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Look, the bailout was a fucking terrible terrible idea as written. But quite honestly, while I'm glad the Republicans voted it down, but I have no illusions that they did so for complete and total self-serving and short term interest. They have presented no alternate plan (I mean other than the same less regulation! Cut taxes! meme). They did so to pin the entire schtick on the House Dems to have something - anything - to run on in November. I mean for fucks sake the Republicans for ten years ( from 1994-2006) did EVERYTHING to deregulate the financial industry. But now they can run home and say - "Oh look the dems wanted to help out the financial industry! We're the best party ever!" It's crass, opportunistic and really tells you that the heart of their party is dead.
The Dems on the other hand seem to want to LOOK effective and try to p[ass this bill - or any bill. They think any action is good. They're wrong of course, and while the Republicans have certainly been the corporate party, the Dems have especially had certain inroads into the finance industry (see the financial class' overwhelming support of Obama vs. other corporate interests). That certainly plays a role here.
There are reports, and I don't underestimate their validity that the Republicans told Pelosi "Sure bring the vote to the floor and we'll support it..." only to punk her and the Dems out when the actual vote was taken. I am certain that happened. Well fuck the Dems for wanting this bill to pass and fuck the Republicans for playing politics with such an important pivotal event.
Washington is broken top to fucking bottom. They're not even rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic anymore, now they're having shiv fights to see who gets to sit in them....