First, the Politico article, titled Climing from the Wreckage.  This is the most detailed breakdown of yesterday and today's events I've seen.

Second, the Washington Post has a story about a petition being made by 200 academic economists (non-Wall Street) to Congress, asking them to delay passing any bailout plan without taking the time to properly consider the effect of the proposal, in particular:

1. Its fairness.
2. Its ambiguity.
3. Its long-term effects.

Unfortunately, there's not much there in the way of an alternate plan, but I think someone in Congress should give these guys a call.