" The bail out of Bear Sterns was a necessary evil. The intent was to provide liquidity to the financial markets and provide confidence to investors, lenders, and borrowers. The real crime was the fact that deregulation and weaker credit standards allowed this incident and the mortgage/housing crisis to happen.

As for universal health care. Bring it on. Get rid of the inefficiencies of the health insurance companies. A system is really messed up when denying customers a service leads to better profits. A health care system should provide incentives for people to be healthy! "

" Right on Ronnie.

Let's hear the cons try and defend that one with a straight face. And of course, that was just the tip of the iceberg! "