Never before in the history of Kansas has someone made three mistakes costing trillions of dollars and then asked the people to re-elect him, Democratic candidate Jim Slattery said about Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (in photo). Those three mistakes, Slattery recently told The Eagle editorial board, are: Demonstrating “reckless mismanagement” of the nation’s finances, which resulted in $3 trillion being added to national debt since 2001. Showing “tragic misjudgment” in repealing Depression-era banking regulations, which led to $1 trillion in government bailouts. And helping lead the nation into the Iraq war, which will cost at least $1 trillion. “I think he should be held into account,” Slattery said.
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Wow, Slattery puts 50% of the entire rapidly accelerating federal debt of $10 trillion dollars on the shoulders of Senator Pat Roberts. What can I say?
Put it on him, Slattery, the dolt is actually bragging about trying to waylay the economic rescue!
Guess Roberts, Brownback, and Tiahrt, have never met a depression they didn’t like.
Most experts are saying federal an global action can not be implemented soon enough, meanwhile Roberts, Tiahrt, and brownback have played the only role they’ve grown accustomed to, being obstructionist. They thought that was the safe route, for when jobs become as rare as shark’s teeth.
Hmmmm, does this mean I can qualify as a Franklin type shill?
Phantom
Posted October 12, 2008 at 9:28 pm | Permalink
Couldn’t believe that with Europe, Asia, and most of the world facing a global financial meltdown, and all the financial experts stating that ‘time is of the essence’ on dealing with the frozen credit and lack of confidence and concrete action, Sen. Roberts is actually boasting about trying to block the Economic Rescue effort.
Wake up Slattery, you should be all over him for his lack of leadership and for putting his re-election above country!
You’d only alienate those RW’ers who aren’t going to vote for you anyway but liberals and moderates would appreciate Roberts being taken to task.
Get with the program! (free advice)
Sounds like the markets may get some relief today, inspite of our so called Kansas leaders in Washington.
But it may still turn out to be a long day, hopefully it’ll end up with high volume.
Kansas, rewarding Republican incompetence since 1981.
Not that it matters to the outcome, but I heard a Slattery radio ad to that effect. Brownlee apparently didn’t question the ridiculous premise. Must have forgotten he was a journalist again. Here, let me test it.
Applying BS detector>>>>>
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Just as I thought, major BS.
Glad to be of assistance Phil.
Check out Roberts Contribution List:
Contributor Total
Koch Industries $65,550
Blackstone Group $40,600
American Veterinary Medical Assn $21,000
Murfin Drilling $20,800
Boeing Co $19,750
Amgen Inc $18,350
Apria Healthcare $16,350
Kansas City Southern $14,370
International Dairy Foods Assn $14,299
AT&T Inc $14,250
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn $14,226
Sprint Nextel $13,960
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $12,500
New York Life Insurance $12,300
Hallmark Cards $12,203
Black & Veatch $11,250
Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group $11,250
Citigroup Inc $11,000
Midwest Research Institute $11,000
National Cattlemen’s Beef Assn $11,000
United Egg Assn $11,000
Again, it is no wonder the Democratic liberally biased papers are failing.
That is so much B.S. Brownlee it isn’t even worthy of being in a blog section.
Let the paper make a fool of itself….Roberts, the excellent Senator will have another term.
Good, solid, job creating businesses there.
Good post, newletter.
Phillip is this an in-kind contribution for Slattery?
It appears that it is an ad (not paid for by him)in support of him.
How low will you go to being nothing more than a lacky?
Will the Eagle this yr. have the guts to endorse the dems?
When the new senate and house are going to get a solid majority of democrats, will the eagle like our repub delegates choose to play it safe and espouse what the Kansas base thinks is right,and support the marginalized republicans.
Or, be bold, and accept the new reality?
Sunflower see’s her flower wilting.
Representative Landwehr–oops, sorry, I mean, Sunflower5, how’s the weather up in District 91 this morning?
So what did you buy, Phantom? I put every cent of loose cash I had into blue chips. I was a desperate poker player doubling down. Think I have a 50 percent chance of winning? I shopped a few hunches, trying to guess which way things will go, but no matter what, stuck with high “book value” stocks. You know, low P/Es etc.
well, outlander, boxlox and sunflower5 are up. Where’s Franklin? And the rest of the RWers. I’m surprised that such a red meat subject isn’t being pounced all over. 20percenters, arise!! Get with the hate program. Time’s a wastin’!!
Must be the rain.
Dennis
I’ve bought a little over the last week, only to see new lows set the following days! Might have bought a couple k thurs. or friday.
I don’t even care to speculate where the markets will end up at the end of the day, I’ve never seen such erratic behavior, don’t think anyone has.
Some expert was saying he thought it’d go up for a while but retest lows a couple times in the next couple of quarters.
I wonder if the WE editorial board will apologize for endorsing roberts and toddly?
I wonder if they will endorse them…again?
Or maybe they’ll just skip the endorsements since, ya know, admitting they made mistakes endorsing them, or pulling their republican endorsements, would anger their masters?
Just wondering…
Guess what, Jim Slattery?
McCain did NOT vote for the repeal of Glass-Steagal, which seperated mortgage lending from investment banking.
Another thing: Joe Biden DID vote FOR repeal of Glass Steagal.
Mr. Slattery, are you saying that we should vote for you and for Senator McCain?
The fact is, our financial mess was caused by risky, sub-prime loans. These loans were, pretty much, invented by Democrats in Congress, and pushed on our banks and lenders.
ACORN, a criminal organization that Obama has funded with $800,000.00 this year alone, filed lawsuits and staged public protests against banks who would not make these risky loans.
The repeal of Glass-Steagal would not matter, if we did not have all of these Obama/ACORN Sub-prime loans to deal with!
To endorse their opponents, might mean financial ruin here in ks., best bet would be to withold any endorsement from a pragmatic point of view.
ksfg – I’m wondering the same thing.
I guess the question Kansans must ask themselves is?
HOW stupid are you?
Roberts is another in a line of RepubliCON Senators going back more than 80 years. NO one takes Kansas seriously so long as we keep sending Republicans to Washington.
Republicans have been deregulating financial institutions as well as any other institution for as long as there’s been repubs.
Granted by the time Glass-Steagal was finally buried, it had been severely weakend.
Exactly what has Roberts helped to regulate in finance or industry?
Roberts wants to own his obstructionist vote on rescuing the economy, I say help him out!
This was one of those times when doing nothing was more detrimental than trying to do something.
As for free advertising, if Roberts pulled his stupid ad, the dems ought to run it.
Dont forget, Phantom, that mcsame, in a writing before the current crisis, said he wanted to do the same thing to healthcare that he did to banking.
Deregulate it.
So.. if you want your healthcare to look like your bank, VOTE MCSAME!!!!!!!!
The way I look at it, the market is going to go down. It cannot defeat the economic laws of nature.
On that note, I think their will be a rebound, but the new low of Friday will be tested again. This is typical in a bear market.
If the market recovers, it will be at the expense of freedom. We will becme a more socialist form of government. I am willing to let the market correction happen if it means I get to keep my freedoms.
I hope that all of you are in full agreement with me.
If we are going to become a full-blown socialist government, I’d like to see the rich pay off my house with their tax money.
Better to take care of the people than corporate and government interests.
Obama can kiss all of his entitlement promises goodbye though. He will risk destruction of the dollar if he tries to follow through with his promises.
At least Ron Paul has been vindicated with all of this.
Have most of you taken my advice and moved into foreign currencies and precious metals?
We are in for interesting times in the future.
Phantom
Posted October 13, 2008 at 6:50 am | Permalink
Put it on him, Slattery, the dolt is actually bragging about trying to waylay the economic rescue!
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Rescue? That is absurd on the face of it. Those Americans who trusted 401Ks need to face the music now. 401Ks are typically set up to help the investment banks profit more than the holder of the account.
People who have no understanding of money should pay the price for their lack of due dilligence.
I think that you will see the destruction of America’s central bank within the decade. This is only my opinion, but we still have enough freedom left in this country to make something like that happen.
Ah, good. Franklin is up, spewing his usual blame to dems garbage.
Good morning, there Frankie. Wouldn’t be the same without your bile.
Dennis
Just another day of liberal bias here at the blog.
You EDITORS will post the attacks of Slattery’s with no challenge and just leave them up for discussion.
You EDITORS will post the attacks of Obama’s and call it “fighting back”
Anytime an attack is made on Obama from the right? Well that deserve the old swift boat label.
Anytime McCain or Palin makes an attack against Obama you add your own little commentary questioning that attack.
This blog has become nothing more than a liberal defense blog.
“I guess the question Kansans must ask themselves is?
HOW stupid are you?”
JR makes me laugh posting such pleasantries meant to be persuasive.
Maybe JR thinks that the Kansas pledge we all take when we move to this state goes something like this:
We the people of this state will vote for whatever JR want us to vote for. Just as long as he calls us stupid first!
HA!
Waaaaaaaaaaagh. Nathaniel, didn’t you get McCain’s talking point: “Life isn’t fair.”?
Mxyzptk,
But let me guess? You support the “fairness doctrine” which targets radio because it is currently dominated by more Conservatives than liberals?
I only point out a truth which has only become much more apparent on this blog.
You don’t see me crying for government regulation and intervention making the paper “fair” like you liberals do.
“Nathaniel” whimpers –
“You guys are mean to me!!”
No wonder real Marines don’t want him back.
Anytime McCain or Palin makes an attack against Obama…McCain has to backpedal.
…the Kansas pledge we all take when we move to this state
We take a pledge? Huh. I must’ve missed that memo.
Im still annoyed that Pat Roberts sabotaged the tanker deal for Boeing
You don’t see me crying for government regulation and intervention making the paper “fair” like you liberals do.
Nathaniel
Posted October 13, 2008 at 11:18 am
Nathan, dont you work for the government, so essensially everthing you do on their behalf is government intervention?
I am not surprised the Eagle is coordinating with the Slattery campaign, and perpetuating this type of exaggeration and smear. Despite their dire financial straits, the Eagle still doesn’t get it: keep the editorials in editorial section, and stop putting an editorial spin on these so-called news articles.
Oh YEAH. And keep values boy on the religion page, not the editorial page….
nitwits
Biden also comes from Delaware.
Delaware DELIBERATELY has some of the least restrictive banking and incorporation laws — even Obama admitted as much, in the last debate.
To people that think such as YellowdogLiberal:
I don’t know why you accuse Frankie for writing bile. He actually included facts in his blog, which is more than most people can muster. All I seem to be reading from the majority on this blog are nothing but opinions and trash-talking.
For those who might not know, Kansas Corporation law is a direct replication of that of Delaware; not so much in the banking area, however.