[quote=TheBreeze]
As a poster above said, the Dems were flogged into voting for the No Banker Left Behind Act with threats of Great Depression II, Marial Law, etc.
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Just like they were flogged into voting to going to war with Iraq? Don’t these people make their own decisions? Don’t they each have an army of aides working for them to do research?

[quote=TheBreeze] Obama never would have structured a bailout bill in this way.
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Congress writes legislation and votes on it. The president can simply say ‘yeah’ or ‘nay’.