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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Bailout insanity
	Date:	9/27/2008 11:17:06 AM

Have you been reading about what happened in the White House meeting? Apparently Bush turned the meeting over to Harry Reid who then turned it over to Obama who then launched into an attack on the Republican concerns over the bailout program. Then it devolved into a partisan fight. Treasury Sec Paulsen had given Obama a copy of the Republicans views and objections and instead of looking for a bipartisan solution he went on the attack. Apparently McCain said very little in the meeting.

This does not bode well and it gets me to thinking that when Obama talks about change, what he really means is doing things his way. This is not the work of a change agent and frankly reinforces for me that his liberal othodoxy will be on full display if he gets to the White House. I am afraid that what Americans want in terms of change (for Washington to work) is not what Obama is planning to do and they are being mislead. This was a real opportunity for him and he didn't take advantage of it. Frankly, neither did McCain.

I agree with the statement that we are all Americans. I have read and heard Republican concerns with the bailout bill and they seem so reasonable and common sensical that it boggles the mind that Bush and Democrats are aligned against Republicans in Congress. Strange bedfellows indeed given their desire to attach every Republican candidate to an unpopular President. We live in interesting and strange times.