Don't act like this is the Democrats pushing this plan. Admit your party has been taken over by corrupt elitists!!!
If the Democrats tried to stop this bill, the rich bankers would crash the economy on Monday and the media/Republicans and Voters would blame the Democrats.
This is the second time Bush has forced a bill down the Democrats throat right before an election. I say give them $100 billion now and the rest MAYBE after January 09.
This won't hurt those conservative Republicans. Their constituents want them to say no to the bailout. And if it crashed the economy, those voters won't switch to Obama, so they are better off voting against this bill.
You do know this is how Bush forced the Democrats to vote for Iraq, right?
Compare his 2003 speech to the speech he gave two nights ago:
Bush talking about Saddam 2003
we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud. Some have argued we should wait -- and that's an option. In my view, it's the riskiest of all options, because the longer we wait, the stronger and bolder Saddam Hussein will become. We could wait and hope that Saddam does not give weapons to terrorists, or develop a nuclear weapon to blackmail the world. But I'm convinced that is a hope against all evidence.
Now Bush today talking about the $700 billion bailout:
"Without immediate action by Congress, American could slip into a financial panic and a distressing scenario would unfold," Bush said in a 12-minute prime-time address delivered from the White House East Room that he hoped would help rescue his tough-sell bailout package. "Ultimately, our country could experience a long and painful recession."
