Recent content by Spare

Actually, that's exactly the inverse of the intent of the founding fathers .... INDIVIDUALS can do anything NOT expressly forbidden, while the GOVERNMENT can only do those things explicitly allowed. Well, it was a good idea, anyway .....

You, of course, fail to recognize the personal advantage vs. personal disadvantage element of the question. People only complain when the disadvantage is personal ... in other words, that which is bad for the country may actually be good for you, and thus, you won't complain. Anything that is...

Well, it doesn't get any sillier than this.

I can think of no reason for the divisiveness to end. There are those who love their country that will continue with those who would love to ruin it.

You now have to live with what you have done.

Now, you can see where the issues are: 2a Help the "millions of families facing foreclosure" and not just Wall Street Not sure how this would be done, but it sounds expensive! I suspect this is just rhetoric for the masses. 2b Create an "independent, bipartisan board to ensure...

So, if we put the two prospective positions together, it looks like this (I renumbered them 2a,b,c, etc -- 2 is Dem, 3 is Rep. 2a Help the "millions of families facing foreclosure" and not just Wall Street 2b Create an "independent, bipartisan board to ensure accountability and complete...

From CNN -- a pretty concise synopsis of the bail-out, and the respective positions: 1) The Bail out Plan - The Treasury would buy troubled assets from US-based financial institutions. The primary target is mortgage-backed securities that have lost value because of foreclosures and declining...