Too late. The GOP got screwed the moment it overwhelmingly approved the bank bailout (which was so incredibly necessary for the very survival of the universe that...our benevolent leaders decided the money can be spent in some other arbitrary way - since they have it now, and there is no rush). Ordering the banks to “stop hoarding” was a nice touch too. The three+ stooges are in charge of America’s monetary and financial regulatory policies.
Now, for the auto bailout, we are going from trillions in waste back down to mere billions. Universal Healthcare is a shoe-in too, for the same reason. We have nitwits complaining about “deflation” (using new oh-so-convenient definitions of the phenomenon), and that is going to help provide cover for “firing up the printing presses”. Deficits in the mere billions are passe - trillion dollar deficits have been normalized.
“Pragmatism” has left us with no leg to stand on.
Inhofe was on Fox saying he’s against the auto bailout and even wants to freeze any more money coming out of the 700 billion bailout.