Posts to follow on the Bail-out Sept. 29, '08

Nancy Pelosi Puts Lipstick on a $700 Billion Pig

By: Scarecrow Sunday September 28, 2008 7:15 pm

Four Never-Never Land Provisions in the New Bill

By: Ian Welsh Monday September 29, 2008 8:10 am

You Can Kiss That $700,000,000,000 Goodbye Forever, People
by tristero

Just what it says.  Jack Sparrow says, "P:irate"   I say "Dubya"

What do the economists think? By: Ari Monday September 29, 2008 4:01 am A Range of views, none too long, and surprisingly most commenting on the screwing we are getting.

To the Members of Congress Concerning the Bailout Proposal

A medium length assesment of the screwing we're getting.  Pointing out that this is after all, the Bush 'Cry Fear' administration.  Remember tha last time the words "We must act right now against Iraq" were uttered.  Woirked out well, didn't it?

House To Vote On Bailout Today

By: Nicole Belle @ 9:00 AM - PDT  

"I have to count myself in the camp that thinks this bailout bill is a trap by the Republicans to tie the Democrats to Bush/Paulson and paint themselves as the populists looking out for the little guy.  How telling is it that after all his earlier grandstanding, McCain declined to take credit for being part of this bailout bill? "

Champaign Bottle corks are popping today

Joseph Stilgitz asks tough questions at The Nation:

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 banks realized that they were about to get a free ride at taxpayers' expense. No private firm was willing to buy these toxic mortgages at what the seller thought was a reasonable price; they finally had found a sucker who would take them off their hands--called the American taxpayer.