WHICH IS WHY MAVERICK SHOULD HAVE STAYED AND MOVED THE DEBATE TO TUESDAY:

Frank predicts bailout deal by Sunday (Julie Hirschfeld Davis and David Espo, 9/26/08, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Bush administration and Congress anxiously revived negotiations Friday on a $700 billion financial bailout, one day after the largest bank collapse in U.S. history provided a brutal reminder of the risks of failure.

"I'm convinced that by Sunday we will have an agreement that people can understand on this bill," predicted Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, a key Democrat in eight days of up-and-down talks designed to stave off an economic crisis.