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bulloney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 06:12 AM
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Even the staunchest conservatives don't believe their own bullshit.
I was hearing the general provisions of the Wall Street bailout. The CEOs got their damned bailout. It's supposedly less than originally requested, but they'll get compensated in the millions for drving their companies into the ditch.

What happened to the old conservative mantras that you take responsibility for your own actions? What about allowing the market to take care of things and not have a government handout when you're in a jam?

It's not like these bozos are now penniless. They've made millions, if not billions from previous years. They just want to walk away from this train wreck they created with a chunk of change because, for some reason, they think they're entitled to it.

Using the ditched car analogy again, if any of us totaled our cars by carelessly driving it into a ditch, do we expect the taxpayers to provide us with a new replacement car? Hell no! But these Wall Street prima donnas think they're entitled to be compensated for their screw ups.

And they wonder why there are cries of class warfare in this country.
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lligrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 06:18 AM
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1. On The Bright Side
I doubt we will be hearing about personal responsibility anytime soon. Isn't that a hoot? Those that have made small personal mistakes are supposed to eat dirt because it was their own fault while those who made sure their failures would involve others are bailed out.
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Smart Guy 4 Freedom Donating Member (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 06:36 AM
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2. So where is the neocon "personal responsibility" and "Nanny State" choirs?
Where oh where can they be?

Wall Street - a whole street full of whiners having a mental recession.

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