Yep. If congresspeople think the bailout is a good deal, they should vote for it. If they don't, they should vote against it.
Instead, they've added 338 pages of miscellaneaous junk in order to pick up votes from people who don't care about the common good - just about satisfying some lobbyists.
I found the bill here:
http://www2.nationalreview.com/dest/2008/10/01/senaterescue.pdf
Here's my summary:
First 113 pages - the stuff you'd expect in the bailout bill.
Next 148 pages - 41 sections funding energy conservation/development ideas.
Next 49 pages -- 44 sections on "tax relief"
Next 34 pages -- Mental health equity mandate (maybe a big deal to health insurers?)
Next 50 pages -- Rural schools and abandoned mines
Next 48 pages -- Disaster Relief
Last 9 pages --- Deferred Compensation
If you want to get a feel for the garbage without reading all 338 pages, skip to the table of contents on pp. 114-115, and then on 261-263. You'll find, for example:
I am not making this up.