E!! sends enthusiastic kudos to Nevada Congressman Dean Heller. He voted against the bailout bill earlier this week AND voted against the dressed-up version again today.
Two thumbs down to Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley who switched her earlier “no” to a “yes.” Ditto downers to NV Senator Ensign and Rep. Porter who also voted “yes.”
See this post at Politico for a list of vote switchers in other states. The vote was 263-171.
It sickens me to think this bill was the best Congress could manage to give us after working on nothing else for over a week.
Economic expert John Lewis (D-GA) said about his ‘yes’ vote, “I have decided that the cost of doing nothing is greater than the cost of doing something.”
So comforting to know we have geniuses like Lewis looking out for us in Washington.
“I understand the impulse to obsess over the pain and potential catastrophe staring us in the face, but what if the wages of drastically altering the capitalist system that has been our engine of freedom are decidedly worse?” — Andy McCarthy
NOTE: There is nearly NO commentary about this on conservative/libertarian blogs yet. I surmise everyone has logged off and is headed to their favorite bar to drown their sorrow (and disgust).
Double Ketel One and cran, please.
3 October 2008
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One can only assume you are ABSOLUTEly correct. Most of my fiscally conservative BUDs are probably drinking heavily. Best estimates are the bailout won’t be $700 billion but twice that. 7&7 works out to $1.4 Trillion as those with BLUE RIBBONs in Government school math know.
Unfortunately for those of us going to bed with TEQUILA, SUNRISE is coming and we’re going to have to deal with the reality tomorrow we’re denying tonight. Perhaps the morrow will bring something to GIN up excitement. For now we’re just drowning our sorrows.
Hopefully on the way home, none of our friends will encounter CAPTAIN MORGAN at a DUI roadblock.
Going out for my own adult beverages now …
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