Biden Takes to Airwaves to Defend Stimulus

washingtonpost.com ^ | February 25, 2009; 11:28 AM | By Debbi Wilgoren

[allmost]

Vice President Biden today defended the Obama administration's massive stimulus package and ambitious policy goals, vowing to "follow the money" and publicly track any missteps among decision makers "to embarrass them into doing what they are supposed to do."

Appearing on all three network morning shows the day after President Obama outlined his plans before a joint session of Congress, Biden explained the role he will play as the chief overseer of the government's stimulus plan. He said a simultaneous effort to revive the economy and reform health care, education and energy is a vital part of recovering from the ongoing financial downturn.

"Opportunity presents itself in the middle of a crisis," Biden said on ABC's "Good Morning America." He added: "You cannot gain control of our budget deficits without gaining control of health-care spending. You cannot gain control over our economy without gaining control of our energy policy. And you cannot grow this country without an education policy."

[allmost]

"You cannot gain control of our budget deficits without gaining control of health-care spending. You cannot gain control over our economy without gaining control of our energy policy.

Gain control.

[massgopguy]

Communism loves a vacuum and Obama is creating one with every speech. Obama is the statist that Ayn Rand warned against.

[ExTexasRedhead]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193727/posts

[Rippin]

Gain control.

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Exactly. The less the pieces are worth, the less people will fight for them. Therefore devalue everything to zero and step in as the great Marxist puzzlemaker.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Vice President Biden today defended the Obama administration’s massive stimulus package and ambitious policy goals, vowing to “follow the money” and publicly track any missteps among decision makers “to embarrass them into doing what they are supposed to do.” “

Let’s start with that first 350 billion. Where did it go Joe???

[VeniVidiVici]

You cannot gain control over our economy without gaining control of our energy policy.

Just what I want this idiot to do; control our economy.

Hey Joe! The Soviets ran 5-year plans. Try it out!

[silverleaf]

$350 Billion? That’s Chump Change.
Try TWO TRILLION in undocumented “loans” made by Bernanke and Paulson (who seems to have diaappeared)

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=worldwide

Better get on that TWO TRILLION, Joe. You’re the middle class point man and we want answers.

[NonValueAdded]

He tells the small business lady that they'll build a bridge across the creek, start up a bus line (he said mass transit), and put in a smart meter so she can run the lights at night when the rates are lower. THAT WAS IT ... THAT WAS WHAT THE RECOVERY CZAR COULD PUT HIS FINGER ON. We are so screwed.

Oh, and she'll get the bridge or bus line about 2 or 3 years after the going out of business sale ends.

[ScottinVA]

“You cannot gain control of our budget deficits without gaining control of health-care spending. You cannot gain control over our economy without gaining control of our energy policy.”

You cannot gain control of the people until you gain control of every aspect of their lives.

[dfwgator]

Biden Takes to Airwaves to Defend Stimulus

Just like FDR did in 1929.

[ScottinVA]

“Stand up, Chuck!”

[tefis]

“...because nobody messes with Joe!”

[dfwgator]

Why am I suddenly reminded from this passage from Goodfellas:

“Now the guy’s got Paulie as a partner. Any problems, he goes to Paulie. Trouble with the bill? He can go to Paulie. Trouble with the cops, deliveries, Tommy, he can call Paulie. But now the guy’s gotta come up with Paulie’s money every week no matter what. Business bad? F you, pay me. Oh, you had a fire? F you, pay me. Place got hit by lightning huh? F you, pay me.”

[allmost]

That seems to be the direction we are barreling towards as a nation.