Bailout and Excutive Power

Since the Bush Administration took office in 2000, they have been playing the same trick again and again.

The basic plot is:

Mess up big time,
Use fear and panic to manipulate the media and general public,
Ask for a blank check from congress,
Spend taxpayer money for their own benefit.
 
This weekend, we will see the bailout plan following the same route. The rich and powerful lawmakers sitting in their million-dollar water-front house will vote on whether to use poor tax payers' money to pay for their mortgage and their CEO friend's red-ink.