“The American people are furious that we’re in this situation, and so am I,” the House’s top Republican, Ohio Rep. John A. Boehner, said in a statement. “We need to do everything possible to protect the taxpayers from the consequences of a broken Washington.”

Do these guys have any dignity? What Boehner didn't mention was that he is furious that he got caught in this situation. I think that any buyout of toxic debt by the federal government must come with a equal amount of easily liquidated assets. I can't believe that Congress is considering a vote on the bailout proposal next week. Just like the Patriot Act. "We are in crisis so just vote on it and we will hash out the details later". The proposal is 3 pages long. That is more than $2 billion of spending per sheet.