Bailout fever is spreading across the globe in Beijing, Pakistan, Switzerland, Korea, Ukraine, Iceland, and the Middle East, to name the most recent countries and areas to be plundered by the plutocratic class and forced to prop up bad assets.

Fed Chairman Bernanke is now stumping for another bailout shakedown so that middle class and poor Americans can continue to protect the fortunes of the people who made this mess to begin with through more inflationary spending.

But lets consider one thought: if the Wall Street Journal was correct, that the "Rescue May Not Revive [the] Economy," then why add trillions of dollars to the national debt to begin with? And why add more?

Americans who understand the Constitution, the proper role of government, and free market economics, already know the answer to that question.

But for our fellow citizens who are beginning to see, that no matter how many bailouts are rammed through, and that the adjustment in the market will take place regardless of the fearmongering statements of predatory investors, politicians and banksters who blithely claim the laws of economics don't matter in today's world, they might want the names and numbers of their representatives who folded under false pressure and betrayed their constituents.

What follows is a list of Congressmen who changed their votes during the first round of plunder. Most claim the bailout was better served by the changes made to the bill which were mostly sweeteners, more commonly called pork.

Just scroll down below to your state to see which representatives changed their minds.

And let them feel the full weight of your dissatisfaction at the ballot box on election day.

Arizona

Gabrielle Giffords of Tucson, Arizona (8th District) Democrat—1 term

Harry E. Mitchell of Tempe, Arizona (5th District) Democrat—1 term

Ed Pastor of Phoenix, Arizona (4th District) Democrat—9 terms

John B. Shadegg of Phoenix, Arizona (3d District) Republican—7 terms


California

Joe Baca of Rialto, California (43d District) Democrat—5 terms

Barbara Lee of Oakland, California (9th District) Democrat—6 terms

Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, California (29th District) Democrat—4 terms

Hilda L. Solis of El Monte, California (32d District) Democrat—4 terms

Mike Thompson of St. Helena, California (1st District) Democrat—5 terms

Diane E. Watson of Los Angeles, California (33d District) Democrat—4 terms

Lynn C. Woolsey of Petaluma, California (6th District) Democrat—8 terms


Florida

Vern Buchanan of Sarasota, Florida (13th District) Republican—1 term

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, Florida (18th District) Republican—10 terms


Georgia

John Lewis of Atlanta, Georgia (5th District) Democrat—11 terms

David Scott of Atlanta, Georgia (13th District) Democrat—3 terms


Hawaii

Neil Abercrombie of Honolulu, Hawaii (1st District) Democrat—10 terms

Mazie K. Hirono of Honolulu, Hawaii (2d District) Democrat—1 term


Illinois

Judy Biggert of Hinsdale, Illinois (13th District) Republican—5 terms

Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. of Chicago, Illinois (2d District) Democrat—7 terms

Bobby L. Rush of Chicago, Illinois (1st District) Democrat—8 terms

Jerry Weller of Morris, Illinois (11th District) Republican—7 terms


Indiana

Andre Carson, of Indianapolis, Indiana (7th District) Democrat—1 term


Iowa

Bruce L. Braley of Waterloo, Iowa (1st District) Democrat—1 term


Kentucky

John A. Yarmuth of Louisville, Kentucky (3d District) Democrat—1 term


Louisiana

Rodney Alexander of Quitman, Louisiana (5th District) Republican—3 terms

Charles W. Boustany of Lafayette, Louisiana (7th District) Republican—2 terms


Maryland

Elijah E. Cummings of Baltimore, Maryland (7th District) Democrat—7 terms

Donna Edwards of Prince George’s County, Maryland (4th District) Democrat—1 term


Massachusetts

Rep. John F. Tierney of Salem, Massachusetts (6th District) Democrat—6 terms


Michigan

Peter Hoekstra of Holland, Michigan (2d District) Republican—8 terms

Carolyn C. Kilpatrick of Detroit, Michigan (13th District) Democrat—6 terms

Joe Knollenberg of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (9th District) Republican—8 terms


Minnesota

Jim Ramstad of Minnetonka, Minnesota (3d District) Republican—9 terms


Missouri

Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, Missouri (5th District) Democrat—2 terms


Nebraska

Lee Terry of Omaha, Nebraska (2d District) Republican—5 terms


Nevada

Shelley Berkley of Las Vegas, Nevada (1st District) Democrat—5 terms


New Jersey

Rodney P. Frelinghuysen of Morristown, New Jersey (11th District) Republican—7

Bill Pascrell, Jr. of Paterson, New Jersey (8th District) Democrat—6 terms


New York

John R. “Randy” Kuhl, Jr. of Hammondsport, New York (29th District) Republican


North Carolina

Howard Coble of Greensboro, North Carolina (6th District) Republican—12 terms

Sue Wilkins Myrick of Charlotte, North Carolina (9th District) Republican—7 terms


Ohio

Jean Schmidt of Miami Township, Ohio (2d District) Republican—2 terms

Betty Sutton of Copley, Ohio (13th District) Democrat—1 term

Patrick J. Tiberi, of Galena, Ohio (12th District) Republican—4 terms


Oklahoma

Mary Fallin of Tecumseh, Oklahoma (5th District) Republican—1 term

John Sullivan of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1st District) Republican—4 terms


Oregon

David Wu of Portland, Oregon (1st District) Democrat—5 terms


Pennsylvania

Charles W. Dent of Allentown, Pennsylvania (15th District) Republican—2 terms

Jim Gerlach of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania (6th District) Republican—3 terms

Bill Shuster of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (9th District) Republican—4 terms


South Carolina

J. Gresham Barrett of Westminster, South Carolina (3d District) Republican—3 terms


Tennessee

Zach Wamp of Chattanooga, Tennessee (3d District) Republican—7 terms


Texas

K. Michael Conaway of Midland, Texas (11th District) Republican—2 terms

Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Texas (28th District) Democrat—2 terms

Al Green of Houston, Texas (9th District) Democrat—2 terms

Sheila Jackson-Lee of Houston, Texas (18th District) Democrat—7 terms

Solomon P. Ortiz of Corpus Christi, Texas (27th District) Democrat—13 terms

Mac Thornberry of Clarendon, Texas (13th District) Republican—7 terms


Vermont

Peter Welch of Hartland, Vermont (At Large) Democrat—1 term
 

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