That makes sense. If "time is short," and the genesis of the legislation is the Paulson/Bush plan, once the "back room negotiation" has wound down, with Senator Gregg on board, then it's time to twist arms and feed their party mouthpieces with the talking points.
McCain can don the mantle of bipartisanship and congratulate those who reached across the aisle to pass this necessary bill - and congratulations to Congress (and particularly to the YEA voters) for a job well done! Oh, if you vote NAY, the party will shun you, and we'll deny making the threat.
That is not true, never.
They can come to trust the people, and the judges in regulart courts of the US -- all of whom are still workable and able to guide us step by step through this problem. It is fear is our worst enemy. No one can make proper long-term or even short-term decisions in an environment of fear, haste and panic.