[us_politics] The Government Taketh Away

The Bankruptcy Act passed, as expected.

But...74 to 24? There are a lot more faithless Democratic Senators than I thought there were.

Ron Wyden voted the right way (no). He stands for the taxpayer first.

Gordon Smith voted the Right way (yes). He stands for the Republicans and money first, and then maybe the taxpayer. Maybe.

Click this link to go straight to the roll call vote pages at senate.gov to see the Hall Of Fame (nay voters) and the Hall Of Shame (yea voters).

Oh, and get the want ads out and start lining up those second and third jobs to get those credit cards paid off.

I'm serious. This means you.