molson_golden2002 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 This is a more interesting stat: I guess investors are banking on the return of the soup kitchens. Or people are stocking up on canned goods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Comic relief: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his top aides took credit for building a winning bailout coalition – hours before the vote failed and stocks tanked. Shortly before the vote, McCain had bragged about his involvement and mocked Sen. Barack Obama for staying on the sidelines. “I've never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people, and I'm not going to stop now,” McCain told a rally in Columbus, Ohio. “Sen. Obama took a very different approach to the crisis our country faced. At first he didn't want to get involved. Then he was monitoring the situation.” McCain, grinning, flashed a sarcastic thumbs up. “That's not leadership. That's watching from the sidelines,” he added to cheers and applause. http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uui...82949C5A24271A8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Here you go...my formatting will not come out. You left off "present" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Comic relief: This is your blind squirrel moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Grilled cheese and tomato soup (Campbells) are comfort foods. What else is a comfort food? Beer! Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup, with Hostess cupcakes and 4 slices of white bread to dip with. Lay's Wavy Chips with a can of squirt cheese. A large bag of ginger snaps with milk. A pound of bacon fried up with nobody else to witness. A pound of bologna. Peanut butter and a spoon. Your pick of any chocolate-based candy bar. A quart of orange juice for you and you alone. A bag of bubble gum. Just a short list. Others posters, fee free to add! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Comic relief: Well, whether productive or not at least he made a visible effort. You can't say that about Obama, who apparently felt that his intervention would not be neccessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I don't think this is partisan. I'm sensing a rural revolt against Wall Street. Just my initial guess. Plausible. Oh and I meant in MS overall. Not an indictment of the Dems as a whole. Of course, it wouldn't take much to nudge me into that thought. Republicans too. Idiots all of them. Still, they can fiddle for another week with it I suppose. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 It looks like both Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore are happy right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 It looks like both Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore are happy right now. And this is relevant why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Well, whether productive or not at least he made a visible effort. You can't say that about Obama, who apparently felt that his intervention would not be neccessary. They were both in Washington for the same amount of time. Neither showed much leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 And this is relevant why? Kinda scary when the far left and far right are fighting for the same thing. Its almost like the Nazi and Communist in Weimar Germany fighting together to destroy that Republic before turning on each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Interesting - was there a poison pill in there? Because my Congressman indicated he would vote for the bill...but he didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup, with Hostess cupcakes and 4 slices of white bread to dip with. Lay's Wavy Chips with a can of squirt cheese. A large bag of ginger snaps with milk. A pound of bacon fried up with nobody else to witness. A pound of bologna. Peanut butter and a spoon. Your pick of any chocolate-based candy bar. A quart of orange juice for you and you alone. A bag of bubble gum. Just a short list. Others posters, fee free to add! I was always partial to a box of Ho-HOs and a quart of chocolate milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Interesting - was there a poison pill in there? Because my Congressman indicated he would vote for the bill...but he didn't. A politician that lies. No that's never happened before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup, with Hostess cupcakes and 4 slices of white bread to dip with. Lay's Wavy Chips with a can of squirt cheese. A large bag of ginger snaps with milk. A pound of bacon fried up with nobody else to witness. A pound of bologna. Peanut butter and a spoon. Your pick of any chocolate-based candy bar. A quart of orange juice for you and you alone. A bag of bubble gum. Just a short list. Others posters, fee free to add! Is that how you guys made it through the 30's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I just think these politicians were jammed with cranks calling them telling to not vote for an unpopular bill. A sizable majority of Americans own stocks, you think they wanted this to happen? But politicains looked at the polls, heard the angry phone calls and the nasty emails and backed down on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Thank Rosh Hashanah? I thought Jews created this in the first place? Nope, people older than me did that, and now they want to spend my money to fix it. Honestly I am in a state of shock right now, and I don't know how to react. Could someone far more literate in these matters please either give me a nice piece of advice as to what I should do, or possibly point me in the right direction. I finally got a job! It's in finance (opposite of !). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I just think these politicians were jammed with cranks calling them telling to not vote for an unpopular bill. A sizable majority of Americans own stocks, you think they wanted this to happen? But politicains looked at the polls, heard the angry phone calls and the nasty emails and backed down on it Most people are too stupid. They don't realize their 401K and Ira are actually stock. Hell I am in the IT industry with a bunch of folks you'd think are semi-smart. I would guess at least 1/3 don't think the 401k they put money into actually has stocks behind it. They think they are in "mutual funds", not real stock. In fact, I've had this discussion regarding Oil company profits and most think that if the oil companies didn't make money their stock wouldn't be affected. People are stupid and have not a single clue about reality and life. Most could be shot and dumped in the ocean and wouldn't be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Most could be shot and dumped in the ocean and wouldn't be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I just think these politicians were jammed with cranks calling them telling to not vote for an unpopular bill. A sizable majority of Americans own stocks, you think they wanted this to happen? But politicains looked at the polls, heard the angry phone calls and the nasty emails and backed down on it Most people don't understand a bloody thing that goes on around them. "We should bail out the homeowner before banks!!!" Who the !@#$ do you think is going to refinance your home for you, dipshits? Most people are too stupid. They don't realize their 401K and Ira are actually stock. Hell I am in the IT industry with a bunch of folks you'd think are semi-smart. I would guess at least 1/3 don't think the 401k they put money into actually has stocks behind it. They think they are in "mutual funds", not real stock. In fact, I've had this discussion regarding Oil company profits and most think that if the oil companies didn't make money their stock wouldn't be affected. I work on a Ginnie Mae project. Me and fifty other people. Including me, SIX of us understand what "credit markets" mean. I just had to explain it to four people, "No, we're not actually paying CEO's salaries with this bailout." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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