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If the bailout accomplishes nothing else, it may expose the charade of the "two-party" system to a few more eyes.The Democrats' excuse for supporting so much atrocious Bush legislation (Patriot Act, use of force, Military Commissions Act, warrantless wiretapping, etc.) has traditionally been that if they dared to oppose these horrible measures, they'd get slaughtered at the polls.Well, guess what: the bailout is a horrible measure, and the voters -- Democrat and Republican -- oppose it by an almost 2 to 1 ratio . Commentators on the left and the right are denouncing this measure. (When was the last time George Will and Paul Krugman were on the same side?) People are writing, calling, and emailing their congresscritters in droves, demanding "no bailout."Yet the Democratic leadership is pushing the bailout, and trying to line up enough Congressional votes to pass it.It's time to recognize a truth: the dividing line on this legislation -- like so much other legislation -- isn't Democratic vs. Republican. It's "inside the Beltway" vs. "outside the Beltway." The only constituency for this bailout legislation is the Wall Street tycoons who stand to gain enormously, the Washington insiders who have profited handsomely from Wall Street campaign contributions, and those insiders who will amass great personal power by this legislation.And there are no "outsiders" in Congress. McCain and Obama may take the cowardly way out and duck the vote -- but you can be sure they won't be voting "no". If either one were a real "outsider", he would be standing up now against this lavish giveaway, and would denounce those who support it.Not gonna happen. Because they're both on the same side -- the side of the rulers. And that's not your side.