GOP Operative-How to set the Dems up on Bailout - Republicans Should Vote Against the Bailout

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Republicans Should Vote Against the Bailout

by Patrick Ruffini | September 21, 2008 at 9:25 PM

Republican incumbents in close races have the easiest vote of their lives coming up this week: No on the Bush-Pelosi Wall Street bailout.

God Himself couldn't have given rank-and-file Republicans a better opportunity to create political space between themselves and the Administration. That's why I want to see 40 Republican No votes in the Senate, and 150+ in the House. If a bailout is to pass, let it be with Democratic votes. Let this be the political establishment (Bush Republicans in the White House + Democrats in Congress) saddling the taxpayers with hundreds of billions in debt (more than the Iraq War, conjured up in a single weekend, and enabled by Pelosi, btw), while principled Republicans say "No" and go to the country with a stinging indictment of the majority in Congress.

But for this to be actionable, it has to be controversial. So this can't be a few lonely voices like Coburn and DeMint. It needs to be the bulk of the Republican conference. In an ideal world, McCain opposes this because of all the Democratic add-ons and shows up to vote Nay while Obama punts.

A bailout may be inevitable, but so to can be the political benefit for Congressional Republicans if played correctly.

There's more and I included the link but Huffington Post also has the story so better to go there than to give this prick any hits.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/23/rising-conservative-star_n_128789.html

http://thenextright.com/patrick-ruffini/republicans-should-vote-against-the-bailout

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Conservative_Patrick_Ruffini_Riles_the_Right_Veto_Bailout/blog

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1. Table the issue until January. Send these criminals packing!

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2. This confirms in B&W what we already knew here in DU.

Republicans are destructionists. While the Democrats try to write constructive policy for America, the Republicans are in the back, plotting and scheming for how to screw the Democrats. That's all they ever think about. I'm telling you, no Democrat would dream up a scheme this diabolical, and at direct risk to America, what else!

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3. Critical point. nt