In Visit to Marshal Support for the BAILOUT, House Republicans Hand Cheney His Kicked-Off Ass

[BurtWorm]

Now who's gonna hand them theirs? :patriot:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13789.html

There was a time when Dick Cheney could turn back a Republican revolt on Capitol Hill.

That time is gone.

House Republicans rose up en masse against their vice president on Tuesday morning to blast an administration proposal that would grant Treasury historic authority to start buying hundreds of billions of dollars in devalued mortgage-related assets, according to members present.

The lines to speak were long, the questions many and sentiment in the Cannon Caucus Room Tuesday swayed heavily against the Treasury proposal.

Afterward, Texas Rep. Joe Barton took the unusual step of telling reporters that he had politely given Cheney a piece of his mind – the sort of dissent Republicans considered unthinkable during much of the Bush administration's reign.

A full-throated Republican revolt could create huge problems for the administration and congressional Democrats scrambling to assemble a package to reassure jittery markets. It could also preserve the Republicans’ options after the fact – if the bailout doesn’t work or proves deeply unpopular with voters, they can say they opposed it.

Some Republicans at Tuesday’s meeting suggested Cheney, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and economic policy adviser Keith Hennessey didn’t help their case.

“They were in worse shape when they left than when they came in,” said one lawmaker who was there. “These were the wrong guys…The problem is that they’ve used up a lot of good will.”

[stillcool]

1. they should all oppose it..

the longer this goes on the more it stinks. I think they missed their window of opportunity in jamming it through. Not that they won't do it anyway. They just have no cover.

[MissWaverly]

2. used up a lot of good will

hmmmm, so that's what it's called. This tendency to put your friends and lobbyists ahead of the American people. T

[roguevalley]

3. every damned homeowner in America should put their mortgage

payment into an escrow account at a bank and hold off paying a fucking nickle until these asshats get it who is the boss.

[MissWaverly]

4. I think that oversight should be from Congress

enough Bush officials that when they mess up claim privilege and can't be bothered attending Congressional hearings.

[Joe Chi Minh]

5. That sounds very good news, indeed.

[BurtWorm]

6. It would be better news if Democrats were kicking his ass.

But I'm glad someone is.

[cui bono]

8. Well it had to be the Republicans in this case

because Cheney doesn't talk to Dems except for the occasional "fuck you".

[BurtWorm]

9. This is true.

:applause:

[bbgrunt]

7. It is very convenient that they can now distance themselves

from B-Cheney and feel righteous about it.

[BurtWorm]

10. kick

[gratuitous]

11. Uh oh Dick; they're not afraid of you anymore

Time to shoot someone in the face again.

[Toucano]

12. He can go fuck himself. n/t