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Sep. 29th, 2008 01:22 pmI'm shocked no one has floated this yet in the punditocracy, but given the players involved, isn't this the most likely scenario?
Two thirds of the Republican house members woke up this morning, called their brokers, sold the market short in as many ways as their portfolio would allow, then marched out to scuttle the bill, ensuring the markets would plummet. and thus the rich get richer.
Mind you, I like the alternative explanation-- that McCain utterly failed as a leader to muster the right number of votes from his party-- but isn't the above the most obvious explanation? I don't even think it's that cynical.
Two thirds of the Republican house members woke up this morning, called their brokers, sold the market short in as many ways as their portfolio would allow, then marched out to scuttle the bill, ensuring the markets would plummet. and thus the rich get richer.
Mind you, I like the alternative explanation-- that McCain utterly failed as a leader to muster the right number of votes from his party-- but isn't the above the most obvious explanation? I don't even think it's that cynical.
