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Today, Larry Kudlow writes:

Why does it seem to me that all Washington ever seems to talk about these days is bailouts? Bailout Freddie Mac. Bailout Fannie Mae. Bailout Wall Street. Bailout homeowners. Is it possible in America today that no one is allowed to fail?

You know, Phil Gramm was right. We are a nation of whiners. No one wants to believe that failure is an option anymore. Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Or learning from your mistakes? Or going through transformative difficulties that just might change your life and your behavior? But it seems like failure is off the board nowadays and that it's government's job to rescue everybody.

I could hardly agree more, which is why, back in March, I warned the Bear Stearns bailout would set dangerous precedent. Too bad Kudlow, along with other so-called free marketers, supported it.