Sorry, but this is most definitely not what hope looks like.
A mediocre bill got canned.
A mediocre (at best) plan that would - so economists say - have helped unjam the economic jam we're in.
And a lot of people disliked portions of the bill, others disliked other portions of it. But it's dead now.
And now our economy is tanking - thanks to greedy people on Wall Street, yeah. But it's still tanking.
Dow collapsed 500 pts at the news.
And yeah, it was a crummy bill, made a bit better by Democrats.
But now what do we have?
Nothing.
Oh yeah, a collapse of everyone's retirement and an economy about to permanently seize.
Is this something to shout "YAY" about and call a "WIN!!" when no alternative has been offered??
Since when did Progressives hope for an Adam Smith type calamity to teach us all a good lesson? I thought that was a Conservative talking point.
I'm absolutely confused - not at the vote, but at the reaction.
update... Wow, good discussion in the comments. Pretty much all around the board. For the record, I'm not FREAKED OUT ZOMG!!1
I'm just... I dunno ... mildly worried and don't know if this failure will be a good thing in the long run (meaning the next few months) or a bad thing.
Frankly, there's a bizarre feeling to all this. Not scary... not yet, or ever, I sure hope... but just odd.
I'm supposed to be thinking about Presidents, not being out of a job and homeless.
end update.