Update: Feds seize Washington Mutual in largest bank failure in U.S. history.

I fell asleep to the Brewer game last night to wake up and read Huffington reporting, "'Things grew so heated within the (GOP) caucus,' the Politico reported, that 'some House Republicans are saying privately that they'd rather let the markets crash than sign on to a massive bailout.'"

As Otter once said: "What this situation absolutely requires is a stupid, futile gesture be done on someone's part."

And the House GOP and John McCain are just the guys to do it.
Howard Johnson: Y'know, Nietzsche says: 'Out of chaos comes order.'
Olson Johnson: Oh, blow it out your ass, Howard.
- from Blazing Saddles

What perfect allegories for DC and Wall Street, except they are not as funny over there.

See 'Chaos, Pandemonium' at W.H. Meeting (ABC News).