kay barnes on the ag committee? Now there's a laugh.

Rep. Graves fails to discuss what he would propose in place of the legislation he is unwilling to support.
It is easy to simply not vote for this bill because of its costs and yes to a degree its risks. What every law maker not voting for it conveniently leaves out is the scenario of economic conditions had nothing been done with the result of a total shutdown of the credit market.
If Mr. Graves can provide the answers to that question along with a better solution I might be more inclined to listen.

why dont you call and ask him?

Not my job! As an elected official it is his responsibility to not only explain his position but also provide viable alternatives. If he or anyone holding office does not grasp this concept, best we find individuals that do.
Too many politicians have had a free pass from their constituents because they insulate themselves on the issues faced by doing nothing more than offering criticism.
The people are starting to understand that while it is important to point out the problems, they are not solved until solutions are brought forward.

Several days ago I commented on this topic stating everyone in political office should be fired, this bill should have never been passed, and the markets should work it out themselves. That got some people really wound up, saying I do not know what I am talking about and that I probably voted for some of them now in office. Well to answer the first, to me it looks like the present situation is validating my opinion. To answer the second, yes I did vote for some of them, I am disappointed in all of them and I want them all fired!!!!! Those I voted for did not do what I voted them in for, and no politician works for the public interest, they are working for agendas, themselves and specific groups. The bailout accomplished nothing, it put the country $700 billion more in debt, and the markets are doing exactly what they should be doing, working themselves out. I find it interesting that the majority of the public did not want this passed from the very beginning, so they made a few changes to get passed the second time, going against the public majority. In my view, their decision validates what they believe, they are smarter than the American public and the American public does not matter to them.
The public should be fighting much harder to challenge all of these people and get them out of office.

I agree with apmast....., If he didn't like this deal then what was his proposal????? Nothing, just exactly what the state and federal legislators have done for the past four years, sit on their hands and line their pockets with campaign contributions. I'm disappointed with a Graves ad talking about TIF projects and making it sound like Ms. Barnes did them all by herself. NOT TRUE. Every single tax district has a vote in those matters and can de-rail them if they feel it's not in their best interest to continue. One person, Mayor, City Council Person, etc. can not do it alone. I feel it's quite misleading. The fed and the state have done nothing but give millions upon millions of our dollars to their buddies that give them the big campaign contributions and now,"my friends", it's time for a change. I will probably be voting for some democratic cantidates for the first time in my life. I'm not certain of that yet but I don't see the the people I've been voting for doing much to help us.

wildwest, you probably only could have voted for Bond, McCaskill and Graves. While Bond and McCaskill did vote for this terrible bill, Graves did not. So you are saying you are disappointed in all of them, when in reality it should probably only be 2.

I was at this Rotary luncheon where the Congressman spoke about his bill, and he did offer some proposals of what he wanted, like oversight on the Treasury department in dealing with this mess as well as a few others. Some of the bankers in attendance asked some very good questions and the Congressman provided some very solid answers. It's too bad the news press didn't elaborate on some of this, but I believe the Congressman is talking about what he would have supported. He does have a statement on the bill on his website:

www.house.gov/graves