DISQUS

Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero: Time to keep our promise

  • EdRoberts · 1 year ago
    Can this include Senator McCain and Senator Obama? .... please?
  • Christopher S. Penn · 1 year ago
    I would hold to that. If they're up for re-election in their Senatorial positions, vote 'em out.

    As for the big election, that's a call you have to make yourself.
  • EdRoberts · 1 year ago
    No offense Chris (and you know I have a TON of respect for you), but I fail to see that logic. To call for the unilateral removal of those that voted for the bailout, yet find it ok to promote someone who DID simply does not make sense.

    In other words, we should weigh heavily against those that voted for the bailout, but not make it our only decision making tool for anybody running for office.
  • Christopher S. Penn · 1 year ago
    The only reason I'd argue for coming down so heavily on the bailout folks is that it was a near-exact repeat of 9/11 and Iraq - imminent danger, financial meltdown only days away, sign this into law NOW and pay no attention to it! And Congress, or a majority of it, bought it a THIRD time, hook, line, and sinker - and we're seeing the results of their actions now with bonuses, dividends, and acquisitions, none of which were supposed to happen, but of course were baked into the cake.

    Once, sure, I can understand. 9/11 was legitimately terrifying, and lawmakers signed into law the PATRIOT Act, which was a stinker. They should have known better for Iraq - WMDs now!!! - but didn't. The bailout was strike #3.
  • Nathan · 1 year ago
    There is one Rep and one Senator up for reelection in my district. Both voted FOR the bailout. Both are being voted AGAINST in my household tomorrow.