First I want to recognize Chris for all of the research he put into this post, thank you. I also want to thank LaterSkater for your forwards and and a preemptive thank you for helping me not to assault the English language with my grammar. I think there are a ...

The bailout went to the floor of the House yesterday because both sides felt they would have enough votes for the bill to squeak by. Right before the vote Nanci Pelosi gave this speech:...

Update:  Here is a link that breaks down how everybody voted: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/washington/ROLLCALL.html?currentChamber=house&currentSession=2&currentCongress=110&currentRoll=674 (thank you LaterSkater) Pulling a page from the Democrats playbook circa 2000-2006 , Republicans seem unorganized, lacking leadership and generally inept when it comes to trying to get something passed to help the economy.  In doing so it led ...