Remember when I said a few days ago that the House of Representatives was actually listening to the whims, right or wrong, of the American people who seemed overwhelmingly against the financial bailout plan? And then I provided a list of bailouts that have happened since I shortly after I was born? Well, the House changed its mind today and decided to play ball with the wishes of the White House.
Tack this one up there with the current trend of – act tough once for the voters, cave at the second offer – that was established on the passing of the FISA act that included (however unconstitutionally) retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies that spied illegally on Americans.
I’m wondering if the third such time will be a charm, or if the third time will actually be the end of broad American faith in our system of government. I’m really pulling for the first option.
And for the record, the final score was a sound 263 for, 171 against. All who voted today are up for re-election in 32 days.
Bradley Robb likes TV and books, and has an intense dislike for cinnamon. Once, Bradley stopped a Soviet T-60 with his middle finger. Bradley writes speculative fiction and edits Fiction Matters, and never really got the hang of talking about himself in the third person.