[silverleaf]

3 defecting RINO’s is not a “complete takeover of the GOP”

they nullified the good principled people who voted NO
for tonight

[tobyhill]

It doesn't matter how any other Republicans vote because these 3 control the whole Senate.

[rocksblues]

I heard the rhetoric from the floor. Democrats were claiming this as a true bipartisan effort. Collins has run as a Republican and voted as a Democrat since winning her seat.

So from now on all we can do is obstruct as long as possible and the her highness will defeat us.

Actually this is a good thing because people will see that we the Republicans were not responsible for what is going to happen between now and November 2010!

[TheHound]

Here is the problem. I've heard it already, three time on the radio news - and I only listen to the radio about 10 minutes a day - they are calling it a joint effort by moderate republican and democrats, thereby making it bi-partisan.

This PACKAGE WILL DO NOTHING TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. They know, I know it, everybody who knows anything about economics knows it. If they even thought it would work, they wouldn't let a republican near it. But they need it to look like it is bipartisan, so the house Democrats don't get thrown out office two years from now.