Can we say that the jig is up?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

I'm actually relieved to see that people are not just buying the give it to me my way, right now, no questions asked Paulson Proposal. Something needs to be done and quickly, but it seems like we might have actually learned from our past experiences with this administration.

[grannie4peace]

1. i hope so

[phantom power]

2. I'm witholding my praise until we see what bill actually gets passed.

[AndyA]

4. Me too. I've seen the Dems cave under pressure too many times.

But with elections this close, they're going to have to do what's right for the people, or risk losing their seat.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

[Eric J in MN]

3. I disagree with passing a bill quickly.

Stocks go up and down. Investors sometimes lose money.

I'd prefer for Congress to wait until there is a new administration providing leadership to decide what to do.

I'm against rushed legislation. Past examples include "The Patriot Act" and "The Iraq War Resolution."

[Poseidan]

5. Good FDR quote

As we saw with the Soviet Union, when structures are built from the top-down, and they collapse, everything underneath suffers major damage. In Russia, there was a complete economic collapse, which led to the bread-lines you've probably heard of.

The United States, on the other hand, was built from the bottom up. No collapse has happened in 250 years, and will not happen. Economic models should follow the example set by our founders. The foundation is what supports the structure. The bigger the structures get, the stronger the foundations must be. Making the rich richer and the poor poorer can only lead to one absolutely inevitable result - economic collapse.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

6. THank you so much! That is a great and timely quote. nt.