Checks and Bailouts

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CHECKS AND BAILOUTS….As near as I can tell, conservatives are outraged by the idea of a blank check Wall Street bailout because — hey, Barack Obama might win in November, and God only knows what kind of insane nutball he might appoint as Treasury Secretary. Do we really want to trust $700 billion to whatever quasi-socialist we might end up with on January 20th?

Liberals, meanwhile, are outraged by the idea of a blank check bailout because — hey, even if you trust Henry Paulson, it’s possible that John McCain might win in November, and God only knows what kind of insane nutball he might appoint as Treasury Secretary. Do we really want to trust $700 billion to whatever quasi-lunatic we might end up with on January 20th? Phil Gramm, anyone?

This almost restores my faith in the political system.