You know all that talk about the great bi-partisanship in the Senate about the housing bill. You know, because the housing market is a disaster, Senators decided to rise to the occasion. Guess who undermined it without telling the Republicans? Yep, George Bush. And, Dick Cheney had just finished lunch with the Republican Senators, too. He forget to mention it. McConnell, who has been a lapdog for Bush for years, had to find out from reporters:
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino blasted the Senate legislation before a gaggle of reporters, saying it would “do more harm than good by bailing out lenders and speculators.”
But the move surprised Senate Republicans, who appeared to be in the dark about the Bush administration’s strong misgivings even after Vice President Dick Cheney attended their weekly Tuesday luncheon.
“You’re telling me something I was unaware of. It was unclear that the White House had a stated position yet on this bill,” Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), the Republican leader, told reporters in response to a question about Perino’s statement.
That's Senate-speak for "I just got screwed hard by Bush."
