The American Spectator

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Greenlight Special

9.30.08 @ 12:01AM

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NOT DOING ANYTHING?
Re: John Berlau's Doing Something?:

I haven't done cartwheels since the U.S. Hockey Team won the Olympics in 1980. Today is another new day for Americans. The Bush-Reid-Pelosi combine of corruption and incompetence is over. My gratitude is to the patriots in the House of Representatives and their constituents who let them know how important this vote was. God Bless America!
-- Jack Hughes
Chicago, Illinois

The reasons to forgo the bailout of the financial institutions are myriad, as the excellent article by Mr. Berlau enumerated, but the numerous Democrats, and a good proportion of the Republicans, some RINO and some tried and true, voted for the objectionable and odious bill. Fortunately for the tax-paying citizens, once again the Dems took square aim at derailing Senator McCain's presidential aspirations and shot themselves in the foot. Maybe as they recover, Congress will hear the outcry of the people and reconsider putting the bailout on the backs of the voting public.
-- Ira M. Kessel
Rochester, New York

What, in God's name, does this mean? I'm neither the brightest or dimmest bulb in the chandelier but it sounds like scare-mongering to me...it's impossible for a layman to decipher.
-- David Knipe

I read that President Bush is "very disappointed" that the House has refused pass his $700 million bailout scheme.

I, and I'm sure that a great many other Republicans share my feelings, have been very disappointed with Mr. Bush since shortly after he was sworn in for his first term. Mr. Bush has failed to lead the country at every opportunity: the war in Iraq, the Iranian threat, illegal immigration, border security, energy independence, government spending,
ethics reform, and on and on.

Now he knows how the people that foolishly put him in office feel. NOW Mr. Bush wants to have a go at leadership?

Too little, too late, and too much money!
-- T.L. Jeffrey
Loomis, California

Why the reluctance to assume $700 billion in debt?

Each of America's 138 million taxpayers would only have to assume a little over $5,000 in additional debt. Who would notice?

As for me, I welcome the spendthriftiness of our improvident betters in D.C.

U$A, USA, usa ...
-- David Govett
Davis, California

THE NAME GAME
Re: The Prowler's Room Service:

One has got to wonder about the Obama advisers' perplexity at their inability to get under John McCain's skin, by using his first name in the debate.

Five and a half years in the hands of North Vietnamese torturers probably render anything Barack might come up with as at worst poor entertainment to Senator McCain. Oh, but what if Barry makes fun of his ears?

Letter to the Editor

topics:
Taxes, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Hank Paulson, Business, Environment, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Immigration, Energy, Oil