More fall-out from rush to pass stimulus bill
Once more we see more fallout from the the ill-advised rush to produce a so-called stimulus bill.
When Congressman Russ Carnahan gave his “state of the District address” at the Affton firehouse, it was clear that he was absolutely clueless. He read a text that he obviously had not written, and apparently had never bothered to read. He was unable to answer any questions coherently, and the entire theme of his talk was that we might not know what we’re doing, but we’d better do it fast.
During Mr. Carnahan’s speech in Affton, one could actually see Nancy Pelosi’s lips moving and could marvel at how she manipulated his strings.
Now Carnahan rushes to the microphone to get in line to decry the evil AIG management that paid out bonuses, and to cosponsor a bill to try to impose a 90% tax on them. The problem is, he voted for the provision in a bill that just had to be rushed through before the public could get wind of what it conatained.
Senator Chris Dodd, who inserted the language specifically allowing the bonus payments (and the biggest recipient of AIG campaign funds, slightly ahead of Barack Obama), first denied knowledge of the provision, then claimed that he never understood that it would actually allow for AIG bonus payments. Treasury Secretary Geithner, who claims to have known nothing before this week, suddenly appears on video tape answering comnittee questions about the upcoming payments nearly three weeks ago.
These actions represent everything that many Americans find reprehensible about Congress and the government in general.
We in Missouri can do nothing about Mr. Dodd. Maybe the good citizens of Connecticut will fire him when he runs for a sixth term next year. In the meantime, we have the opportunity to throw Mr. Carnahan out on the curb next year. We should not miss the chance to do so.
Bob Byrne
St. Louis
If any firm in the nation had employees as dishonest, self serving and incompetent as most members of Congress, they would undoubtedly go out of business. Since that won’t happen and they DO work for us, we should fire them all.
Democrats will make excuses for Carnahan just like the Democrats will make excuses for Dodd. As you said, Obama will skate too. Voters just dont have the guts to make these people responsible.
As they say, we get the government we deserve.
Dave–
Yes we do . We deserve elected officials who will get us out of this mess. And it looks like we have them
HKCHAS, can I have some of that kool-aid you are drinking? Maybe the halucinogenic episodes will allow me to see the world through your eyes.
Strawberry fields forever!!!
Tango
Taking the kool-aide is better than living on eternal ignorance like you do.
hkchas,
“We deserve elected officials who will get us out of this mess. And it looks like we have them”
Where are they? Lies, broken promises, tax cheats, etccc, that’s what we have now. Are you libs really that desparate for a handout from the movers and shakers of this country? Good God, man, get off your arses and make your own fortunes. Get mad at congress and BHO, they are the ones that have created this current mess; congress the last 2 years and BHO carrying the torch.
Tango & Bud
The only Kool-Aid on the shelf is Republican flavored ( and I promise NEVER to use that hackneyed phrase again)
So drink up
budb…
You say congress created this problem the last 2 years, yet the economist say this all started in October - December of 2007. So if any congress created the problem it was the 2000- 2006 congress. My god man get your head out your arse and see that the problems came from the conservatives
Need I say more. Dodd lied about the language in the bill and as usual, excuses are there. I find in sick that these politicians that got everyone all fired up over AIG and in the meantime They just printed 1 trillion dollars without announcing a thing.
They lie and they get away with it. Sick!
Superdave
I find it sick that people can run companies into the ground, cost thousands their jobs, then walk away with millions.