Monday, September 29, 2008

Bipartisan bailout blowup!

The bailout is dead! Long live the bailout!
YEAS (207)
  • Democrats -- 141
  • Republicans -- 66
NAYS (226)
  • Democrats -- 94
  • Republicans -- 132
So, Nancy Pelosi could only deliver 60% of the Democratic House caucus in support of the bill. Leadership!

UPDATE: If Pelosi was trying to sweet-talk Republicans into supporting the bill, she sure had a funny way of going about it:

In looking at the House roll call, I was happy to see among the Democrats who voted for the unpopular bailout the name of Rep. Ron Klein, who's facing a challenge in Florida's 22nd District from Lt. Col. Allen West.

3 comments:

  1. There was a scene in "Airplane" where they threw in the Point-Counterpoint segment from 60 Minutes.
    Jack Kirkpatrick rails: "...they knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash."
    Not everyone wants to prolong the economic agony, or thinks that any more bandaids on the mummy are helping.

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  2. Now we have to sweat the Senate vote.

    But I wonder if they can get an amended bill back to the house befor they go on vacation again.

    (I think they have to amend _something_ to get it before thehouse again.)

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  3. I'd like to see a parliamentary lawyer discuss this above-the-fold.


    Is it dead? Why will the Senate vote on it--the House has spoken. Stare Decisis?

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