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Home Front: Politix
Reid: Financial Crisis - not my yob, adios, we be gone
2008-09-18
The Democratic-controlled Congress, acknowledging that it isn't equipped to lead the way to a solution for the financial crisis and can't agree on a path to follow, is likely to just get out of the way.

Lawmakers say they are unlikely to take action before, or to delay, their planned adjournments -- Sept. 26 for the House of Representatives, a week later for the Senate. While they haven't ruled out returning after the Nov. 4 elections, they would rather wait until next year unless Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who are leading efforts to contain the crisis, call for help.

One reason, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday, is that ``no one knows what to do'' at the moment.
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#10  Harry is an example of taxation with representation being worse than taxation without representation.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-09-18 19:34  

#9  Hey, I feel like Harry Reid is giving me the finger. Right back at you Harry.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-09-18 19:29  

#8  The last thing you need is 535 people in a room full of mirrors.
Posted by: Perfesser   2008-09-18 17:12  

#7  Anyone else notice that the markets eased back upward after Ried-Pelosi announced they would not get involved?
Posted by: GK   2008-09-18 15:30  

#6  But, Obama knows exactly what to do & he's a member of Congress, let him put up his solutions on the floor of the Senate now, not after 4 more months of economic crisis.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2008-09-18 14:50  

#5  GWB made a point to stay in DC while this is going on for the expressed purpose of meeting with economic advisers... you lose, Congress!
Posted by: Chris W.   2008-09-18 13:49  

#4  It's like they want to lose.
Posted by: Betty Grating2215   2008-09-18 13:41  

#3  Can we add a graphic of the three 'see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil' monkeys too?

I think its entirely appropriate for this.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2008-09-18 13:37  

#2  For once, I agree with Harry. Congress can only muck it up more right now. So, they are going home and about their business. Good advice for us, too. Let the market take care of itself. It can do it better than we.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2008-09-18 12:52  

#1  "We want the power and all the trappings, but we don't want the responsibility. Though we were more than happy to unrelentingly blame the Republicans when they were in the same seat." - Reid-Pelosi Inc.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-09-18 12:47  

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