Looks like a deal will get done

Politico is saying that Congress is close on a bailout plan but offers very little in the way of details.

Top congressional negotiators have announced that they have a "fundamental agreement" on a government bailout of the nation's financial system, granting extraordinary powers to the secretary of Treasury to purchase hundreds of billions in bad debt while attempting to stem foreclosures for homeowners struggling on Main Street.

Time to pony up boys and girls...