As the events of the past 24 hours have shown, the Republicans lack both the leadership and the unity to bring home any variant on Paulson's proposed bailout deal. This has been a special fiasco for John McCain, and a richly deserved one.
With the Republicans now in thorough disarray, the question now is whether the Democrats have the wit, the nerve, and the unity to do this right. As the politics stand today, a plan may well have to pass...
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