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The author comments on the rejection of the bailout plan by the U.S. House. He blames the failure of the initiative to House Republicans who voted against it despite pleas from President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain. He predicts that it would be difficult for McCain to mobilize House Republicans to support his agenda when he is elected president. He adds that the outburst of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi against Bush denotes that the interests of Senator Barack Obama as president will not be the same with his party's leaders.

The article focuses on mixed emotions on the bailout plan of the U.S. in 2008. It is stated that both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are blaming the administration of President George W. Bush for not taking action to address the financial crisis. According to a CNN poll conducted by Opinion Research, 62 percent of voters supported federal government intervention in the crisis. Bush says the program is aimed at rescuing the economy.