Democrats now have a counter-proposal, something for the base to rally around and its presidential candidates to embrace.
Significantly, the ball now bounces back to Sec. Paulson and President Bush. They can't blame the Democrats for coming up with nothing.
Mere politics -- how we hold our leaders accountable -- has asserted itself in the crisis.
Wall Street's nervous; they want action quickly.
Courtesy of the Politico, read the Dodd bill here.
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