Back at Home, Congressional Republicans Praise Projects in Stimulus Bill They Opposed

Is it true that the GOP is run by Scientology!?

American Pie--"I don't see anyone praising this bill. They may be pointing out some areas where it isn't as lousy as most of it is, but I don't see any praise for it."-- my point exactly.. a liberally slanted piece of so called journalism (note the title "Republicans praise stimlus bill they opposed") consitst of 6 examples of republicans who identified singular portions of the bill that would help the people of their state.. only 6.. not one single one of these republicans went so far at to say that they now agreed with even a significant part of the bill they opposed and not one single one of them declared that they would now change their support.. this article is simply trying to paint a picture that does not exist..

If the unemployment rate dosen't go down and I am taking about a rate that also includes those whose unemployment benefits have ran out as well as those who are currently receiving their unemployment benefits --- if we don't see a decline in the number of unemployed in this country in the next few months we can surely say that there was "NO" immediate "JOB" creation in that "stimulus" package for the unemployed.

I believe, that we have been "HAD" by the best (i.e., slick and sly).

Protesting doesn't make the news anymore because the networks sold out too Obama and his crew. They are still trying to picture PTOUS as a saint, but in reality, the masses of citizens know the difference. Eventually, its going to blow! Lies always do.

I don't see anyone praising this bill. They may be pointing out some areas where it isn't as lousy as most of it is, but I don't see any praise for it.

Where's the internet use and transparency Obama promised during his campaign?

Shannon | Feb 19, 2009 10:58:51 AM....Does your definition also apply to Obama?

"This country is what is going down in flames, not the GOP."

Actually, the GOP completely went down in flames. But the one thing it had going for it was that the Bush Administration left such a mess that all the party needed to do was wait until Obama was in office for a few weeks and rally around the cause of now blaming him for the mess and for all aggressive moves he wants to make to fix things. Presto! Instant party unity.

There's little satisfaction to be gained from the right to say I told you so.

for years I have been out spoken about local politicians bragging about projects that are paid for with federal money. it is like they don't know their local voters pay federal taxes? in the poorer area's that may be so. the left thinks they have some huge mandate to create a socialist utopia. take away the99% black vote, and the union vote and they wouldn't have won. the right wing voters who stayed home as McCain wasn't right wing enough must be real proud now?

Hypocrisy and the GOP - not exactly a huge surprise.

"My analogy is this. I pay my taxes to support my local police. But it doesn't mean that I would buy stuff from a crooked cop that was heisting stuff out of an evidence locker or something."
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Maddow's analogy falls short. Stolen stuff from a crooked cop, whether you want it or not, is illegal.

The stimulus bill is now the law. Any proceeds from the bill, whether you supported the bill or not, are legal.

Jo
" I googled "RAT board" and got nothing (nothing!) but right wing blogs and news outlets."
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The Washington Post carried the story a few days ago:

===Senator Grassley (Iowa), the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, railed against a provision that he said would undermine the independence of watchdog agencies within the government. The bill sets up a new panel, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, which has the authority to request "that an inspector general conduct or refrain from conducting an audit or investigation."====

I believe I predicted just this outcome..You might try applying this to the mortgage crisis too.. Even if you are keeping up with your mortgage payments today-the likelyhood-of continuing job losses across the board in business is evident-we have not hit bottom yet-and you who so loudly denounce your worthless neighbors for getting help, will in all likelyhood be willing to take it when its your turn-and it will be...

Clearly the Republican’s that have applauded the use of some of the money appropriated in the Stimulus Bill are glad to not have had to fight the fight to get their districts Federal funding for some of their pet projects. It would be easy for them to suspect that they were too far down on the food chain (and from the wrong side of the tracks) and otherwise would have been passed over in the allocation of some of the infrastructure expenditures. I don't blame them per se - it is likely that they would have had to wait their turn to have brought that money to their districts. If I am one of them I'm thinking "what the heck, if we are going to change the government model we might as well be one of the beneficiaries."

The Bill still doesn’t pass the small test of bi patrician legislation. Yes, Obama and company went to the Republicans and said this is the outline of the Bill we are about to present. Yes, there was a token gesture of meeting with the republicans to “hear them out” before the Bill went through the House the first time. The original outline changed. When Obama showed up to “chat” the conversation was pretty simple: “this is the best we could do and since y’all weren’t present (or even asked for input) you might as well sign on.” (Because he was going to get the votes either way)So he came down from the mountain to talk to some of the little people - big deal.

This talk about the Republicans being all confused and in disarray is some trumped up fantasy of the left. The big new order threw a bunch of water on the fire and some of it splashed on the Republican side of town and they got the sound of one hand clapping. (finally, after all these years I get to use that line) (And, I thought I was going to have to become a mystic just to say it.) It will all come down to whether this bill stimulates this economy or not. If the places that are hard hit by runaway unemployment (both Republican and Democratic alike) don’t start turning around by June/July then none of these guys are going to give a rat’s arse about their pet projects – their constituents aren’t working and that, as our friends at Ford like to say “is job ONE.” The Republicans are taking their hits right now – this comes with the territory and they know it – but their time will come. In politics time moves at the speed of light. (So, if you think all this new found magnanimity is going to somehow buy off the opposition or soften their conservative backgrounds you are dead wrong.)(Better yet - go ahead and think that - nothing like being an underdog on the comback trail.)

How many national level or upper state level politicians can you name who aren't millionaires? They simply don't have a clue about how we the people live or the difficulties we face when they screw up. How many congressmen haven't increased their wealth many times over during their tenures or more often after holding a political office? Politicians work the pay to play game daily. The corruption is so widespread it's taken for granted. No one is in a position to point their finger at the other guy. There's a mutual admiration society among members of the legal profession that makes up all three branches of our government today. They are in each other's faces when the cameras are on but they're at the country club backslapping each other and buying each other drinks and dinner after hours. Gratuities for their favors follow them all the days of their lives. Politicians today are on the same level and practice the same habits for which the Wall Street CEO's have come under such criticism. So much pay whether they are successful or not that they have the audacity to expect even more than the sinfully lururious benefits package that follows them through life for their hard labor. Problem is this will never be changed because they are the ones who make and enforce the rules. We must change our government since they won't change. It's up to us. Any ideas? The pitchfork and torch with tar and feathers approach may become necessary but isn't there some civil manner of resolving this problem? Yes there is. My best offer is to vote for other than the incumbent every time there's an election. But we'd lose the valuable leadership of senior congressmen you say. I say keep our politicians changed regularly like babies. Keep the roster fresh lest they become part of the entrenched corruption. Most importantly we must vote out the entrenched corruption, those senior leaders who oversee the corruption. Maybe if we limit them to two term limits with our votes they will get the message that term limits are what we want. An across the board "other than the incumbent" vote would certainly send the message that we're tired of party politics. Will you join me? No it's not just a trick to get the dems out. I'm saying let's do it over and over again until we've purged all the dirt. Even then we'll need to keep up the good work.

Back in the '70's a recording artist named Dave Mason, formerly with the group traffic, cut an album under his name entitled Alone Together. One of the cuts from that album which is still played today is "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave." The next lyric goes "and we wouldn't be in this mess today." Those words really hit home in so many ways, on so many levels, and for so many players, but doesn't the concept especially make sense when we understand that the government relies on taxpayers for its income? Isn't it morally wrong to take out more than you put in? That's why a fair tax or flat tax is the only solution to tax inequity. Likewise it points out the social responsibility welfare recipients have to become part of the productive majority. The song isn't about politics. It's about broken promises made between lovers who vowed to love honor and cherish but took more than they gave. Just a thought to ponder.

"Why no mention of the protests Obama faced in Phoenix and Denver? In Phoenix alone, more than 500 people showed up to protest the stimulus bill. The media should reflect reality and the reality is that people are mad about this stimulus bill."

ROFLMAO...right wingers mad that their latest Brooks Brothers riot doesn't get coverage!

Dont protests make the news any more?
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n Phoenix Obama faced more than 500 people to protest the stimulus bill.
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If the Republicans are hypocrites then surely you agree that the Democrats who voted for the Iraq war and then denounced it are hypocrites as well, no?