Morning Bell: Summer of Bailouts

| The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs did not give the White House daily press \"Haha_taxpayers\" briefing yesterday. The stated excuse was a bad cough. But there was no mention of any flu-like symptoms when The Hill reported yesterday that Gibbs believes the \”professional left\” should be \”drug tested\” since they will only be satisfied \”when we have Canadian health care and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon.\” After an outpouring of leftist protests over the article, including a call from Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) that he resign, Gibbs walked back his criticism, releasing a statement explaining: \”Day after day it gets frustrating. Yesterday I watched as someone called legislation to prevent teacher layoffs a bailout – but I know that’s not a view held by many.\”

Oh how wrong Gibbs is. \”Bailout\” is the only word that can accurately describe the $26.1 billion legislation that the House approved on a largely party line vote yesterday. Let’s break down the bill’s main provisions:

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