Bush: Attempts to limit excecutive compensation could impede critically needed legislation

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Bush urged Congress to move fast on the $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street. Democratic lawmakers urged caution, citing warrantless wiretapping as an example of what happens when a bill is passed in haste. Below is an excerpt on Bush's statement regarding the rescue plan. Underneath the excerpt is a quote from Senator Leahy, comparing Bush's urgency today with his push to pass the Patriot Act, legislation that has been criticized for giving the government enhanced powers to spy on the public.

From The Washington Post:

President Bush this morning warned lawmakers against trying to make too many changes to the proposed financial bailout legislation, saying the plan needs to be passed quickly and relatively intact to stem damage to global financial markets.

Weekend negotiations "made good headway" in crafting a bill to bolster a system weighed down by problem home mortgages, Bush said. But with proposals circulating to include provisions for homeowners in the bill or to use it to limit executive compensation, Bush cautioned that too many added provisions could impede approval of critically needed legislation.

Patrick Leahy on the bailout package:

"We will do something this week -- but if we learned anything from right after 9/11, it's that the biggest mistake is to pass anything they ask for just because it's an emergency," Leahy says.

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman knows of what he speaks. He sponsored the original Patriot Act, only to feel betrayed later when the Bush administration used it to justify domestic wiretapping.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/22/bush-pushes-to-pass-bailo_n_128314.html

[Blue_In_AK]

1. May I be the first to say...

YOU SICK MOTHERFUCKER!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

15. I hear ya...

...I actually went back and read the article a couple of extra times to make sure I wasn't taking his comments out of context. Sadly, I wasn't.

:patriot:

[screembloodymurder]

2. Fine. We can wait.

This stubborn asshole needs to be taught who's in charge.

[liberal N proud]

3. It way past time for this congress to put this little pseudo pig farmer in his place

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Let the whole thing fail. How much worse can it get?

[spanone]

5. well tough fucking shit

[KansDem]

6. This is why you don't put the loser in the White House...

...or maintain corrupt voting machines to keep him there! :grr:

[bdamomma]

7. now is the time to slap this MF'er down.

I am not talking about Senator Leahy.

[Eric J in MN]

12. I wish Patrick Leahy had learned not to give Bush anything in a rush...

...instead of just not to give Bush exactly what he asked for in a rush.

[Eric J in MN]

8. Wait until the next president.

Stocks go up and down. Don't prop up corporations which made bad investments.

We will have economic problems to address in January regardless.

Congress should wait for the proposals of the next president, and then slowly and carefully decide what to do.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. FUCK YOU BUSH!

[Jeanette in FL]

13. You took the words literally out of my mouth

That was the first thing I said as I read this.

SOB

[Jim__]

14. My thought, exactly!

[Avalux]

10. The talk of a con man. "I need it NOW or ELSE!"

Not this time Bush; not this time. We can wait and you can squirm.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

17. You've seen "Fargo," right?

This is nothing more than Jerry Lundegaard pressuring his father-in-law for "investment money." The father in law wants all of the facts and figures, and has no interest in throwing his money into something that won't return it tenfold.

Jerry tries to make him feel guilty, saying that the investment would be "real good for Jean and Scottie" (his wife and son)

The father-in-law pauses, looks out of the corner of his eye, and mutters that "Jean and Scottie never have to worry."

Jerry continues whining about the money. Then he has his wife kidnapped. Jerry Lundegaard, meet George W. Bush.

Bush is trying to use a little 9/11-style fear mongering to get the money, now, before any questions are asked.

:patriot:

[Blue_In_AK]

18. Bring on the wood chipper.

[Avalux]

22. Yep - great analogy.

We're just supposed to hand over 700 bil (probably much more) to a known liar, no questions asked.

[City Lights]

11. Oh well.

Like it or lump it, George.

[Submariner]

16. GFY you flaming asshole

nobody cares what you think anymore, except the 19 percenter freeptards.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

19. And the 19 percenters aren't half as committed as they once were...

...just like they didn't want McCain, but are "energized" over Palin, so they pretend that he's their man.

Must suck to be on a losing team that has lost in EPIC proportions. A Connecticut frat boy masquerading as a long, tall, ornery & mean rootin' tootin' Texas cowboy, who shivered and cowered in a Florida classroom while our country was under attack.

And yet, the 19% held on for dear life and pretended.

It's getting harder and harder to pretend every day, I'll wager.

:patriot:

[WarbirdForObama]

20. Screw What that giggling Murder Wants

This is His Fault.

If he offers to resign immediatly, surrender to Law Enforcement, and submit himself for Trial, I'll consider fast tracking the bail out.

Fuck Bush!

[SammyWinstonJack]

21. First put the Social Security Trust in a lock box because that is where the little pecker wants the

bail out to come from, or at least part of it anyway.

[shadowknows69]

23. All it will impede, you vile wart on the ass of humanity, is the responsible being rewarded.

[ladjf]

24. F.U Bush. Why would we heed the advice of a thug who is complicit

in wrecking America permanently? If our justice system was anywhere close to being functional, you and your buddies would already be in jail.

[JVS]

25. It's nice to see that the priorities of the Republican party never change

[ladjf]

26. Bush, the "critically need legislation" is your impeachment, followed

by your imprisonment.