... cost of this effort does not seem to be foremost among the goals of many people in Congress. There, the urge is not to do only what is strictly necessary but everything that is possible. Among the more politically appealing extras ... board of directors. And angry shareholders will be watching them.That's not to say Congress is wrong to put any conditions on its cooperation. One of the most troublesome ...

... raised by today's low approval ratings of Congress are reinforced by recent Gallup Poll findings that ... ' willingness to support the Republican candidate running for Congress in their district. Now that the symbolic leadership of the party is shifting ... Democrats' own shadow stemming from high disapproval of Congress. The key question is how much of this is temporary because of the tremendous bounce ...

... cannot be trusted to solve the massive problems they created. Before Congress gives the Bush Administration one dime of taxpayer money for financial ... the United States of America can make our opinion known by telling Congress ourselves that we want this administration GONE from the White House. Please, please, please, please, do this! I don't ask for much--I hardly ever ask my readers to sign on any ...

... massive Wall Street bailout package being offered by President Bush. On Friday, it seem all but certain that Congress would just go long with President Bush and bailout Wall Street to the tune ... rewarding the failure of bad CEO's that ran their companies into the ground. However, the Congress has a chance to do the right thing here and hopefully they are listening to the people back home which will ...

... The Century" from the get-go I also recommend to read this Open Letter To Congress On The $700 Billion Paulson Bailout Plan from ... a policy of bailouts will increase their number." This week, Congress is being asked to hastily consider a monstrous bailout plan on ... an average maturity of about 6 years. Why on earth would Congress put the U.S. public behind these bondholders?The stockholders and ...

... Gore for the presidency.Republicans may be on track to have over 100 cloture votes this Congress, and they are open about their strategy of obstruction. According to the New York Times, Senator Mitch McConnell ... the first time in 12 years. This is indeed a demonstration of dramatic irony as up until this Congress, Republicans lambasted Democrats for using the filibuster and threatened the so-called ...