What part of "NO!" don't you understand?

by: yvette248

Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 16:15:32 PM EDT

So, the Senate has agreed to vote on this bill tonight. Basically, the Republicans are getting everything that they want while the Democrats seem oddly beholden to Bush and his policies. (Somehow, I think campaign contributions may have something to do with this.)

I made several attempts to call our Senators earlier today to register my extreme displeasure with the republican version of the bailout bill steamrolling through any appeal to common sense. Senator Stabenow's office said she hasn't made her mind up, while I couldn't get a polite response from Levin's office.

Now, the Free Press reports:

Michigan Sen. Carl Levin said he would back the plan.

“The risks to the economy are just simply too great to let this continue to free fall,” Levin said. “There’s too many people’s pensions and savings and businesses that could get wiped out. There are no guarantees this will turn it around quickly, but without this kind of a stabilization package the confidence will be shot. It’s already shaky, and it will be shot if Congress doesn’t act.”

Sen. Debbie Stabenow said she remained uncommitted. “I’m still looking at it,” Stabenow said. “I understand the seriousness of it, but I want to make sure it addresses the underlying fundamentals on housing.”

Congress was elected to represent the will of the people. Yes, we know something has to be done, but you mean to tell me with a democratic senate and a democratic house, we can't even get help for homeowners in this bill? Seriously?

It's not too late to act. We have clogged up the e-mail system, so e-mails won't get through. But you can place a call to your Senator TODAY and tell them that NO means NO! We are positive that we can hold out for a better deal that helps regular people on Main Street!

You can also visit the TrueMajority.org website for more details on how the American public can prevent being steamrolled again by corporate interests.

http://www.truemajority.org/NoBailout/deliver/index.php?district=DC01