Brushfires of Freedom

Bob appeared on Your Word w/Neil Cavuto this afternoon to discuss the failed bailout bill. Bob told Cavuto that he never bought into the dollar amount given by the Bush Administration, a number they admit they pulled out thin air, and believes it would be closer to $1 trillion. That is on top of the […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Video: Bob on Your World w/Neil Cavuto”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/09/29/video-bob-on-your-world-wneil-cavuto/” });

The New York Times notes that the House voted with Bob Barr:
The House has voted down the bailout bill, to everyone’s surprise.
So much for party discipline. This bill was supported by John McCain and Barack Obama, the presidential candidates who, between them, have the support of nearly every member of the House.
But a majority of […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “House ignores McBama and votes with Barr”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/09/29/house-ignores-mcbama-and-votes-with-barr/” });

The folks over at Reason have posted the first part of the counter-debate. You can head on over and watch that here. It’s about 48 minutes in length. Part 2 should be posted a little later.
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ordered a Response from the state of Louisiana by Wednesday
afternoon at 5pm. Our Reply is due at 5pm on Friday.
We are still holding out hope on this.
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The House just killed the bailout, 228 against to 205 in favor. This great news!!! However, they will reconsider.
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Jazz Shaw at The Moderate Voice says that the voices of sanity on the bailout are being ignored:
When it comes to matters of fiscal conservatism, it often becomes a lonely business to stand on the beach by yourself, shouting at the ocean with these foul tasting, sandy pebbles in your mouth. Readers have made their […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Barr, a voice of fiscal sanity, left out of discussion”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/09/29/barr-a-voice-of-fiscal-sanity-left-out-of-discussion/” });

The Libertarians among us who are also college football fans can find humor in this:
What’s next, a Libertarian in the White House?
Impossible, you say. Well, probably so.
Then again, the last Saturday in September of 2008 ended with the banks running out of money, Southern California’s football team winless in the Pacific-10 Conference and Duke undefeated […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “If Oregon State can beat USC, maybe there is hope…”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/09/29/if-oregon-state-can-beat-usc-maybe-there-is-hope/” });