I really have to wonder what the GOP game is. They threw fits about Bachmann having the audacity to speak out against it.
The Republican game plan is to give 0bama about 90% of what he wants in that bill. They will hold back on the 10% which is the worst. They will make sure that there are just enough Republican votes to pass the bill (ensuring that every Democrat must vote for it).
The Republicans know that departmental infighting will ensure that very little of the money is spent before next November's election and that the program will fail. But...by passing it, the Republicans will be able to claim that 0bama and the Democrats own the economy (which will be no better off in November 2012). Its an election ploy to show that 0bama and the Democrats have no idea how to straighten out the economy.
400 billion worth? Total nonsense; whats the point of being the opposition party, then?
OTOH, Im assumng theyll give his the small business cuts and maybe the payroll tax offset with spending cuts.. I cant believe theyll buckle down the line.
Are you serious? The GOP plans to spend 1/2 trillion taxpayer $$$, $ that we don't have, to better position themselves for the 2012 election? EXACTLY what is WRONG with DC. And btw, it is a horrible strategy. The Tea Party will go 3rd Party if that's the game the GOP plans to play. That is outrageous. If the strategy you outlined is true, they really are just 2 sides of the same thieving, corrupt coin!