Roughly seven weeks ago, "Bailout 1" was brought to you by the Bush Administration. You were told, among other things, that Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke were Geniuses. You were told that the two had worked tirelessly on this Bailout Program. You were also told that if the Bailout Plan was not passed, on-time, without amendment...yesterday, there would be an economic meltdown, financial Armageddon, and that we would witness the end of the world as we know it.
John McCain suspended his Campaign and pledged to remain in Washington until the Bailout Bill passed and was signed into law. Barack Obama offered bi-partisan support for the legislation, and the President flexed his lamer than lame dork muscles in an effort to win over, primarily those members of his own Party, who were more in favor of "Bailout Deux".
The Bailout Bill failed...driven to defeat during a session of the House of Representatives which was carried live by ever channel from CNN to the Game Show Network. After the defeat, sales of bottled water, handguns and even, God Forbid, SPAM, went up by more than 900% nationwide.
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