Steny Hoyer: Bush should go on national TV and appeal to Americans to support the bailout

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Democratic leaders seek ‘sweet spot’ on bailout
Anger, skepticism among members of both parties may put bill in jeopardy



House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said President Bush, even with his diminished credibility among Democrats, ought to go on national television and appeal to the American people to support the rescue bill.

Hoyer stressed to reporters that the Bush administration’s arguments for the bailout bill were “their rationale” and the request for $700 billion “their request.”

“This is administration policy. We didn’t suggest this — this is not our program,” Hoyer told reporters.

But in the end it will be Hoyer and other Democratic leaders who will have to find the Democratic votes to pass the bill.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26858746/

[grannie4peace]

1. hoyer should go on tv & apologize to the american people

[annabanana]

2. heh.. Stenny thinks people are still listening to the lame chicken..

His face says he's just "getting it".

[ixion]

3. I will support no such thing... and monkey boy can take a flying f*ck at the moon

for all I care.

[Marsala]

4. Better yet: Have Bush go out and *denounce* the bailout

That would sure raise its popularity!

[Captain Hilts]

5. Hoyer is a total tool. nt

[Not the Only One]

6. Exhibit A for why we need a third party that represents the middle class

Both parties are paid for by corporate interests that don't care about us. They care about keeping their con game going.

Kill this bailout of the filthy rich now.

[NNN0LHI]

11. Is that you Ralph?

[bobthedrummer]

18. Don, the RW political machine inside the Democratic Party has got to go.

"Know Your DLC: Current DLC Leadership Team and other Democratic Leadership Council links"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5396391

[NNN0LHI]

19. I have bigger fish to fry right now

Once we lose sight of our goal to win in November we are all fucked.

Don

[BOSSHOG]

7. Yeah steny make it a patriotic thing, we are either for it or against it

And if you are against it you hate America. Oh please gopers pull that one out of the toy box again.

[Jeanette in FL]

8. Bailout is off the table, Steny

Maybe next year.

[ShortnFiery]

15. Now that's a catchy phrase, send Nancy Pelosi, et. al., an email ...

that merely conveys, "Bailout is off of the table!"

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Will he promise to resign if we do? n/t

[avaistheone1]

10. Hoyer and Pelosi need to pay attention and support the overwhelming number of Democrats who

do not want this bailout.

[ShortnFiery]

14. What, do they even know that some people make under $250,000 in their Congressional Bubble?

:shrug:

[CJCRANE]

12. How about Bush and the Repubs host a telethon

for the bailout?

:shrug:

[bobthedrummer]

13. "Inconvenient truths about the New Democrats, the Third Way, Democratic Leadership Council, etc."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2973191

[JDPriestly]

16. Steny, the American people solidly, unanimously reject this plan.

Get real. Listen to the people for once. The plan stinks.

[Virginia Dare]

17. Yup. Make him OWN this...

it is HIS idea, HIS failure in the making (once again).

[bobthedrummer]

20. The DECIDER was on tv, and led by David Obey and Nancy Pelosi The DECIDER got his budget passed

through the 110th Congress, althought Obey, Pelosi and others had to meet in secret to achieve this.

[bobthedrummer]

21. "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more..." bttt

[UK populist]

22. I think they are making a huge mistake backing this bailout so vociferously

The bailout won't work and now the Dem's have painted Mccain as the man who sunk it. Repub's in the House have come back with a totally ridiculous plan but it looks like it will save the taxpayers money. They can now say that they listened to all the expert independent economists when the bailout which is going to be pushed through hard now against faux outrage by the same repub house members fails.
It also gives the Mccain camp exactly what they wanted by pushing Mccain right into centre stage. He can't lose now because if it fails he was against it and if it works until past the election he can say he didn't commit to the alternative, He just felt it was prudent to explore over options when there was so much content against the plan. It also gave him the platform to solidify the fiscal conservative base who hate him.

And lets not forget the fact that they will go to any lengths to retain the white house even if it sink the US economy.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. And, while he's at it, he could try to sell some equally "needed" product..like Magic Hair Restorer.