"Most of us say we want this bill to pass - but I want YOU to vote for it - not me"

[kerry-is-my-prez]

So, basically - they are more worried about being re-elected than the country (like most of us didn't already know that).

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080929/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown

"We're all worried about losing our jobs," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., declared in an impassioned speech in support of the bill before the vote. "Most of us say, 'I want this thing to pass, but I want you to vote for it — not me.' "

With their dire warnings of impending economic doom and their sweeping request for unprecedented sums of money and authority to bail out cash-starved financial firms, Bush and his economic chiefs have focused the attention of world markets on Congress, Ryan added.

"We're in this moment, and if we fail to do the right thing, Heaven help us," he said.