The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania - Forum

MONDAY, Sept. 29


Final score: Barr!
By: ALEXANDER BURNS

9:00 p.m.: Final score: Barr!

Didn’t see that one coming, did you?

Today’s bailout vote in the House embarrassed President Bush, the congressional leaders of both parties – and, to some extent, both major-party presidential candidates. Obama and McCain both endorsed the bailout proposal, and its failure to pass the House puts the two men in an awkward position as negotiations start all over again.

There was, however, one presidential “contender” who got on the right side of this issue: former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr. Barr called today’s bill “the bailout from hell” and warned it would make Henry Paulson “an economic dictator, empowered to reengineer the economy as he sees fit.” As Obama and McCain carefully parse their language in response to developments on the Hill, Barr has no such burden: he got what he wanted.

Of the two major-party candidates, McCain finds himself in a somewhat more uncomfortable position going forward, having watched congressional Republicans desert the bailout bill after one of his campaign aides bragged about McCain’s role in corralling GOP support. But after this afternoon’s surprise revolt against the bailout, it’s hard to say either he or Obama had a really good day. Barr, on the other hand, had an unexpected moment in the sun.

http://www.politico.com/gameday/0908/gameday09292008.html

The two major party choices are a warmongering big-government borrow and spent rogue elephant who doesn't understand economics and a socialist big-government tax and spend jackass who doesn't understand economics.

What do we expect?