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Bailout Failed!
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
I can't believe it. Michelle has all the details at the link. Here is the roll call. CNN says.... "the White House will likely be forced to tap the Wall Street bailout to lend them money." Pres. Bush and Democrats fighting Republicans on this. It's a strange strange world.
Good news and bad news on the Big Thr…er, UAW bailout
No Runny Eggs —
The good news - cloture on the bill failed in the Senate 52-35.
The bad news - President Bush and the Congressional Democrats are still bound and determined to explicitly bail out the UAW this year.
The ugly news - Once the 111th Congress comes into session on January 6, 2009, the filibuster roadblock will be no more. Let’s review how the bipartisan Party-In-Government will pick up the necessary 8 votes (I will assume that the seat vacated by Barack Obama remains vacated, that Norm Coleman, who voted against this, is seated, and that Hillary ...
Hullabaloo — ... "The Bush administration apparently didn't understand the message last night. [...] Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand on bailout mania. And now the White House is scrambling to erase it and ...
Dwayne Horner: Kansas Congressional Race: Seasoned Kansas Conservative vs. Wash DC Insider
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... to campaign finance records, Wasinger did not report any itemized contributions from the mostly rural 1st district. Wasinger defended his fundraising, saying he expects to raise more in the district once he expands his campaign. " And while Huelskamp has staked out clear positions in opposition to the bailout -- and in opposition to the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as HHS Secretary, Wasinger has remained silent. Interestingly, from illegal immigration to the UAW bailout to supporting the nomination of Pro-Choice governor Kathleen Sebelius , ...
