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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet (Post 1116722)

under overwhelming public opposition to the stimulus packages, and overwhelming republican opposition to the stimulus packages... i think he would have handled this whole affair differently.

we have lost our power over the government... We the people used to be in charge... now congress does what it wants - to hell with us!

And to think our forefathers wrote "We the People" larger than any other words in the Constituion. Oh Well.

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Originally Posted by Kapt Z (Post 1116668)

I often wonder if, in the end, McCain would have handled the economy that much different.....:hmmm:

He would have had Phil "I was the key sponsor of both the repeal of Glass Steagall and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act which allowed for the unchecked growth of derivatives contracts that took down the entire financial system" Gramm as his Treasury Secretary. That is a scary thought.

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Originally Posted by Steam Wake

Oh and I dont remember 'socializing' GM or Chrysler till now.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/20/business/20auto.html