Breaking: Senate passes bailout bill
By a vote of 74-25. Next up? The House will try again, on Friday.
Infuriation nation
Here are some things that have infuriated the heck out of me over the last week or so, in no particular order (warning: strong language ahead):
Still more on how Democrats helped enable the current economic crisis
I’ve written extensively on how Congressional Democrats played a significant role in the economic crisis unfolding before our eyes. The media and (mostly) lefty pundits want to paint this as either a “Republican Congress/Bush administration” failure or at the very least a “bipartisan” failure where everyone shares the blame, but while I know Republicans probably could have done more to prevent this, I’m not going to sit back while all this is happening and just toe the line that “everyone” is responsible, and I will certainly not accept the emerging theme that it’s all “the GOP’s fault.” Democrats in Congress and their warped policies and priorities were the big players in enabling this meltdown, and should not be trusted today to “solve” the problem. They need to be held responsible and accountable for their actions in the face of overwhelming evidence that shows their prominent contributions to this debacle.
Bailout deal reached
Ed Morrissey has the good, bad, and ugly on the agreement Congressional leaders have reached on the bailout bill.
How Democrats helped enable the current economic crisis, continued
More evidence, in addition to what’s already been documented, about how Democrats enabled lenders like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get us into the economic crisis we see today.