I am a LITTLE annoyed with Republicans calling him out on it by saying it's stupid to spend money that the government doesn't have, when their GOD, Ronald Reagan, did the same thing. You can't have both! If you want to complain about this bailout, you also have to admit that Reagan was throwing a huge party that eventually needed to be cleaned up.
And unfortunately, because this bailout would be so giant and epic, that leaves very little room for the extra bit of tax reduction meant to help the middle class, seeing as there's SUPPOSED to be a $850 billion limit on this thing. So...yes. I'm a skeptic about Obama's plans here.
But you know what? Just because the House passed it doesn't mean it'll come to fruition. Apparently 11 Dems voted against it, and NO Republicans voted for it. And when the Senate has to vote on it, it'll need all the Dems and TWO Republicans in order to pass. So you just know it'll be rewritten, revised, and completely different by the time anything close to it is passed.
I'm still supportive, though! I'm really glad that Obama's taking a new approach, as far as dealing with foreign countries goes. For one, I'm pretty stoked about him not backing Israel just because they're, well, Israel. And as for everywhere else, I'm liking this idea of the world not being divided into "us" and "them."
Something else that I'm pretty excited about is this Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. HOW are we one of the last countries to allow women to be paid as much as men for doing the same job? Well, step by step, little by little, this is ending. FINALLY. This is so long overdue. We've actually had steps BACKWARDS under Bush.
Superficial news! What's the deal with everyone getting so miffed about Obama not wearing his jacket around the White House? Everyone's all, "Oh no, this marks the beginning of a huge 'culture shift,' and it can only mean trouble!" I don't get it.
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