We were promised a lot of things. Chief among these was the promise that, if we bought into yet another bailout, none of the corrupt officials who created the subprime mess and the disasters that followed would benefit. Now, the truth has become a national disgrace, and we're only just learning about the AIG part in the largest graft scheme in modern history. One trembles in anticipation of the other frauds still to be uncovered.
The machinations are colorful, though lacking in creativity. Congress, which engineered this fraud, is now feigning outrage. The President, who lobbied it to bipartisan "success," is now pretending to have been misled. The American people share no responsibility for this, as this mountain of pork was created expressly for the benefit of the friends of Congresspersons, with the latter openly betraying the public trust and selling that selfsame trust in the freest black market in the land, The Corruption Carnival on K Street.
But wait, there's more. It turns out that the same people who dreamed up the Trillion Dollar Bailout Boondoggle want to follow their latest disaster with a repeat performance. Congress, which is Constitutionally prohibited from limiting free speech (From the Bill of Rights, Article 1: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."), has now set its collectivist heart on buying a controlling stake in American newspapers.
So, in addition to funneling vast sums of money to bank and insurance executives, we are now being forced to subsidize statist propaganda publishers who cannot self-support. PBS, VOA, and NPR aside, this is an unprecedented seizure of fourth-estate influence. Further, allowing the nanny state to purchase media subsidiaries is just as outlandish as giving banking crooks easy money.
Will we allow corrupt politicians, fraudulent corporate titans, and leftist media outlets to rob us one more time? Brother, can you spare a trillion dollars once again? Not one more red cent for petty tyrants and corrupt businessmen!
Don't shout at your computer. Don't tell me what you think. Give your Representatives and Senators the earful they so richly deserve.