Is the GOP making Dems the ones on Bush's side and McCain the Bush opponent?

[FourScore]

On MSNBC right now, Rachel Maddow anchoring: Barney Frank is holding an impromptu press conference to announce that House Republicans have essentially bailed on the bailout process, trying to interject instead their completely new plan.

It's just weird seeing House Dems insisting that they want to work on the plan President Bush asked for (to make it halfway decent), and Republicans blasting it out of the water.

It smells of trap. They're trying to flip the scenario, make Dems the ones on Bush's side and McCain the Bush opponent. That's my instant reaction anyway, which I may revise later. Anyway, putting this up now to let people know.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/25/22125/6901/488/610739

UPDATE: That was quick, Reuters has a story up 20 minutes ago noting Bush's preference for the original Paulson plan as opposed to this new one the House Republicans are pushing. Presidential sacrifice play?

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE48P0PH20080926

[annabanana]

1. This is how it looks tonight...

When the market craters tomorrow, and the diving DJ is the #1 story all day long and it is clear that there is no one to blame but the House Republicans.

It won't look like it was such a good friggen idea.

(Whatever you think of the market)

[notadmblnd]

2. Are the house republicans pushing McCain's plan?

I read that the meeting at the white House was a disaster and McCain got mad because they didn't like the plan they came up with to make him look good. I don't know what's going on.