Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs Tonight
Friday, September 19, 2008

Tonight, the federal government has stepped in yet again to try to end this country’s growing financial crisis. The Bush Administration calls it a “bold approach.” But the government is offering up hundreds of billions of dollars – perhaps more
than a trillion by the time they’re through – without providing a concrete and detailed plan.

Will we just continue to bail out every irresponsible company that took bets it couldn’t cover? Why are taxpayers picking up the bill? We’ll have that story.
Plus:* The United States is falling deeper and deeper into debt. The
recent bailouts of failing financial institutions are unprecedented. Our failing markets are being saved at taxpayer expense. And it’s devastating ordinary Americans’ ability to get credit. We’ll take a look at how working men and women in
this country are being affected.
* As one crisis after another unfolds, lawmakers have let a huge number of legislative bills pile up – unread – on their desks. In fact, this do-nothing Congress is set to go on recess in a week. They deserve a vacation don’t they? After all, accomplishing nothing and overseeing an all-out economic meltdown is just par for the course when you’re the most unpopular and ineffective Congress in history.
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The new I-35W bridge opened this week in Minneapolis, just over a year after the old one collapsed. But America still needs $1.7 trillion just to stabilize the condition of its core infrastructure. Popular Mechanics editor-in-chief Jim Megis will be on to talk about that. And Lou will be taking your calls at 877-55 DOBBS.

Lou’s book INDEPENDENTS DAY is now on sale in bookstores and on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. In Independents Day, Lou issues a rallying cry to American citizens eager for a change,