Wednesday, September 24, 2008

GOP rises up ‘against White House bailout package.


Thinkprogress:

Politico reports, however, that “House Republicans rose up en masse against their vice president.” ThinkProgress has compiled a list of conservatives who have declared opposition to the administration’s $700 billion bailout:
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL).

Also,

McCain is in a pickle:

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: If Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain doesn't vote for the Bush administration's $700 billion economic bailout plan, some Republican and Democratic congressional leaders tell ABC News the plan won't pass.

"If McCain doesn't come out for this, it's over," a Top House Republican tells ABC News.

A Democratic leadership source says that White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten has been told thatDemocratic votes will not be there if McCain votes no -- that there is no deal if McCain doesn't go along.

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