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Archive for 2008

I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system

I am sorry we’re having to do it

Look, we’re in a crisis now. I mean, this is — we’re in a huge recession, but I don’t want to make it even worse

– President Bush talks about the sacrifice he made to save our economy.

Puhleaze.

We recommend that investors stay away from the stock until this initial raise is complete

– Paul Miller, an analyst for Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group Inc talks about Bank Of America stock. Here it comes, the bank that is too big to fail is headed for the gutter.

We’re not quite ready to announce that yet

– President Bush says the White House is not ready to announce a plan to use TARP funds for the automakers.

Note: That’s a good thing, because using TARP funds for the automakers is illegal.

What I’m absolutely certain about is that our office had no involvement in any dealmaking around my Senate seat

– President-elect Barack Obama doesnt quite tell the truth about members of his staff and their involvement with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Rahm Emanuel, the President-elect’s new Chief of Staff, and Jesse Jackson Jr, the co-chairman of his presidential campaign, both faced new revelations about their possible involvement in the scandal.

Fox News Chicago reported that Mr Emanuel, a Chicago politician who won the Illinois Governor’s former congressional seat, may have been captured on FBI wire-taps discussing the fate of Mr Obama’s vacated US Senate seat with Rod Blagojevich.

Source: TimesOnline

Much has been made of my comments at the opening of the Capitol Visitors Center

Anyone who took the time to watch my statement or read it in full knows the point I was making

I’m always pleased when the Capitol is filled with citizens eager to learn about our country’s great history and the work we do in that historic building

– Harry Reid talks about his previous comments that visitors to the Capitol stink in the summertime.

You’re wasting your time

I’m not going to say a word to you.

I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it

– President-elect Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel refuses to answer any questions regarding the investigation and arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Invest in America

– Rep John Dingell (D_MI) tried to convince his fellow members of Congress to vote for the $15 billion bailout for U.S. automakers.

It would be an absolute shame to force those companies into bankruptcy

– Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) forgets that automakers got themselves into this mess, not the American people. No one is forcing them into bankruptcy except themselves.

The taxpayer can take no more

– Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) wonders how much the American taxpayer can take. Why are we bailing out the auto industry, and not all of the other manufacturing sectors across the country?

Once you go black, you don’t go back

– New York Governor, David Paterson talks about following in Barack Obama’s footsteps during the Gridiron Dinner.

Funny. If a white governor had made some sort of comment regard race, it would have been perceived as racism, but because Paterson is black, he gets a pass.

There are times where I’ve fallen off the wagon

I’ve done a terrific job, under the circumstances, of making myself much healthier

And I think that you will not see any violations of these rules in the White House

– President Elect Barack Obama talks about his smoking habit.

We won’t just throw money at the problem

We’ll measure progress by the reforms we make and the results we achieve — by the jobs we create, by the energy we save, by whether America is more competitive in the world

When Congress reconvenes in January, I look forward to working with them to pass a plan immediately

– President-elect Barack Obama talks about his massive building plan to “save the economy”.