet orginating bad loans, Freddie and Fannie taking the bad loans and cooking their books about them, politicans pushing bad loands all in the name are CRE, ACORn bribing politicians to push legislation to put taxpayers on the hook, and the idiot homeowners taking out stupid loans because of their credit all deserve to go down———stop penalizing the other 95% of us that did what we were supposed to.
Posted by: chattyway | September 28, 2008, 6:58 am 6:58 am
Vote No to the $700 billion bailout! let Obama handle it after the New Year!
Posted by: Demo Rules | September 28, 2008, 7:07 am 7:07 am
OH, CONGRESS!!! CAN’T YOU HEAR??? THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON’T WANT THIS BAILOUT OF THE WALL STREET FAT CATS!!! HAVE YOU ALL BEEN THERE SO LONG YOU HAVE BECOME DEAF!!! HEAR US LOUDLY!!! NO BAILOUT, NO FAST TRACK VOTE!!!!
Posted by: Friartuck | September 28, 2008, 7:30 am 7:30 am
Contact your representatives….let them you know you want the taxpayers paid back first and foremost and that under no circumstance should the crooks at ACORN get any money when we start getting paid back. Acorn (obama old community service job) works to load up welfare rolls to drown the US and force a socialist agenda, signs up thousands of illegal voters such as dead people, and bribes politicians to pass laws to take money from taxpayers to give to ACorn so Acorn can continue to harm us. It’s crazy——let your politicans know this is not acceptable—they are getting ready to pass the bill over the next couple of days.
Posted by: chattyway | September 28, 2008, 7:32 am 7:32 am
I am glad that McCain when to DC and exposed the ACORN deal in the bailout plan. Remember the democrat claimed they had a deal and it was killed by McCain. If we really need this bailout, let go it but NO MONEY TO OBAMA’S TWO GROUP ACORN.
Posted by: jjoy | September 28, 2008, 7:42 am 7:42 am
I am glad that McCain when to DC and exposed the ACORN deal in the bailout plan. Remember the democrat claimed they had a deal and it was killed by McCain. If we really need this bailout, let do it but NO MONEY TO OBAMA’S TWO GROUP ACORN.
Posted by: jjoy | September 28, 2008, 7:47 am 7:47 am
If you really care about the USA it is time to put a NONE OF THE ABOVE slot on your ballot. Mc Cain is between a rock and a hard place ( squeeze play ) Obama does not have a clue. God help us if the BAILOUT goes through.
If the Bailout is such a good deal why haven’t the Democrats passed it by themselves? There is another question that comes to mind here. How much of this boondoogle is going to Foreign banks? If you have followed foreign news and stock markets, especially those who are blaming the USA for all the world’s problems (Steinmeyer ), their markets, which are in worse condition than our’s, suddenly seem to act as if the money is going straight into their accounts.
Enough is Enough.
Posted by: AmerVtrn | September 28, 2008, 8:03 am 8:03 am
The Bailout will basically enslave you and your children with no benefits at all.
As a rule of thumb, anytime the government makes an estimate, double it for the first six months, triple it for the next six months, and 33.5 percent for each remaining six month period, plus periodic adjustments for cost overruns and inflation. But it has already gone from 700 billion to 1.8 trillion.
Refer to ABC’s list of CEO payoffs.
Posted by: AmerVtrn | September 28, 2008, 8:08 am 8:08 am
Big sticking point of the bail out plan – Democrats (as directed by Obama, former lawyer for ACORN) want to allocate dollars to ACORN.
ACORN is crooked and has members convicted of voter fraud.
Absolutely no dollars should go to ACORN.
Posted by: susie | September 28, 2008, 9:48 am 9:48 am
I just watched Nancy Pelosi take credit for the “buyout” of Wall Street. She gave a web address to see the bill, which, as far as I’m concerned, doesn’t exist. Would you happen to know what the truth is? HA!
Posted by: Gloria Traynham | September 28, 2008, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
You know I for one am plum dissapointed inour goverment for the first time in my life!!!!. My God when are they going to do something for the Taxpayer???? Instead of bailing out the finanical thugs they should be doing something to help the taxpayer. Here is a good idea Instead of foreclosing on peoples homes why dont they just work out a lower interest rate and a repayment plan they can afford??? My dead grandfather always told me A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH MORE THAN TWO IN THE BUSH so come on and do something positive and productive for everyone.
Posted by: James | September 28, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
There is only TWO people who are solely responsible for this debacle, and that is BJ Klintoon (the pres at the time of lowering standards for loans to people who can’t pay for their house, but can vote# and di**-breath Bowney Fwank the idiot at the helm who wouldn’t admit the phony vote swapping scheme #as opposed to his male prostitute lovers swapping scheme)thought up by his fellow rump ranger, white guilt ridden fellow libtards.
Posted by: mickeybutane | September 29, 2008, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
Pelosi is a disgrace. Calling the Republicans unpatriotic when they were needed to pass the bill is just stupid. Making a partisan speech just before the vote is just as stupid. This woman cannot do anything right. Get rid of her and Reed, Dodd and Frank…and come up with a real plan with real oversight…not the people responsible for the problem. The whole ACORN issue is symptomatic of the Democrats…they talk about the middle class all the time…but we know that they only care about the poor…not the middle class.
Posted by: Kathy Corey | September 29, 2008, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
Nancy Pelosi should dig a hole and crawl into it as it is the rightful place for her. I can’t imagine what kind of people would appoint such a unprofessional leader.
I would have changed my vote if I listened to her speech on the floor. Finger-pointing on such hour??That should tell you who she is.
Bush Administration, lack of supervision? What about democrats made it a job to block any attempt to supervise??
Posted by: Hanna T | September 29, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
In case you didn’t notice 91 DEMOCRATS Voted Today Against the bailout bill….So why would Pelosi even bring the bill to the table if her own didn’t want it. The Dem’s had plenty of votes to pass it.
Posted by: GoUSA247 | September 29, 2008, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
Incompetent Woman running the House. Just cant help herself, she just has to play politics and send a message to wall Street. And Now the stree is sending her one. Unfortunately, the rest of us will suffer with decreased portfolios and fewer jobs.
Thanks nnacy, maybe uoure big mouth is a hormonal problem?
Posted by: tr88 | September 29, 2008, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm