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Read bluelyon’s blog today and be sure to click her link for the Desert Beacon HERE. Then read what the UAW has to say about the bailout mess below: (more…)

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Yesterday a friend sent me an e-mail in reference to the Emergency Stabilization Act (Bail-Out Act). My friend is a good man, and he maintains an open interest and mind in current events. When he sent me this email I saw it as open inquiry to the sad state of affairs in which we find ourselves regarding the current economic crisis. We are all looking for answers and understanding. How did we get here? What do we do now? (more…)

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The Face of a Bail Out

Lost in the shuffle over the bail out bill passage was the fact that it actually had another name. The bill was attached to the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health and Parity Act. The passage of this act is important, as noted on the Wellstone Website:

 […The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 is a major step forward to end discrimination in insurance coverage for people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders….]

Read their history to see why. http://www.wellstone.org/

Hillary Clinton put out a news release in honor of the Wellstone passage: (more…)

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-UPDATE- HERE IS THE TALLY.

-UPDATE- THE BAIL OUT BILL HAS PASSED THE HOUSE BY A VOTE OF  263 to 171.

I’ll get the tally as soon as the House puts it on line.

HERE is a link to the Financial Services Committee with a text of the law. For better understanding it also contains a section by section synopsis. (more…)

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-UPDATE-

HERE IS THE VOTE TALLY. The bill is labeled the “Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007”, because as is often the case, it was added to another bill already up for floor vote.  It will now go back to the House, for a re-vote, in it’s modified form.

 

I can’t get the tally yet, but reports are that the Bailout bill just passed 74 in favor. 

I Own My Vote, PUMA, The Denver Group, Just Say No Deal

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I think I might know some of this economy stuff! (more…)

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-UPDATE-

HERE IS THE HOUSE ROLL CALL TALLY.

 

There you have it for today:

I tried to get on line to the House site and the server is busy. It’s been that way all morning with various the Representative’s web sites, like Waxman, for example. When it cools down a little I’ll pull out the vote count, so we can all see who voted yea or nay. (more…)

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It probably still won’t happen before Monday, but they are working on it. What do you know! McCain does appear to be operating to get the third choice; not Bush’s, and not Obama’s or the Democrats: (more…)

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