The “stimulus” plan should be renamed the “Welfare Expansion Act of 2009”. It will vastly increase federal spending, but will do next to nothing to alleviate the current, government-caused, economic crisis.
If the Obama administration had any common sense, it would eliminate mark-to-market accounting. If Congress and the president had brains, they would eliminate the federal income tax and all its excess baggage, replacing it with a national sales tax.
The above two actions would result in an unprecedented economic boom.
Sarcasm is about all I have left now.
They didn’t cut any of the lard. They removed some of the Republican sponsored tax cuts. Thanks Arlen.
Belly up to the trough boys!!!!!!!!! This entire Congress is a joke if they came to a decision this quickly. Bama must have scared them. If the GOP stands against this I will be surprised. This is our friggin money. How dare these people do this? This is definitely redistributing OUR money!!!!
Called Snows office and asked the gentleman who answered “What was Snows price to give up her principals”?
He asked if I had a question.
It’s like banging your head against a brick wall.
they’re doing us a favor by “only” spending $789 Billion.
I suppose when this becomes a big t**d later this year Dingy Harry, Bella Pelosi, and The Obamassiah can come back and say we didn’t spend enough the first time.
that’s why FDR’s New Deal failed right? Didn’t spend enough?
Collins, Specter and Snowe (RINO’s all) should be removed from office at the next available opportunity and replaced with conservatives. They have no business supporting this pork-filled Dem wish list of spending.
Breaking News: I’m buying more ammo.
ok everyone, just bend over and take it like a man....we’re going to get it shoved in not matter what the majority of the american people want....and the sad thing is, the majority of the people won’t vote these assclowns out when they come up for re-election.......
Did they take the healthcare crap out of the bill?
Arlon Traitor needs to go down. He may as well announce his not running now.
Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Guidance
If, as I suspect, they made this bill even more odious/pork laden than it was before and Mitch McConnell can slow down this runaway train just a little bit, long enough for the public to come to grips with what’s really in it, this thing might just get stopped.
bttt
You should see the dog and pony show on capitol hill right now with Barney Frank’s 0 teeth grilling of major financials CEOs.
My hero for the day was the republican rep from North Carolina who riped them for continuing to raise credit card interest rates while taking the TARP bailout.
OMG! Huckabee just said on FOX News that there is $30 million in the bill to save mice in Pelosi’s district!!!
RAt saver!
A trillion here, a trillion there ... Pretty soon they’ll be talking about real money.
Even this AM on “American Newsroom,” Sen. Tom Coburn (R - OK) told Megyn Kelly (who looked most fetching, by the way), that there was no stopping Porkulus, that Republicans lacked the votes.