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Progressive dog

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33. Of course I remember, most of the Senate voted

Reply to bvar22 (Reply #32)

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 11:10 PM

Jun 2013

for tarp. Most of the Democrats in the house supported TARP. Then GM and Chrysler got bailed out by President Obama and the Democrats over the objections of most of the Republicans. Obama won election after supporting the TARP.
I see the auto bailouts as much better than the alternative.

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