To bail or not to bail -  That should not be the question for Congress.  It's wrong for the government to pick winners and losers and the bailout nation mentality will ensure that Democrats are the losers in the midterm elections.

The current financial regulation reform bill is more of the same; talk of Wall Street reforms that cater to Wall Street.  Case in point, the bill includes a $50 billion dollar bailout fund to liquidate failing institutions which is nothing more than a big government bailout.   Giving the government the power to bailout institutions at their own discretion, virtually guarantees risky behavior resulting in a government bailout.   If a game show contestant knew they had more lifelines, they would keep making risky moves.

While Dodd denies the existence of a bailout provision, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell points out, "this bill not only allows for taxpayer-funded bailouts of Wall Street banks; it institutionalizes them."

The Obama Administration learned a valuable lesson from parents across the country: don’t push your socialist agenda on my child.  After a week of criticism over a speech and study guide asking students what they can do for President Obama, the administration toned it down.  The president read a good speech with a focus on personal responsibility, staying in school, and setting goals.  He told schoolchildren to look to the future and use school as a way to succeed no matter what your background.  This is a message all parents need to re-enforce with their children.

Watch this panel on Today’s THV:

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I urge members of the Obama Administration to step off the health care stage and into the crowd, that “angry mob” they refer to is a growing number of Americans who want to slow down and take part in the health care debate.  One step off the podium will show them this is anything but an “astroturf effort.”  This is zoyzia, it’s real, it’s hearty, and can tolerate the heat.

Chairman of the Blue Dog Democrats health care task force, Cong. Mike Ross (D-AR) along with  Cong. Vic Snyder (D-AR) faced some harsh critics at a health care forum in Arkansas.  Passionate voters said Washington has turned a deaf ear for too long, and they’re forced to turn up the volume.

Critics shouted their concerns about losing control of their health care choices. One urged congress to vote down any public option health plan, saying “we need to open it up to the free market and get the government the hell out of it.”

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