Mountain Sage

According to PBS the cost of the earmarks in the bailout bill comes to approximately $150 BILLION.  To put that in some perspective, that is also the approximate cost of the economic stimulus package and of course that is just the financial cost.  Almost importantly is the emotional cost….the Senate proved they couldn’t be trusted [...]

In a vote of 263-171 the House approved the bailout bill passed previously by the Senate.
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: October 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to the $700 billion bailout for the financial system, reversing course to authorize what may be the most expensive government intervention in history.
The [...]

Bailout bill faces crunch US House test
by Stephen Collinson 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The House of Representatives Friday haggled over a revised version of a 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout, with leading Democrats optimistic the package would pass this time.
“Today we vote on a piece of legislation that is an imperfect option and [...]

Sandra Bernhard Loses Gig After Attacking Palin on Abortion, Rape Comments
by Steven Ertelt
October 1, 2008
Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) — Comedian Sandra Bernhard has lost her slot as a keynote speaker for a women’s shelter in Massachusetts after attacking vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on abortion. In a monologue criticizing the Alaska governor, Bernhard made crude comments about [...]