if masking hypocrisy is just asking too damn much. I mean, put some freakin' effort into it, people!

should any of us really be surprised, though?

the government to bail her out of *her* debt too. Oh wait, my cars are paid off, I'm current on my mortgage. My role is to PAY for bailout.

"do as we say, not as we do" - Republican Party Platform, since the beginning of time

Not so fast, skeptics. Looks like the Congress may not pass any bail out legislation.

Congress is just posturing and will cave to Bob Bernanke.

Oh, maybe, but from what I can tell NO VOTER wants a bailout.

unfortunately most voters don't understand that they are paying for this crisis either way...it's just a question of how.

welcome to the brave new world of Republican socialism! you get the risk, they get the payoff!

Why don't they give the bail-out money to the customers, and leave the corporation out of it? That way you don't reward poor managment.

Dear US Financial Markets, The world economy is NOT your play-thing. Please leave it alone unless other countries can vote in your election.

Feld: And with power comes responsibility if you want anyone to respect your power.

if it wouldn't be more appropriate to use past tense

yes. If there's even a whiff that we've hit bottom (no one really knows, right?), probably not a time to continue the focus on digging, eh?

the idea of paying the mortgage holder *in the home owner's name*. that would be a true bail out not just a corporate profit solution

what's free about it? Don't the home owners pay taxes?