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Bailout Bill's Top 10 List
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/10/06/bailout_bills_top_10_list
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/10/06/bailout_bills_top_10_list
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who voted "Nay" the first time around to switch their vote to pass the bill. … That jacked the price tag up to $810 billion. … You've got to love Washington.We were supposed to be voting on a financial bailout bill, but unfortunately we got much, much more.Taxpayers…
A Dear John (McCain) Letter
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/10/05/a_dear_john_mccain_letter
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/10/05/a_dear_john_mccain_letter
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For your part, you are doing nothing to persuade people to do otherwise. … Obama spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus the weekend before the crucial House vote -- and look how its members subsequently voted … in response to the lack of press access to her, it might be wiser to free yourself -- and let you be you.…
This November’s Top 10 Initiatives
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/10/05/this_november’s_top_10_initiatives
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/10/05/this_november’s_top_10_initiatives
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President Bush and Congress just agreed to borrow $700 billion to bailout insolvent financial firms. … For a family of four that comes to $9,170.40
And you didn’t get to vote on it. … If you’re unhappy about that, you get to choose from two major party candidates for president who both voted for the bailout.…
The Palin-Biden Verdict
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/04/the_palin-biden_verdict
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/04/the_palin-biden_verdict
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Sure, she had moments when she seemed to be working too hard trying to remember what she was supposed to say so she awkwardly regurgitated … Thus Biden felt safe to claim, "With regard to Iraq, I indicated it would be a mistake to -- I gave the president the power. … I voted for the power because he said he needed it not to go to war but to keep the United States, the U.N. in line, to keep sanctions…
The Tax Issue is the Key to a McCain Victory
https://townhall.com/columnists/cesarconda/2008/10/04/the_tax_issue_is_the_key_to_a_mccain_victory
https://townhall.com/columnists/cesarconda/2008/10/04/the_tax_issue_is_the_key_to_a_mccain_victory
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Barack had 94 opportunities to side on the people's side and reduce taxes and 94 times he voted to increase taxes or not support a … Government is going to have to learn to be more efficient and live with less if that's what it takes to reign in the government growth … I think that is the way to kill jobs and to continue to harm our economy.”…
Mike Gallagher's Exclusive Interview With John McCain
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikegallagher/2008/10/03/mike_gallaghers_exclusive_interview_with_john_mccain
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikegallagher/2008/10/03/mike_gallaghers_exclusive_interview_with_john_mccain
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MIKE GALLAGHER: It’s an honor and a privilege to welcome to our show U.S. … MCCAIN: 860 billion dollars of new spending programs he has proposed and of course he has voted to increase taxes on individuals … GALLAGHER: Senator John McCain I hope I get to go to Washington in January to attend your inauguration.…
New Ad: 'Tax Cutter'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/03/new_ad_tax_cutter
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/03/new_ad_tax_cutter
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Senator Obama voted ninety-four times for higher taxes. Ninety-four times. He's not truthful on taxes. … At least Congressional liberals admit they want to raise your taxes. Add billions in new spending.…
Biden Can't Abide By the Truth
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/10/03/biden_cant_abide_by_the_truth
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2008/10/03/biden_cant_abide_by_the_truth
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Just take a listen to what the Delaware Democrat had to say six years ago, during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq: "I do not … believe this is a rush to war. … trusting the hypocrites who 'pretend to be your friend' while secretly planning to do you wrong.…
The Wrong Bill For What Ails Us
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/10/03/the_wrong_bill_for_what_ails_us
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/10/03/the_wrong_bill_for_what_ails_us
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While we are all anxious to take action to help America recover from it's current financial crisis, it does us no good to pass a bill … Instead they loaded on millions of dollars in pork barrel spending and a couple of other "treats" to lure members of Congress who voted … From tax incentives to mental health parity (which, by the way, deserve their time to be considered and voted upon), they should not…
Biden Tells 14 Lies During VP Debate
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/10/03/biden_tells_14_lies_during_vp_debate
https://townhall.com/columnists/amandacarpenter/2008/10/03/biden_tells_14_lies_during_vp_debate
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Biden appeared to attack Obama for making that very statement in August 2007. … Five of the lies Biden told were related to tax and energy votes. … to raise taxes on those making $42,000 a year.…
Hoover-Era Ghost Stories No Longer Apply
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2008/10/03/hoover-era_ghost_stories_no_longer_apply
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2008/10/03/hoover-era_ghost_stories_no_longer_apply
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an FDR to keep it going till the end of the Thirties. … Obama is sympathetic to protectionism,
as is his party. … Meanwhile, who sought to intervene when Fannie Mae metastasized? John
McCain. Who wanted to keep the party going?…
Factors that Could Lead to Obama's Downfall
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2008/10/03/factors_that_could_lead_to_obamas_downfall
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2008/10/03/factors_that_could_lead_to_obamas_downfall
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and said that in spite of working as hard as he had ever worked, he was not going to be able to deliver them. … It is up to the McCain campaign to draw that picture for the voters. … They are being shown images of adorable children singing songs of worship and praise to Obama who is going to “rearrange” things to…
Can the MARs Save McCain?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/10/03/can_the_mars_save_mccain
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2008/10/03/can_the_mars_save_mccain
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Then the House, in an astounding act of defiance, voted to kill the bill, triggering a trillion-dollar run on Wall Street. … Post in the drive to grant amnesty to 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens. … Is he willing to do what is necessary to win them back? Probably not.…
Is This Hoover/Roosevelt Redux?
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2008/10/03/is_this_hooverroosevelt_redux
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2008/10/03/is_this_hooverroosevelt_redux
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If scientists were able to determine, beyond doubt, that the sky were actually going to fall on Monday, Oct. 6, Congress would pass … Their narrative is simple and easy to understand (though false). … Which brings us back to the rescue bill.…
The Foreign Policy 'Expert'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/the_foreign_policy_expert
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/the_foreign_policy_expert
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policy expert" Joe Biden sure is getting tripped up on foreign policy.Palin's done a great job this debate reminding everyone Biden voted … She brought up the previous debates so much it would be hard for the networks to totally ignore them.I do wish she'd bring up his willingness … to chop up Iraq into three separate sections, though.…
Palin Nails Biden on his War Vote
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/palin_nails_biden_on_his_war_vote
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/palin_nails_biden_on_his_war_vote
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Biden says he voted for the war because he didn't think the President would actually go to war and so on, ala Hillary Clinton.Palin … You voted for the war and now you oppose the war...I was for it before I was against it and vice versa...it was a war resolution...…
Flashback ...
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/02/flashback_
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2008/10/02/flashback_
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Joe Biden: "My Colleagues Voted Against The Funding To Make A Political Point … There's No Political Point Worth My Son's Life.…
Biden's Lie on McCain's Tax Votes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/bidens_lie_on_mccains_tax_votes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/bidens_lie_on_mccains_tax_votes
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Biden claimed John McCain and Barack Obama voted the exact same way on the bills to raise taxes on those making $42,000 a year.Here…
Healthcare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/healthcare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/02/healthcare
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Biden slammed McCain's healthcare plan, calls it "the ultimate Bridge to Nowhere." … Audience laughs.They might laugh harder if someone reminded him he voted FOR that bridge.…
Everything You Might Not Know About The "Bailout" But Were Afraid To Ask
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2008/10/02/everyt…_you_might_not_know_about_the_bailout_but_were_afraid_to_ask
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2008/10/02/everyt…_you_might_not_know_about_the_bailout_but_were_afraid_to_ask
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All this is starting to "trickle down" to small businesses that use modest lines of credit to meet operating expenses; or that make … That tenuous new ground looked near enough to Main Street that Bush felt an impulse to edge over to the panic button. … Possibly to kill it.…
Bonanza. Bailout. Bonanza.
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/02/bonanza_bailout_bonanza
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/10/02/bonanza_bailout_bonanza
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I blame Democrats, who pushed to give government-supported mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac more flexibility to buy dicey … This bill is in trouble, and the Democratic leaders decide to add $100 billion to the total tab -- as well as make a new enemy, insurance … -- that was supposed to prevent another Enron -- and authored a measure to regulate campaign spending.…
Memo to McCain: Take the Gloves Off
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2008/10/02/memo_to_mccain_take_the_gloves_off
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2008/10/02/memo_to_mccain_take_the_gloves_off
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. combat units will force Iraqi leaders to compromise. … would have voted had he been in the Senate. … McCain foolishly "suspended" his political campaign to go to Washington and deal with the economic crisis.…
Tom Wolfe Explains Obama's Rise
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2008/10/02/tom_wolfe_explains_obamas_rise
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2008/10/02/tom_wolfe_explains_obamas_rise
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and on Nov. 4 will do to the country. … Obama voted straight Chicago machine, and he voted "present" 130 times. He took no chances and left no mark. … Time and again, political messiahs have been exposed to be frauds and a danger to the commonweal.…
Pols, the Press, and the Financial Crisis
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2008/10/02/pols,_the_press,_and_the_financial_crisis
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmackenzie/2008/10/02/pols,_the_press,_and_the_financial_crisis
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for the bill,
enough to easily pass the measure if the Republicans had not decided to put
on their display of pique and disarray. … In the mid-1970s,
readers began drifting away from newspapers, first to network television (if
they drifted to anything). … Now is not the time to fix the
blame. It's time to fix the problem."
Get it on.…
The Votes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/01/the_votes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/10/01/the_votes
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The Dodd Amendment, which was to put the full text of the bailout into a passable legislative shell, passed 74-25. … They had to play this shell game to make the bill technically constitutional, since the Constitution mandates all revenue-raising bills … to make it pass muster.…