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the Military Officers Association of America (I am a member) lists the "Top 8 Groups Most Deserving of a Government Bailout."

If our country can afford almost $1 trillion in bailouts for firms whose financial troubles were caused by their own mismanagement or reck

The tubes are replete today with news that Democratic Party leadership is prepared to play ball with misbehaving and disloyal Senator Joe Lieberman once again. I appreciate the need to pick bigger battles than this one, but why do Democrats have to reinforce their image as gluttons for punishment who can't stand success? He just going to burn them in the future like he has in the past:

While I was at work, the House debated the $700bn  Wall Street bail-out and voted to pass it.

The House on Friday passed a far-reaching and historic plan to bail out the nation’s financial system.

Democratic Senate candidate Bob Tuke comes out with a forceful rebuke of Treasury Secretary Paulson and calls for him to be replaced 3 months before Bush leaves office.

After his opponent, Senator Lamar Alexander, urged passage of Paulson’s initial three-page draft of the Wall St.

I don’t think anyone has any illusions that this bail-out plan is nothing more than the corporatocracy stealing from the poor/middle class. If you don’t think this is so, then you aren’t really paying attention.

Tim Chavez explains why he thinks that Congressional leaders seem to be carrying a bit of extra-motivation when it comes to solving our current economic crisis:

Sean Braisted points out that Rep. Cooper was one of the few congressional leaders to eschew tax cuts as an abatement strategy for the current economic crisis:

It appears as if our fearless Congressional leaders might be inclined to allow the number of phone calls into their office to dictate their course of action.

Friends,