Archive for October 2nd, 2008
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008So now I know:
http://www.votesmart.org/resource_govt101_02.php
Okay, so I was Ignorant, But Now am Learn-Ed
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Okay, well, I’m dumb…but willing to learn. I recently made a post and comment and it was completely wrong. The House and Senate can both introduce bills. What the Senate passed last night is an amendment to a bill introduced by the House. The amendment contains the bailout.
Does this seem right to everyone?
And, yes, I [...]
They Voted
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008The second version of the bailout bill was voted on last night (10/1/08) by the Senate. Obama and McCain took part in the vote this time. They were both for the bailout bill.
I (wrongly) criticized Obama and McCain for not voting the first-time around, especially after their big hub-bub about going back to Washington till a [...]
He was Against It Before he was For It and then Against It Again
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Just some more thoughts on the bailout:
I think I’m pretty much against the bailout, at least in its present form. It hasn’t really changed since the first version from congress other than to add things to “sweeten” the deal. Read: pork barrel spending and earmarks. Yay! Okay, perhaps that was because the bailout bill was attached [...]