[Husker] Comment on AIG

[jon johnston]

And thus we trot down the same path as the Israeli-Palestinian  
debacle, each side pointing fingers of blame, digging deeper into the  
past with each moment we go because assessing blame is worth more  
politically than solving the problem.

Because the moment we identify the "unnamed politician" as GW Bush,  
then someone else can come up with the fact that it was Bill Clinton's  
idea to push home mortgages on people who couldn't really afford them,  
and in a few minutes we're back to Roosevelt and the New Deal. After  
that, it's on to the Magna Carta and then back to evolution (oops,  
sorry, creation maybe. whatever).

I don't recall Gary insulting you personally Steve... plank in your  
own eye, blah de blah, so why do you feel the need to insult him?

No one's blameless in this mess. The lefties want everything to fall  
on Bush, apparently because they were helpless, powerless to do  
anything to stop him (weeping, tears), and now that they're in power,  
the righties want to start screaming about fiscal responsibility.

Fuck 'em both I say. I may be governed by each major party, but I sure  
as hell ain't voting for either of them. If you think that's a wasted  
vote, then you can look no further than Minnesota's senate race. I'm  
proud of the mess I've helped make here.

Man, for the richest country in the world, we sure are an angry bunch  
of people.

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com
http://www.twitter.com/cornnation
On Apr 5, 2009, at 9:50 AM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:

> I don't initiate political discussions, but I don't let others post
> wrongheaded political opinions without corrective statements.
>
> Which unnamed politicians of the other party were responsible for
> the economic policies (and lack thereof) that created the huge mess
> that has led to the bailout?  Talk about seeing a speck in someone
> else's eye and missing the beam in your own.  Why blame those people
> who've been calling the shots the past few weeks trying to get things
> back on track and forget about those who have intentionally
> pursued self-interested misgovernance for years and years?  Sheesh!
>
> Gary, on this list, please stick to sports media.  It's something
> you seem to know something about.  Politics?  Not so much.
>
>> I'm sorry I know this is not Husker related but I cannot let this
>> go without a response to this statement: "Unlike AIG where bonuses
>> were > given even though much money was lost under seemingly very
>> poor management," We can thank Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank et al for
>> those bonuses as they were written in the bailout laws.  Even though
>> they may try to play dumb they knew darned well what was in that
>> bill when it was rushed through the Congress.
>
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