That's the Tea Party that does that.
No, I'm pretty sure I've seen lefties on here bashing Boosh for bailing out the banksters. You're right that their in-laws the narco-libertarians say the same thing though.
Yes, many people that you would identify as LEFTIES agree that bailing out the banksters was a form of socialism for the wealthy, just like the TPM does.
Now when BUSH II did it, almost nobody on the right asked why that was being done.
But now that Obama continued that policy, suddenly there's crowds of GOP types calling themselves Tea Party people, who suddenly realize that it was socialism for the rich.
Why now and not then?
Because NOW the GOP has stoked the fires against this POTUS, that's why.
When Bush II did it, that was fine.
When Obma does it? Then it's socialism.
Nice double standard there, eh?
If that were true you would have a point.
Actually you're one of the people I had in mind.
But TARP started out solely as a way to backstop the banks. I didnt have a problem with that as they had stopped lending ot each other and the whole system looked like it would collapse.
I did have a problem when Bush, against Congress' authorization, extended TARP to GM and Chrysler, which went bust anyway. Lots of Republicans in Congress opposed that, btw. I had an even greater problem when Obama decided that TARP was not a temporary measure but would become his permanent slush fund.