Read These Stories to Figure Out What's Going On  Hank Paulson
went before Congress to ask that he get a shit-ton of money to
purchase mortgage-backed securities. The bipartisan Joint
Economic Committee hammered out a compromise, giving Paulson
some of what he wanted but with more oversight and perhaps a
better deal for taxpayers. John McCain ran back to Washington to
solve this himself, and as soon as his plane touched down the
compromise fell apart, with conservative House Republicans
balking at passing anything resembling the Paulson plan. So what
happened yesterday, exactly? Who do we blame for everything? And
what'll happen now? Your financial and congressional newspapers
have the story. In case you're not a Roll Call or Wall Street
Journal subscriber, we'll explain what they're saying about this
mess. The Wall Street Journal on what happens now:  Democrats
could decide to go ahead with their plan without Republicans.
While this would ensure passage, it would essentially saddle
Democrats with responsibil