Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/08 7:18 p.m.

That's one less vote for Murray and her Reeboks. I hope this finally gets her out of office.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/08 7:20 p.m.

This is not the time to tell American families, "Hey, you're on the hook for another wealth transfer to the investor class." This bailout will do little, except for the few middle class throw ins, to stop the credit crisis. Asset values are going to come back to earth no matter what. They have to, in order to have a trustworthy market. This bailout just puts off some of the pain for a few months at an astronomical price. Hurray for Cantwell for standing up to it.

Posted by Sfyri at 10/1/08 7:28 p.m.

The AP vote count differs by one from that posted on the Senate Web Site

There it is listed that the Democrats voted:

39-9 (not 40-9)

Republicans:

34-15 (not 33-15)

With Lieberman Yea, the other independent, Sanders, Nay, and Kennedy abstaining.

Posted by curtissimo at 10/1/08 7:52 p.m.

this is further prrof that it doesn't matter who you vote for, both Republicans and Democrats are taking their orders from those who put the gas in their private jets and pay them off.

Patty Murry should be ashamed of herself. Barrack Obama has shown he is just another corrupt politician. You might as well right in Bozo the Clown for president, it really doesn't matter at all.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/2/08 8:26 a.m.

Cantwell: "..if the government.." She is the government! If she has a better idea she should have written a better bill rather than sit back and do nothing so she can later criticize any sort of action with an "I told you so" attitude.

Posted by tmasen at 10/2/08 12:47 p.m.

Good on Maria Cantwell for voting no. The entire plan won't help the "average American" one bit -- they will still lose their homes, not be able to afford health insurance, and risk financial ruin no matter if the bill passes or not. Therefore, the best thing to do is just say no and not fork over yet more money to a government determined to bankrupt every last American to pay for ridiculous wars and "bailout" packages. That said, shame on Patty Murray for voting for it.

Next step: track down my Representative and tell them to vote "no" again.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/5/08 7:24 p.m.

"Today communities across America, and far from Wall Street, are hurting. Families are struggling to fill up the tank, to afford health care and to send their kids to college.

Well, she's just CONTINUED the "hurt" with her yes vote.

Murray - OUT!