The Bailout

[cks511]

I don't know bout OK yet and Holy Crap, there is one vote just switched, 207/226 and one no vote now. The vote is not gaveled and they must be trying to find 10 to swap sides.  And Pelosi will not call order.  Crazy.

[we vs us]

Wow.  Dow plummets more than 700 at one point . . . has rebounded now to -400ish.

Wall Street no likey.

[Wrinkle]

YEA     NAY     PRES    NV
DEMS     141      94
REPS      65     133              1
       --------------
TOTAL    207     227


217 needed to pass

38%+ of DEMS voted against this.

67% of REPS voted against this.

[iplaw]

The people didn't want this nonsense and they've made their voices heard.

The Dems couldn't even muster enough of their own to pass this bill.  The constituents of both parties were pressing hard to kill this bill.

I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow when we all wake up and world isn't on fire?

[sgrizzle]

No-one running for re-election wants to vote yes.

[iplaw]

I'd love to see what the break-down is along those lines.

[cks511]

Here's the roll-call

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml

[swake]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

The people didn't want this nonsense and they've made their voices heard.

The Dems couldn't even muster enough of their own to pass this bill.  The constituents of both parties were pressing hard to kill this bill.

I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow when we all wake up and world isn't on fire?

It's not on fire today?

[iplaw]

No swake.  

You should listen, and I can't believe that I'm saying this, to Barney Frank's speech that he just gave.

He's conceding that this crisis might be largely hype. He's even proposed looking at the republican bill introduced earlier that calls for suspending mark-to-market in addition to other ideas like insuring mortgages rather than purchasing them outright.

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by cks511

Here's the roll-call

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml

Thanks for the link, but I'd have to research who's up for reelection.  I don't want to know that badly.

[sgrizzle]

Looks like Oklahoma was pretty evenly split with 1 more no than yes.

[Gaspar]

They had the vote locked up for approval, but then Pelosi gave a lead-up speech that made those on the Right angry, and those on the left nervous.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/184803.html

You go girl!

Poison the well right before the vote!

I wonder if she will ever be elected to anything ever again?

[sgrizzle]

She apparently doesn't own a watch...

They are saying this speech is the reason 2/3rds of the Republicans voted no.

[swake]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw
Thanks for the link, but I'd have to research who's up for reelection.  I don't want to know that badly.

You are aware this was a house vote right?

[we vs us]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

She apparently doesn't own a watch...

They are saying this speech is the reason 2/3rds of the Republicans voted no.

Can't watch it at work, so I'll withhold opinion, but will say that if it only took a speech to derail this vote, then it was probably headed for disaster already.