So this is how democracy dies. The WSJ calls it a tragedy. DrewM @ Ace notes that It’s Official…Dissent Is No Longer Patriotic:
Mr. Obama called Ms. Collins and Mr. Specter, as well as Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, another Republican expected to support the deal, to acknowledge they were acting against pressure from their party and, one official said, to thank them for their patriotism in helping advance the bill at a critical time.
Newsbusters thinks it through to its logical conclusion -
After all, if the current financial crisis was caused by corporations and individuals borrowing money they could never afford to pay back, how can the solution be for our government to do the same thing?
On the other hand, if liberals are right on this issue, then why don’t we encourage near-bankrupt corporations and individuals to reciprocate? Let’s advise all ailing financial institutions and cash-strapped citizens to borrow MORE money and spend THEIR way out of THEIR fiscal crises.
Wouldn’t that also be patriotic?
Hey, I’ve got a good idea! Let’s just print a boatload of money and hand it out! Everybody’s a millionaire in Zimbabwe. I’m sure that’ll work here, too.
