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Forced to Listen!!!

By
Mortgage and Lending with Christensen Financial Mortgage 385907

If the elections weren't so close the bailout would have passed. There's little doubt in my mind.

Fortune reports that calls to Congressional offices are running overwhelmingly against the bailout plan.

Because of the upcoming elections our elected reperesentatives were;

Forced to Listen!

That's if they would like to continue to be our representatives.

I was especially entertained by the whinning of Barney Frank. That would be the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Congressman Frank has bailed us out previously twice that I can recall. We have FHA secure, a plan that didn't/doesn't work, and our new improved FHA bailout which the investors just responded to by saying, "thanks, but no thanks."

Frank is the classical example of an elected official who was suppose to monitor these institutions to make sure we didn't end up in the position that we are currently in, and now would like to point the finger at somebody else, anybody else.

Hey Barney, get a mirror!

We are being told that the markets cannot correct themselves and are being rushed into supporting a proposal that we don't know much about. There are claims of transparency, so why can't we see/understand the details.

I saw a news show this AM where the moderator was essentially stating the we don't have the capacity to understand the problem. I understand that I'm not anxious to be railroaded into supporting a $700 Billion program without knowing what it entails.

I would like, once again to ask a simple question, but this time I'll address it to Congressman Frank.

Hey Barney, Who's gettin the dough?

The time to get the answers to our questions is now. While our representatives are;

Forced to listen!

  

 

Mike Wong
Keller Williams Realty Southwest - Sugar Land, TX
Realtor: Commercial, Residential, Leasing, Invest

Jay I agree with you 100% percent. Where is the transparency and where is all this money going? They took over Freddie and Fannie and assured the public things were ok, this was neccesary and will work out for the best. Now a $700 billion bailout at the taxpayers expense to save us again?

Sep 30, 2008 02:17 AM
Ron Tarvin
Residential, Investment properties, rehab projects, property management, luxury homes, new construction! - Katy, TX
Broker, Katy, Houston, Cypress 77450,77494,77095

Jay,  I really think this was a political positioning move.

If the bailout is REALLY needed, then why wouldn't those paid to serve and protect us not do so?

The bailout stinks to me personally.  Mark Cuban was on one of the shows the other night on Fox and he said, it won't work unless EVERY DOLLAR is tracked...transparency is the key term!

Sep 30, 2008 02:31 AM
Harrison K. Long
HomeSmart, Evergreen Realty - Irvine, CA
REALTOR , GRI, Broker associate, Attorney

Jay ... question is whether Barney Frank or any Democrat party leaders at the HOUSE will be truly listening.  Or will they continue to whine and not come up with new ideas.  Harrison

Sep 30, 2008 02:32 AM
Jay Beckingham
Christensen Financial Mortgage - Port St Lucie, FL
Seniors ROCK!

Mike,

we can't afford to keep on being saved!

Ron,

the initial proposal was just a blank check to paulson.

Harrison,

if it looks good on tv or to their friends in the national media, they're all for it.

jay

Sep 30, 2008 02:42 AM
Susan Milner
Florida Future Realty, Inc. - Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral Real Estate Broker, FloridaFutureAgents

Jay,

I heard someone say yesterday that we are going to continue to lose a TRILLION dollars a day until something is done - WOW, really?

I hate the news. I'm going back to NOT watching it. Keep me posted on anything pertinent will ya ;)?

Sep 30, 2008 02:43 AM
Jay Beckingham
Christensen Financial Mortgage - Port St Lucie, FL
Seniors ROCK!

Susan,

if we're losing a trillion a day than the Eagles are right;

we're already gone.

stick a fork in us!

jay

Sep 30, 2008 02:45 AM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Jay ....at the risk of being stoned for my Liberal leanings...I wish they would put the politics aside (there is plenty of blame to go around in my opinion) and do what needs to be done-or not- and then fix the system for the future. It may be naive but eventually you would think we would learn our lesson?

Thinking again....being stoned might not be all that bad right about now!

Sep 30, 2008 07:57 AM
Jay Beckingham
Christensen Financial Mortgage - Port St Lucie, FL
Seniors ROCK!

Joan,

someone needs to offer up some proof that wall street really, really, really needs this money. so far no one has done so and no one wants to outline;

who gets the dough.

jay

 

Sep 30, 2008 11:38 AM
Jay LaGace
RE/MAX Realty Team - Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral / Lee County Real Estate - 239-443-8795

Ah, Blog boy is back out of the closet.... Wall Street does not need the $$$.. No way...

And I agree we cant afford to be saved...

 

Still looking for that lunch invitation!!!

Sep 30, 2008 01:46 PM