The panel this evening is Fred Barnes, Mara Liasson and Charles Krauthammer ---we will be discussing health care and the Health and Human Services report and executive pay....
Terry, there's a vast difference between "asking" and "commanding"-It would seem to me that all government workers would have been working for 10% for many years if "running in the black" is the standard. The government has been awash in red ink for years and the amount in all of the history of the country is about to be doubled in this President's tenure-oh may it be brief! Let the markets take down greedy businesses and let the government try to learn how to govern- It'd be a real shocker!
Did I break the blog? Could have sworn I posted a question/statement here.
first of all, I think that many if not most large corporate execs are overcompensated. Paying bonuses for poor performance is especially agredious. However, the panels strong support for controlling compensation for these companies who took government money brought a question to mind. Was the money given/loaned to each company enough to make the government the majority owner or stockholder?
What on earth has happened to Mara Liasson and Mort, last night Mort and tonight Mara sound like they have drank the Obama kool-aid. Often I do not agree with them, but at least they usually have some rational to their statements.
I'm stunned by your panel's anaysis of the 'pay czar'.
It was the 'affordable housing czar' that created the banking rules starting with the Community Reinvestment Act' of 1977. Government forced banks to play by 'government backed' rules, defying free-market rules. Bank failure was guaranteed. Now they punish those playing their game!
A 'Media Reinvestment Act' could have kept Fox from today's 'pay czar' meeting. Only those abiding by the 'journalistic standards' could 'profit'.
Can't Mara see the difference between one reporter being kicked off of Cheney's plane (an isolated incident); and a constant, concerted effort of the White House to lambaste and suppress an entire news network???
Charles was wrong "big time" on the Tea Party's. CHarles is wrong again on the Czar cutting the "nasty 7" corp exec pay - What dumb King gave the Czar this power in the first place. Last I checked, the government owning 30% of one of the "nasty 7" is still a minority owner. I do not see the 70% owners egging to reduce anyone's pay. The goverment should butt out - Charles knows this and will likely come to his senses in a few days like he did with the Tea Party's.
Re.: executive pay
As major share holder isn't the goverment baund in following the corporation roules and request a vote from the shareholders to amend the executives contract? Also other shareholders could demand expected profits and returns using the same reasoning.
And how about Fannie May and Fredy Mack and the rest of goverment entities that are operating over their budgets? Is called deficit, so should we expect a freez in goverment salaries?
Mara was way off base tonight in her defense of the White House war on Fox. It is petty and a distraction. I believe the reports on Acorn are a big reason.
Is Mara payed by Fox to appear? If so, she should be more ashamed of her behavior tonight.
The panel discussion about the pay czar's reduction of executive pay was pretty strong about the government had the right to do this because they or we the taxpayers own the companies. I AM upset that the government bailed out companies with taxpayer money. Did we give each company enough money to be the majority stockholder in each case? For us to be so adamant we have complete say over how the company is run, do we not have to have the most money at stake?
After hearing the panel comments on Executive compensation
and the pay Czar , it seems like Obamas got some friends there now.
So much for the 1st Amendment.
Incredible..........
Although I usually agree with Charles he's in error in principle. Per Judge Napalitano this morning, cutting these salaries are UNCONSTITUTIONAL! First the contracts were entered in before the bail-outs, and secondly the bail-outs initially were without any bindings. Fred said it succinctly the administration is idealogically opposed to anyone making large sums of money outside of themselves.
Just heard your panelists say that the price cuts by the Obama administration was unheard of. Well, guys, guess you were not alive when Nixon asked all businesses to not give raises for the whole year. Don't remember the year, but a REPUBLICAN President did this to the WHOLE country, not just people mthat took the Gov't help.
Bret and Panel
We are so grateful for all of your hard work and intelligent discussions. Thanks so much for bringing us the News and being a respectable organization. Dont worry about what the Whitehouse is saying about you, after all they need you more than you need them. Awesome job ladies and gentleman. Tell Major we are glad he is feeling better and welcome back.
October 22, 2009 at 5:19 pm
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Larry
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Terry, there's a vast difference between "asking" and "commanding"-It would seem to me that all government workers would have been working for 10% for many years if "running in the black" is the standard. The government has been awash in red ink for years and the amount in all of the history of the country is about to be doubled in this President's tenure-oh may it be brief! Let the markets take down greedy businesses and let the government try to learn how to govern- It'd be a real shocker!
hambone
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Did I break the blog? Could have sworn I posted a question/statement here. first of all, I think that many if not most large corporate execs are overcompensated. Paying bonuses for poor performance is especially agredious. However, the panels strong support for controlling compensation for these companies who took government money brought a question to mind. Was the money given/loaned to each company enough to make the government the majority owner or stockholder?
Tony Roland
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What on earth has happened to Mara Liasson and Mort, last night Mort and tonight Mara sound like they have drank the Obama kool-aid. Often I do not agree with them, but at least they usually have some rational to their statements.
Stuart MacLean
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I'm stunned by your panel's anaysis of the 'pay czar'. It was the 'affordable housing czar' that created the banking rules starting with the Community Reinvestment Act' of 1977. Government forced banks to play by 'government backed' rules, defying free-market rules. Bank failure was guaranteed. Now they punish those playing their game! A 'Media Reinvestment Act' could have kept Fox from today's 'pay czar' meeting. Only those abiding by the 'journalistic standards' could 'profit'.
Chris
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Can't Mara see the difference between one reporter being kicked off of Cheney's plane (an isolated incident); and a constant, concerted effort of the White House to lambaste and suppress an entire news network???
Drew Gordon
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Charles was wrong "big time" on the Tea Party's. CHarles is wrong again on the Czar cutting the "nasty 7" corp exec pay - What dumb King gave the Czar this power in the first place. Last I checked, the government owning 30% of one of the "nasty 7" is still a minority owner. I do not see the 70% owners egging to reduce anyone's pay. The goverment should butt out - Charles knows this and will likely come to his senses in a few days like he did with the Tea Party's.
Cristian Radu
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Re.: executive pay As major share holder isn't the goverment baund in following the corporation roules and request a vote from the shareholders to amend the executives contract? Also other shareholders could demand expected profits and returns using the same reasoning. And how about Fannie May and Fredy Mack and the rest of goverment entities that are operating over their budgets? Is called deficit, so should we expect a freez in goverment salaries?
Chuck Hilton
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Mara was way off base tonight in her defense of the White House war on Fox. It is petty and a distraction. I believe the reports on Acorn are a big reason. Is Mara payed by Fox to appear? If so, she should be more ashamed of her behavior tonight.
Lee Hambleton
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The panel discussion about the pay czar's reduction of executive pay was pretty strong about the government had the right to do this because they or we the taxpayers own the companies. I AM upset that the government bailed out companies with taxpayer money. Did we give each company enough money to be the majority stockholder in each case? For us to be so adamant we have complete say over how the company is run, do we not have to have the most money at stake?
Jim Kauchis
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After hearing the panel comments on Executive compensation and the pay Czar , it seems like Obamas got some friends there now. So much for the 1st Amendment. Incredible..........
Richard Kamins
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Although I usually agree with Charles he's in error in principle. Per Judge Napalitano this morning, cutting these salaries are UNCONSTITUTIONAL! First the contracts were entered in before the bail-outs, and secondly the bail-outs initially were without any bindings. Fred said it succinctly the administration is idealogically opposed to anyone making large sums of money outside of themselves.
Terry Griggs
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Just heard your panelists say that the price cuts by the Obama administration was unheard of. Well, guys, guess you were not alive when Nixon asked all businesses to not give raises for the whole year. Don't remember the year, but a REPUBLICAN President did this to the WHOLE country, not just people mthat took the Gov't help.
Gene
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Why not tie congressional and presidential saleries to the "Health" of the USA?
Margaret Va Beach
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Bret and Panel We are so grateful for all of your hard work and intelligent discussions. Thanks so much for bringing us the News and being a respectable organization. Dont worry about what the Whitehouse is saying about you, after all they need you more than you need them. Awesome job ladies and gentleman. Tell Major we are glad he is feeling better and welcome back.