[ThePythonicCow]

The house of cards is still falling ... wow!

[Rational Thought]

Why would anyone want to merge with Wachovia? Their lending portfolio probably looks very similar to Lehman’s.

[JFC]

and eventually, we will be under one big government umbrella and all will be well with the world.

[K-oneTexas]

Can't get a gov't buy-out ... get a deal. Monty Hall's in town.

My brain's in a fog, however it seems that this buy out might be equated with a nationalization of an industry. Is this the beginning of big Dem Socialist rule making. What's next ... the oil industry? The USSC didn't allow Truman to do it in 1952, struck down his Executive Order as unconstitutional. I'm guessing Congress can do such things, don't know if the courts addressed that.

[counterpunch]

McCain needs to give the American people some shocking Straight Talk during the 1st debate. He should say, “ladies and gentlemen, our government is bankrupt. Washington has spent too much money it doesn’t have for too long, and we cannot afford to do it anymore. The situation is dire, and if we do not fundamentally reform immediately, our government will collapse on the next president’s watch. Our economy is too fragile to pay our government’s debt by raising taxes, it can only be done by slashing and restructuring government at its very core. This is not the time to take a risk on a neophyte like Barack 0bama who only promises more taxes and more spending. Our country cannot afford Barack 0bama.”