Do you think that the person you love should know every secret you own, or are there some things better left unsaid?

"There's the face of the Republican Party, folks. Doesn't have a friggin' clue and willing to say anything for money."

Joe the plumber is now the face of the Republican Party? I thought Rush Limbaugh was?

This is all so confusing. Is Chris Dodd or Barney Frank the face of the democrat party?

On another note...

Is there any democrat that pays taxes? I mean really.. Now I am beginning to understand why democrats love raising taxes..

Because they dont pay them....

That is the face of your party.. Wear it well..

if he wanted to blame others (like everyone else) he would have said more about his budget plan and the earmarks...not to mention all of the economy since that is a huge problem right now. every president inherates the problems of the president before him. so looking back saying "he did it not me" doesn't help anything. address the problems going on now and how to take care of it. I find it strange that he didn't call on what alot of sides in here call the reputable sources.

The AIG bonuses were payed with Bush money! TARP!

this is common among dementia patients. i'm surprised he didn't have a social worker to help him with such things.

I also do not believe in god, or any final purpose, or meaning to life. I did not always feel this way.

I broke my back in a car accident. This caused me to fall into a deep depression. I spent a lot of time thinking on the concepts of fate, destiny, I had always believed I was meant to do something great in life, and couldn't understand how I had fallen so far.

I spent most of my days just trying to find a way to cope with the pain, yet I needed to find a job. Things started to get desperate.

I started to read a lot. About physics, about anything really, science, reality, philosophy, anything to take my mind off my situation. I read about Stephen Hawking, and the pain and suffering and the true hopelessness of his condition. I read about madam curie and how she died of cancer from her research with radioactive materials.

I came to the realization that life is a sexually transmitted disease with a 100% mortality rate. If we check in, we check out. I also realized its not how long you live, or how much money or things you accumulate. Its the effect you have on the people around you, its the joy of life you experience, its the way you treat yourself and those around you, its how you teach children and anyone who will listen, but its also about knowing that what you teach is real, and can move forward someone, anyone . . .

Buddhism helped me deal with the pain, not by escaping it, but by acknowledging it. Buddhism for me was not a religion, but a practice of self awareness. I read about amazing people, who had been injured even worse then myself, who had such strength of character, who had such perseverance that they would not let their injuries stop them from living life, from moving mountains with there will power to achieve what most people in there situation would think hopeless.

I had such a high expectation for my life when I was 20 years old. Now I realize that such things are nothing in the face of real adversity. I realized that each day is its own life. You must choose how you want to live it. Each person in your life is affected by your actions, your thoughts, your emotions, everything.

I decided in a single moment that I was not going to let my injury stop me from having the kind of impact I expected of myself, but also allowed myself to see that this impact isn't any final goal, or degree, or research, or fame, or fortune, but how each day plays out, and how life is enriched for everyone when you can step up to being the person you want to be in each decision made. I realized that character is cumulative.

That day I got up and ran on an elliptical. It hurt. The pain was pain of laziness, it was pain of apathy. Each day was easier. Each day my mind was clearer. Its been a year since my accident. I feel good. I will always live with pain, but I am LIVING!

no airplanes have flown into the building I work in......That's pretty good...

Did you offer past presidents the same benefit that you are asking for with this one??

We need to get back to the days when people looked out for themselves and did wait around and expect others to provide for them.. I came from a poor background, my fathers family starved to death during the depression and only his older brother and him survived..he learned that he could not depend on someone else for his survival and so he worked hard, put himself through college and broke the cycle of poverty.. He taught me to do the same..anyone can do that, nothing is stopping anyone from doing that except a government and leader that tell everyone that they can do everything for them...

People can still help each other out, just like they used to do, but without government help..

Is it fair to burden some with the problems of others..do you want your neighbor providing for you or you for them?? Helping is one thing, providing for them because of the choices they make is another..

In a major change, the bill allows states to cover certain legal immigrants — namely, children under 21 and pregnant women — as well as citizens.

Until now, legal immigrants have generally been barred from Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years after they enter the United States. States will now be able to cover those immigrants without the five-year delay.

The bill requires states to verify that people covered by the children’s health program are United States citizens or legal residents. But states are given a new option. Instead of requiring people to produce documents showing citizenship, states can try to verify eligibility by matching a person’s name and Social Security number against federal record.

Hmmmmmm.... Let me guess whats coming... Another attempt at Comprehensive Immigration Reform. AKA.. AMNESTY

We can't legalize 20 million people with giving them free healthcare. That's not the "NEW" American way...

The OP was intended to be about what would happen if the Obama administration completely nationalized big banks such as Citigroup or Bank America.

I agree that the cheap interest rate policies of Alan Greenspan and crew caused much of the problem. Bush and Congress too.

But, if another big bank fails or is nationalized investor confidence will be destroyed for many years thus leading to the loss of an unbelievable amount of jobs. Look what Lehman's failure has brought about.

The best solution for the long run is for the government to start buying from the banks HOMES that are in foreclosure and on a one by one basis trying to negotiate to keep people in these homes if possible. Yes there are many decisions to be made as for the rules and values but its the best way out. At least the government would have some value in the tarp money (the home). If Paulson had stuck to such a plan we'd be ahead of the game.

because to them, it's free money to a privatized entity.

a corporation is separate from it's shareholders and therefore, the board has no real liability to the company other than the stock they hold. if it were a proprietorship or partnership like many businesses, the owner is still liable for any debt even after the company collapses.

you see, since there is no liability, they will do whatever they can to stay up in their cushy jobs because anything is better than the collapse they were supposedly headed to. even if they take the loan and still go down, they still have no liability to the loan and are no worse off than when they started. free money.