Who's the lesser evil now, bitches?

Republicans are good for something after all!

update: by the way that article is a fucking goldmine of information about how pathetic congress is. like:

A third Texan, Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat, said the negotiators had “never seriously considered any alternative” to the administration’s plan, and had only barely modified what they were given. He criticized the plan for handing over sweeping new powers to an administration that he said was to blame for allowing the crisis to develop in the first place.

duh.

and:

Supporters of the bill had argued that it was necessary to avoid a collapse of the economic system, a calamity that would drag down not just Wall Street investment houses but possibly the savings and portfolios of millions of Americans. Moreover, supporters argued, a lingering crisis in America could choke off business and consumer loans to a degree that could prompt bank failures in Europe and slow down the global economy.

right, and if we don't invade iraq we'll all be speaking arabic if we aren't nuked first. fear fear fear!!

The former Treasury Department official who predicted another House vote this week said that before there could be another vote, he would expect Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat, and Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the Republican minority leader, to approach members with seats in safe districts and tell them, in effect: “You’ve got to do this. The fate of the country hangs on your vote.”

fear fear fear!!! also, fuck you nancy and john. fuck you and whatever dirty tricks you pull out of your sleeve to stop your stupid little minions from accidentally doing the right thing for once in their pathetic lives.