Sunday, September 21, 2008

Matt Stoller Gets Email about the Paulsen Plan

At Openleft
Matt Stoller got a lovely subdued little email from a Democratic lawmaker who shall, for obvious reasons, remain nameless. The following is a taste.

Paulsen and congressional Republicans, or the few that will actually vote for this (most will be unwilling to take responsibility for the consequences of their policies), have said that there can't be any "add ons," or addition provisions. Fuck that. I don't really want to trigger a world wide depression (that's not hyperbole, that's a distinct possibility), but I'm not voting for a blank check for $700 billion for those mother fuckers.

Nancy said she wanted to include the second "stimulus" package that the Bush Administration and congressional Republicans have blocked. I don't want to trade a $700 billion dollar giveaway to the most unsympathetic human beings on the planet for a few fucking bridges. I want reforms of the industry, and I want it to be as punitive as possible.

Needless to say, this does my heart good.

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