Darryl Issa (R-CA): The bailout would amount to "a coffin on top of Reagan's coffin"

[NYCGirl]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/business/30bailout.html?partner=rssuserland

Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican, said he was “resolute” in his opposition to the measure because it would betray party principles and amount to “a coffin on top of Ronald Reagan’s coffin.”

But Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat, said the measure was vital to help financial institutions survive and keep people in their homes. “There’s plenty of blame to go around,” she said, and attaching blame should come later.

The House vote came after a weekend of tense negotiations produced a rescue plan that Congressional leaders said was greatly strengthened by new taxpayer safeguards. “If we defeat this bill today, it will be a very bad day for the financial sector of the economy,” Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts and the chairman of the Financial Services Committee, said as the debate began and the stock market opened sharply lower. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down almost 3.4 percent at midmorning.

[Bicoastal]

1. Oh, Saint Ronnie, preserve us at our time of need...

:puke:

[Vincardog]

2. Finny I thought this Crisis was "a coffin on top of Ray Gun Omics"

[TwilightGardener]

3. These Republicans are obsessed with Dead Reagan. They would

crawl inside the coffin and lie down beside him if they could.

[bluestateguy]

4. REAGAN IS DEAD. He can't do anything to help you crybaby Republicans now

nt

[marzipanni]

12. Trickle down economics?

[Cleita]

5. From the asshat who brought us Arnold Schwarzenegger on a silver

platter. I could care less what he thinks.

[GoneOffShore]

6. Let's make sure that Ronnie stays down

Put that coffin on top of his - And for good measure, can't we take Doctor Van Helsing's instructions about what they did to Lucy?

"Vell, ve cut off her head und put a schtake through her heart!"

[HamdenRice]

7. Darrell Issa opposed. Maxine Waters in favor. DU majority opposed

Thanks DU for defending the legacy of Ronald Reagan and preventing a coffin from being placed on top of Reagan's coffin!

[NYCGirl]

10. Exactly my point. I'd rather have that coffin on top of Reagan's coffin. NT

[stopbush]

8. Works for me!

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Well Darrell you got that one right

it is reaganomics that has lead to this mess

[LSK]

11. HIS FUCKING PARTY PRINCIPLES CREATED THIS MESS

FUCK HIM!!!

[Hippo_Tron]

13. ROFL "coffin on top of Reagan's coffin"

I think me meant "nail in Reagan's coffin". But I'm all in favor of nailing Reagan's coffin shut and putting another coffin on top of it.

[Supersedeas]

14. Ray gone's legacy more important that America