Random Political Thoughts

[akaihyo]

It strikes me as politics at its most disingenuous to have the Democratic leadership blame the Republicans for failing to pass the bailout when they only managed to get 60% of their own representatives to vote for it! (Vote rollcall here.) Note that I am extremely pleased that it did not pass.

Reason's analysis here.

Comments

[sraun]

I had heard that she promised to get at least 50% to vote for it. She did. The Republicans couldn't get their at least 50%. If that's true, it seems to me to be more a Republican failure. And given that the bill was blessed by Republican leadership - I'm sorry, I agree with the Democratic leadership. The Republicans could get their own people to vote for their bill - it's their fault.