House passes UAW bailout 237-170; showdown in the Senate
Michelle Malkin — [image] Act I of Kabuki Auto Bailout Theater is over. The House tonight passed the UAW bailout bill 237-170, with 1 voting present and 26 not voting. Here are the nays — 150 of them Republicans, 20 Democrats (full roll call vote is here ): Aderholt Akin Alexander Bachmann Bachus Barrett (SC) Bartlett (MD) Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (UT) Blackburn Blunt Boehner Bonner Bono Mack Boozman Boustany Boyd (FL) Brady (TX) Broun (GA) Brown (SC) Brown-Waite, Ginny Buchanan Burgess Burton (IN) Butterfield Calvert Cannon Cantor Cardoza Carter Chabot ...

Paul Ryan votes to bail out the UAW
No Runny Eggs — ... The following video is my insta-reaction to Paul Ryan joining the Democratic caucus in bailing out the Big Thr…er, UAW to the tune of $14 billion (warning, gratutious use of fuck-bombs involved): ...

House Passes Teeny Three Bailout Bill
Ace of Spades HQ — ... The vote was 237-170; roll call is here . [image] Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., smiles as he leaves the House of Representatives where majority Democrats, in the face of strong GOP opposition, passed a $14 billion emergency loan for struggling U.S. automakers, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Passes $14 Billion Auto Industry Bailout
Say Anything — ... Thursday and enactment by week’s end. They argued that the loans authorized by the measure were needed to stave off disaster for the auto industry — and a crushing further blow to the reeling U.S. economy. The legislation, approved 237-170 by the House, would provide money within days to cash-starved General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. Ford Motor Co., which has said it has enough to stay afloat, would also be eligible for federal aid. Here’s the vote tally.  Only 32 Republicans voted for it.  You can see which ...

Bad Policy From GOP’s Policy Chairman
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... his support for a taxpayer-funded automaker bailout, Rep. Thad McCotter (R-Mich.) voted for the bill last night. Erick has already explained ...

Mark Nickolas: Time To Stop Paying Lameduck Members of Congress If They Stop Showing-Up For Work
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Yesterday, the auto company bailout bill passed the House by a margin of 237 to 170. One member voted "present" and 26 members didn't bother to vote. After checking the ...

Friday morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... is old news, isn't it? Yes, it was jungly there in those days. Re Greece: "This is a country with a state that is in a shambles, a police force in disarray, mediocre universities that serve as hotbeds of rage instead of knowledge and a shattered health care system. It is also on the brink of financial ruin." Ann Coulter on the Minnesota vote A "Green Bible"? Good grief. The House roll call for the bailout vote. As Betsy says: Oh, yeah. These ...

Giving Gillibrand a Chance
Open Left - Front Page — ... performance, the defeat of the working conservative majority and the newly arrived Democratic trifecta does appear to have altered the congressional playing field. It now seems likely new alliances can be formed for progressives, and no approach to passing progressive legislation, or stopping bad legislation, should be dismissed out of hand. Case in point: the Wall Street bailout, otherwise known as TARP. Gillibrand voted against it back in October, then she voted in favor of the auto bailout in December, then voted in favor of Barney Frank's ...

1/26: Let's Agree To Disagree
Blogometer — ... performance , the defeat of the working conservative majority and the newly arrived Democratic trifecta does appear to have altered the congressional playing field. It now seems likely new alliances can be formed for progressives, and no approach to passing progressive legislation, or stopping bad legislation, should be dismissed out of hand. Case in point: the Wall Street bailout, otherwise known as TARP. Gillibrand voted against it back in October , then she voted in favor of the auto bailout in December , then voted in favor of [MA Rep.] ...