She reported from Congress tonight and summed up the status of the bailout negotiations, which hit a major snag on Thursday but seem to be progressing more smoothly now.

Yellin concluded her update by saying: “The attitude here is nobody can really explain what went wrong yesterday but now they're back on track.” [Emphasis added.]

Hmm, what was different about Thursday and Friday in Washington? Who made a surprise appearance Thursday when the bailout talks fell apart but left Washington today? Hmmm.