John Hawkins did another of his world-famous Right Wing News polls, this one on the bailout. My answers are below, with the note that I sent this in before the market cratered.
1) Is the PRIMARY cause of this crisis…
A) Deregulation, market forces, and Wall Street?
B) Government interference in the market?
B – Government interference in the market (specifically, the Clinton-mandated supersizing of the subprime mortgage market)
2) Do you support the bailout?
A) Yes
B) No
B – No (only because my prefered answer of an expletive preceding the two-letter answer isn’t here)
3) Politically, is it smarter for Republicans in Congress to support or oppose the bailout?
A) Support
B) Oppose
B – Oppose (I will throw the caveat that they need to explain that this is Socialism-Heavy)
4) If John McCain signs on to the bailout, does it help or hurt his chances of getting elected?
A) Help
B) Hurt
B – Hurt (he’s not going to get the Socialists that are happiest with this bill)
I thought Shoebox was on John’s e-mail list, but I don’t seem to see him listed among those who sent in responses.
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I guess John has never seen you and I together so he thinks we’re the same person!
I looked at the poll and dont get how the majority believe R’s should vote against but McCain should vote for…victory in name only or some kind of passive/aggressive issues for these folks?
A Right-Of-Center Blogger Poll On The Bailout …
Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 4 questions about the bailout. The following 62 blogs responded: The Absurd Report, Atlas Shrugs, The Baseball Crank, Basil’s Blog, BizzyBlog, Dispatches from Blog…
The correct responses: Gummint caused it. The bailout SHOULD go through. Makes no difference what McCain/Pubbies do, as the MSM will spin it against them.
You give an example of “government interference in the market” by citing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act signed into law by Bill Clinton? Jesus, man. No wonder we have terrorism.
Look up the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act.
You’re damn right I blame Clinton. We had millions of people who had no fiscal business getting mortgages getting them, and the expected default on those loans had the predicted effect of causing the entire credit market dry up.