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To: snarks_when_bored

"40% voted against it; of the Republicans voting on the bailout bill, only 33% voted against it"

Uh. wouldn't that make it pass as both sides had a majority voting FOR it?

9 posted on 09/29/2008 5:12:24 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Palin for President! (PUMA))

Thanks for correcting me. A pure brain fart. Here are the numbers:

H R 3997 RECORDED VOTE 29-Sep-2008 2:07 PM
AYES
Democratic 140
Republican 65
NOES
Democrat 95
Republican 133
NOT VOTING
Republican 1
TOTALS
AYES 205
NOES 228

Of course, the correct figures are 67% of voting Republicans voted against the bailout, while 40% of voting Democrats voted against it.

Nancy and Barney couldn't keep 40% of their own people on the reservation, but they only railed against Republicans at their news conference after the vote.

Thanks again...

11 posted on 09/29/2008 5:19:29 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored

I’m glad you asked that. I was puzzled too. =]

16 posted on 09/29/2008 5:40:47 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Fannie + Freddie = Democrat Cronies [Dodd and Obama -- the LegisLOOTers])

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