Does anyone know what the GOP stands for these days? We have a presidential candidate being contradicted by his VP candidate on the issue of military action in Pakistan. We have the GOP President pulling out all the stops to pass the bailout bill, only to be defeated by a rebellion of House Republicans. We have McCain calling for the passage of the bailout bill, only to see the Republican National Committee release a campaign ad attacking the bailout bill.
Isn’t it usually the Dems who are seen as the party of chaos? Have the two parties switched identities?
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There are risks to the Democrats in the bailout bill. If the bill passes, and a crisis is averted, no one will believe that there ever was a crisis.
Right after the first vote, I checked who voted which way in the state of Minnesota. Of the democrats, those in the safe seats voted for it. Those in the not safe seats (Tim Walz, and the guy in the district over by the Dakotas, I think the third) voted against it.
On the Republican side, I was surprised John Kline voted for it. Michele Bachmann voted against it, which I totally expected. I tried to follow her reasoning for voting against it on her web site and just gave up.
By the way, am I the only one who sees spooky similarities between Michele Bachman and Sarah Palin? Twins separated at birth? Not in appearance, but in ideology and just plain goofiness. Anyone?
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