Bailout goes Prime Time

"The entire economy is in danger."

"We're in the midst of a serious financial crisis."

"There has been a widespread loss of confidence, and major sectors of America's financial system are at risk of shutting down."

"More banks could fail, including some in your community."

"Our country could experience a long and painful recession."

Why, it sounds like a stump speech last winter and spring by Ron Paul. Of course, he was just a cranky old man with a 'the sky is falling' message. Who can win primaries with a message like that? Laughable as I recall. That's back when 'the economy is fundamentally sound' - long before 'I've suspended my campaign...we should cancel the debate.' What if everyone had suspended their campaigns last winter, canceled the debates last spring - and dealt with this before the raft got within a foot of the falls? That would have been leadership. Anybody can say we need a stop sign after the crash.