Here's a reason...

why giving the Feds $700 billion with NO OVERSIGHT would constitute criminal negligence:  $9 billion lost to fraud in Iraq.   Congress didn't demand accountability there either--and $9 billion is chickenfeed stacked up against what the Bush goons want now.

It is incomprehensible that Congress is allowing itself to be hustled yet again by these strong-arm scammers.  Are they utterly incapable of learning from experience?   This bailout is NOT something to be rushed, and if they have to forego some of their vacation, so be it.  The've abdicated their responsiblities long enough.  It's time for them to do what we're paying them for--legislating in our best interests.  They should remember that the repercussions from this legislation will last a long, long time--for them as well as the rest of us.

For those old enough to remember, here's an allegory:  Charlie Brown and Lucy.   Poor, hapless, clueless Charlie Brown (Congress) fooled time after time by Lucy, (the Bush administration), with the football.