bail out bill

23/6 Video: Joe and Noah's $700 Billion Bailout Deal

October 1, 2008 - We know of two citizens of Main Street who aren't waiting for congress to look after them, and their names are Joe and Noah. These two kids represent the American enterprising spirit at its best. Especially Noah. That dude has been up for like four days already, doing nothing...

From The Room: Hey Wall Street, I Can't Afford You! (Even Though You're Devalued)

September 30, 2008 - For McCain or Obama to vote yes to any plan that would give away $700 billion tax dollars is sickening. Let me be clear, my friends, this is a "bailout" not a "rescue." No, better yet, this is a "crime" not a "bailout." I expected John McCain to back this...

From The Room: Unfit for Print: The Real Headlines from Today's New York Times

September 30, 2008 - ...

From The Room: The Good News About the Stock Market Crash

September 30, 2008 - There's been plenty of doom and gloom because of how the stock market reacted to the defeat of the bailout bill. Its supporters call it a buyback, not a bailout. Those same people say we're not in a recession, we're in a reception. But you don't...

House GOP puts re-election first, country second and your 401(k) last

September 29, 2008 - House Republicans, who had previously committed to voting "yea" on the bailout, voted "no" after Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed the Bush administration during her speech on the floor: "They claim to be free market advocates when it's really...