I was especally disappointed in Jim Webbs vote. His yea vote certainly doesn't exemplify the qualities he totes so eloquently in his book Born Fighting: A History of the Scots-Irish in America.

The Senate’s bill is far more bloated than the one the House rejected on Monday. So why did so many congressional Republicans switch sides?

It's all about the pork!  Something needs to be done to keep the congress from passing bills with these totally unrelated addendums.  A bill is a bill is a bill.  How do we go about affecting change in that area?  Write our congressmen?  These 'ear marks' are a totally ridiculous way of getting a bill through; what a travesty!   Probably if you look at it something was added that Jim Webb wanted.  I have not examined the bill.  You should write to Jim Webb, rww.

I wrote Webb and Warner.  I begged them not to vote for the bail out and then informed them that I would do all in my power to get them out of the senate when they defied the will of the people and voted for it.

I don't know much about Rep. Goodlatte (I happen to be in his district) but he voted both times against the bail out.  Though I need to learn more about this man, I was very pleased that he did the right thing.  I wrote him numerous times before, and praised him via a phone call afterword.

I think writing, faxing, calling these folks has an impact, but I think constituency and money speak the loudest.  It is our task as the people, to hold congress responsible.  Here's an interesting idea that I think has some real merit: VoterBomb.