[Hoot Gibson]

No, that was on Bush's watch, remember? He got the ball rolling on this one, and it was passed on his watch.

Democrats were behind the push and provided most of the votes in Congress necessary to pass the legislation for the bailouts. Of course, Juan McCain and his fellow RINOS were on board, but most of the opposition to the bailouts came from Congressional Republicans, not Democrats. Democrat House members voted 172 to 63 in favor of the TARP, while Republicans voted against it by a margin of 108 to 91. 15 Republicans voted against TARP in the Senate, while 10 Democrats did the same.

However, you are right about Bush. He delivered a lesson in political cowardice on TARP.