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GOP rises up ‘en masse’ against White House bailout package.

Today, Vice President Cheney and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten spent the day in Congress trying to convince conservatives to accept the administration’s bailout package. Politico reports, however, that “House Republicans rose up en masse against their vice president.” ThinkProgress has compiled a list of conservatives who have declared opposition to the administration’s $700 billion bailout:

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)

“They were in worse shape when they left than when they came in,” said one lawmaker who was in the caucus meeting with Cheney and Bolten. “These were the wrong guys…The problem is that they’ve used up a lot of good will.” Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called the administration’s bailout “just wrong.” (Let us know in the comments if we’ve missed anyone.)

Update:

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“I don’t know anyone who’s sold on this rescue plan,’’ said Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA).