Tuesday, September 30, 2008

No shotgun legislation, not yet

In an unexpected outcome, the House of Representatives rejected the bailout package by a 228-205 vote. I say "unexpected" because the mainstream media had been relentlessly and unquestioningly predicting its passage; the all-powerful media's predictions are often self-fulfilling prophesies and this one will be too, its just a matter of time. But House Republicans and Democrats have shown for now at least that they (and their constituents) do have a mind of their own.
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