Nice try, but not true:

Treasury's bailout proposal
The legislative proposal was sent by the White House overnight to lawmakers.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Here's the text of the legislative proposal sent by the White House overnight to lawmakers:


Do you see the part about "sent by the White House overnight to lawmakers"?
What does that mean?

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/20/news/economy/treasury_proposal/