Um. Okay. No bailout for now.
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xiphiasSo, the House Republicans -- as well as a pretty good number of House Democrats -- have rejected the bailout plan.
I have absolutely no idea if this is a good thing or a bad thing. None whatsoever.
In general, though, if this means that they have to go back and put together a new plan that actually has THOUGHT behind it, one that they can EXPLAIN to people, I suspect that would be a good thing. I was uncomfortable with the "AAAGHHH! PASS THIS BILL NOW SKY FALLING EMERGENCY DANGER WILL ROBINSON GIVE US MONEY THIS SECOND" thing.
I could very well be wrong. Maybe I ought to be buying a shotgun and rifle and stocking up on canned goods -- I have no idea.
. . . I kinda want a .22 bolt action rifle, anyway . . .
I have absolutely no idea if this is a good thing or a bad thing. None whatsoever.
In general, though, if this means that they have to go back and put together a new plan that actually has THOUGHT behind it, one that they can EXPLAIN to people, I suspect that would be a good thing. I was uncomfortable with the "AAAGHHH! PASS THIS BILL NOW SKY FALLING EMERGENCY DANGER WILL ROBINSON GIVE US MONEY THIS SECOND" thing.
I could very well be wrong. Maybe I ought to be buying a shotgun and rifle and stocking up on canned goods -- I have no idea.
. . . I kinda want a .22 bolt action rifle, anyway . . .
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Date: 2008-09-30 02:44 am (UTC)I do wish they'd managed to act together at *first*. (Or maybe not, depending on the action in question.)