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Old 10-02-2008   #5
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Default Re: $700 billion and a side of pork

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Originally Posted by RawAlex View Post
It's called lubrication. You scratch my back, I scratch your back. They were probably a few short of a convincing number, and wanted to make sure that they passed it. There might also be some members of the house that voted against last time that are big supporters of this sort of thing. It's a lure to get their votes, lube to make that uncomfortable bailout fit in their ass.

It isn't an incumbant or newbie thing, it is the way all horse trading is done.
Doesn't anyone do what is right anymore? Just wait until the new administration takes over. There will prolly be a bunch of very unpalatable, but necessary steps taken. Hopefully they will prove right and by the third year, recovery will be in sight. Right now this is just a pig fuck of a nuclear magnitude.
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