Rescue Plan released; What does it mean?

[Timexwatch]

Interesting that Steny was the last one up and not Nancy.

Also not a surprise that GOP leadership is for it.

Will be interesting to see how the vote finally shakes out. We'll know in 15 minutes. Lots of whispers that it may not make it. Let's see if Blunt and Clyburn's operations are up to snuff. I could see a lot of the GOP defecting, but also some surprises. A Fiscon like Paul Ryan was for it.

Vote is ~109 aye 86 nea as right now; good thing the vote is going to be held open for about 15 minutes.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Sprayber
Do you ever wonder if they sit back in their smoke filled room and laugh their asses off that they are allowed to get away with things like this or do they just take it for granted now?

I think they actually think they are deserving of this.

[Timexwatch]

123 to 116 w/7 minutes remaining
138 to 139 w/5 minutes remaining
167 to 172 w/1.5 minutes remaining

[Timexwatch]

They haven't hit the bell yet. It's going to bet ugly. Its probably going down.

[aneeshm]

OK, I'm on tenterhooks. What happened!?

[Timexwatch]

Holy **** what a cluster****. Vote is still open 10+ minutes later and the market has dropped 500+ points.

[aneeshm]

Some music to suit the mood.

I can't see this myself, as cable is down. Please, keep updating.

[Timexwatch]

Looks like the Ds are letting Boehner hold out to try to twist arms. People keep calling for order but they're not closing the vote. Hardly anyone is budging. I'm surprised more Rs haven't taken the chance to flip.

207-226.

Edit:

People smarter than I are saying they're running around collecting names and that if they collect enough they'll all flip and once and then pass it. If they flip, the gavel comes down immediately.

[MarkG]

YAY 207
NAY 226

[aneeshm]

And that's it? This is how the bailout plan goes down?

We're f'd.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Sprayber
Should members of Congress be required to give up their seat when they run for President or Vice President? I think they should, and I mean even during the primary stages.

Should the Prez & VP also be forced to give up their seats if running for re-election?

[MarkG]

Originally posted by aneeshm
And that's it? This is how the bailout plan goes down?

nah, they'll keep voting again and again until it passes

[Timexwatch]

Tauscher is banging the gavel but not saying anything. One vote has flipped


Edit:

They're playing games. They'll do the one suspension and then bring it back up for a vote.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Timexwatch
One vote has flipped

you can flp your vote?
what kind of f**************** process is that?

[Timexwatch]

Votes can change until the gavel comes down.

If anyone is watching C-Span, the Ds are all in the corner. Again, smarter people than I are saying they may bring it back up and offer an amendment to bring over some Blue Dogs and others. One idea is to make that FDIC-style insurance mandatory rather than optional. That might flip some people.