Bailout Fails

[pyat]

"About two-thirds of Republican lawmakers refused to back the rescue package, as well as 95 Democrats...

Speaking after the vote, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives suggested the Democrats were to blame, accusing them of failing to mobilise their majority in the chamber."
_{Source: BBC News}

Read that again.

2/3 of the Republicans voted against it.
2/3 of the Democrats voted in favour.

The Republican house leaders say the Democrats are to blame for the failure of the package.

Remember... THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO SAVE YOUR ECONOMY!

Comments

[mar2nee.livejournal.com]

Of course they'll save the economy - they seem to be doing well with some basic comparisons of fractions. :)

Does the economy even need saving? If it's in the news, and particularly if a politician is saying it (and especially if the politician's name is George), I have a bias towards doubting that it's even real.

[eggshellhammer.livejournal.com]

http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-09-22

Kchk.

POOOGH.

I believe it does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_crisis_of_2008

[pwned-kisa.livejournal.com]

Well, if there are web comics and a wikipedia article about it, that's evidence enough!