The Bailout Scandal

The Bailout Scandal

This one appears to be a scandal with virtually no precedent. You're probably bored to death with this one by now. Well, so are we. But we find it important to voice our opinion on this newest scandal.

The sometimes-pithy Joe Scarborough has railed on about how nobody saw this coming. Boy, is he wrong. The BBC news predicted at least one major US bank would fail just over a month ago. Somebody did see this one coming, but apparently Joe and members of Congress and other officials chose to just go along with business-as-usual attitudes. Boy, were they wrong about that.

Its no more business-as-usual and Chicken Little is running for cover. The sub prime sky isn't falling. It fell. Hard. And loud. And now everybody is trying to gain good faith as appearing to pick up the pieces - which makes this sorry and terrible spectacle all the more scandalous.

The banking giants are toppling like the Twin Towers did in 911. But, the terrorists aren't "out there". They are hiding within our boundaries. Sneering and gnashing their teeth, all the while consuming Dom Pérignon and Beluga Caviar off the tops of our financial heads. Too bad there's nothing we can do about that - legally, anyway. We're waiting for the real fallout. A real hard rain of a s***storm is just about here. The rope makers are in for a banner year, because a certain kind of neck wear is coming back in fashion.

No, we know its not pleasant and probably illegitimate to even mention this stuff. But, its just a prediction of harder times to come. Its likely to be a real hard winter this year. Jobs will be lost, more homes lost, more unemployment coming, the rising trade deficit and the bailout will likely be the causes and makers of more hard times for more of the masses. And we're wondering "Where's your bailout? Where's mine?" Our legislature and our leadership appear to be barely concerned for our needs. Oh, wait a minute, that's right - they're going to fix Wall Street. That's how they're going to help you and me. Yeah, right, and 5 bucks will get you a cappuccino at Starbuck's. We can't even afford a taste of Starbuck's - let alone a chili dog, or a car payment, or a mortgage payment, and so on and so forth.

So, where's the chance to vote on this bailout? What you say? There is no vote for you on the bailout? Did you notice how you have been cut out of the equation? Bush and his cronies seem perfectly willing to vote with your dollars, however. Here is our vote - Vote NO on the bailout by contacting your senator and/or congressman today. Do it now.