Quotes of the Day: Congress Edition
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James Joyner | Sunday, March 22, 2009 |
“As bad a precedent as the AIG bill is, there is one positive. Congress has established the principle that $165 million is not too inconsequential a sum as to require strict budget hawkishness. I can’t wait to apply that standard during the next earmark fight.” – Bob Krumm
“I was thinking: How about imposing a 90% tax on the income over $100,000 of some of the people who caused this mess? Perhaps not at the top of most lists, but fairly near the top, should be Christopher Dodd, Barney Frank, and the leaders of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and ACORN. ” – Jim Lindgren
Lindgren’s jibe is partisan, since surely a large number of Republican politicians bear some responsibility, too. But, surely, the chairmen of congressional committees with oversight over the financial sector are more culpable than mid-level analysts at AIG or CitiBank?
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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ACORN?
Steve
ACORN?
I was wondering that myself. I'm sure they contributed in some way. The congressmen were what got my attention.
ACORN?I was wondering that myself. I'm sure they contributed in some way. The congressmen were what got my attention.
"ACORN?" was my my first thought as well. Then I realized, it was THEY who pushed for all these sub-prime mortgages, and not the speculaters who took advantage of them, that got us into this mess.
Don't you realize that acorn is the root of all evil and bad things in this country?
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