The last time Washington rode to the rescue of an economy in crisis—the meltdown of 2008—many Republicans had to be dragged along kicking and screaming, writes GeraldFSeib . This time, the reaction has been dramatically different.
The last time Washington rode to the rescue of an economy in crisis, during the financial meltdown of 2008, many Republicans had to be dragged along kicking and screaming.
When a $700 billion plan to rescue banks came up for a vote in late September 2008, two-thirds of House Republicans voted against it, despite the urging of their own leaders and a president of their own party, George W. Bush. The bill failed and the stock market tumbled before the plan was revived and passed, though a majority of House Republicans still...
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