"We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take longer to correct itself. We believe in the free market as the best tool to sustained prosperity and opportunity for all."

No no no no no. WRONG.

Republican/Libertarians only like a "free" market without restrictions when it comes to profits.

When greed gets cancerous and the "free" market collapses, then they cry for government to bail them out ASAP. (See also the S&L crisis of the early 1990's during Shrub the First's term) Your sarcasm and obvious irony are not lost on me I think it is humorous that they have tizzies when it comes to letting the average Joe catch a break. Then they become the models of socialism for giving those who need a break the least a huge ripoff of support.