House Republicans are blaming Speaker Nancy Pelosi for quashing bipartisanship sentiment right before the bailout bill vote -- and therefore deserves the knock for its failure.
"We could have gotten here today had it not been for a partisan speech on the floor of the House," Boehner said.
Here's what Pelosi said:
Today, we will act to avert this crisis, but informed by our experience of the past eight years with the failed economic leadership that has left us left capable of meeting the challenges of the future.
We choose a different path. In the new year, with a new Congress and a new president, we will break free with a failed past and take America in a New Direction to a better future."
That Republicans got to the microphones first is a tactical victory for them...
(Basically: Republicans were frightened out of their bipartisan clothing by a floor speech? Does that make sense?)
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