QUESTION OF THE DAY
Should Congress approve the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street?
268 YES 32.4%
559 NO 67.6%
Results based on respondents to a Tribune online question
QUOTABLES
‘We do not have confrontations with anyone. The U.S. adminis- tration interferes, and we defend ourselves.’
–Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying he wants to develop diplomatic relations with the U.S.
‘What I want to know is why the exported milk products and milk prod- ucts given to Olympic athletes were carefully inspected but the Chinese people suffer with poor-quality products.’
–Wang Yucun, mother of an 11- month-old child, on the tainted Chinese baby formula
‘I understand speed is important. But I am far more interested in whether or not we get this right. There is no second act to this.’
–Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), presiding over a congressional hearing on the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street
‘It absolutely has to be punitive … . This isn’t a way to make these companies and their executives rich.’
–Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, on bailout legislation
