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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (196815)	4/18/2009 1:05:10 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Aren't you glad that those banks are now showing modest profit after being infused with taxpayers money? What relief!!!!! :>( They give a bank 40 billion dollars and Wall St rewards their stock after showing a 10 million profit ( just an example).................we should all be elated!

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (196815)	4/18/2009 3:11:58 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

That's a great point regarding the bonuses. Not only were WS losers jobs saved when they should have been fired, they now get bonuses thanks to taxpayers covering their losses And JBP is expected to celebrate??? This country has entered the Twilight Zone O's been ranting non-stop from day one how belts must be tightened and pledging to cut $3 in fuel bills weatherstripping the door to the Treasury. Meanwhile, the window's been leaking amounts of debt too big to even grasp to keep the WS bandits happy. I heard O promising change in South America. Better gather your guavas quick. -- Obama: Like families, govt to make hard choices Obama: Government, like families, faces hard spending choices; promises program cut soon * Will Lester, Associated Press Writer * Saturday April 18, 2009, 2:29 pm EDT * Buzz up! * Print WASHINGTON (AP) -- Families are making tough decisions about their money and so too will their government, President Barack Obama said Saturday, promising that spending cuts are coming -- and soon.