heritage.org - 1/26/2009
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The $800 billion economic "stimulus" bill may be more appropriately called the "Obama debt plan." It will, after all, dump $6,700 per household of new debt into the laps of our children and grandchildren. Whether it will actually stimulate the economy is another matter. So perhaps politicians ...
stimuluswatch.org - 1/31/2009
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suitablyflip.com - 1/30/2009
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It's difficult to visualize a million dollars, much
less a million million dollars. But that's the true...
threshold cracked by the "$825" billion "stimulus" bill, when you include $347 billion in estimated interest costs associated with the incremental ...
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Stimulus, Illustrated
washingtonpost.com - 2/1/2009
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Improving the Stimulus Debate
The Next Right —
... Sadly, people on the Right - people whose work I have liked - are making this point. Worse, I've seen people on the Right argue that this is good "messaging", so we should ignore the fact that it's factually misleading. I'm not sure why policy makers or citizens would - or should - trust us if we can't make simple distinctions like those outlined above. ...
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... be. Then you should cry. Trust them? They bear as much responsibility for us being in the shape we are financially and economically as anyone. And when they tried this recently they ended up not even knowing where the first $350 billion went. And now they want more and don’t intend to debate it or examine the bill in detail? No sale. I wouldn’t be satisfied with a 1,000 hours of debate on this turkey. The Heritage Foundation is asking some questions, 10 of them in fact. I’d love to see Congress answer any one of them, ...
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The Best Politics Is Good Policy
firedoglake.com 1/26/2009 —
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Atrios cuts to the heart of the stimulus bill debate:
I actually hope every Republican votes against the stimulus package, and I hope that instead of trying to please them the Obama team comes up with what they think the ...
Is Obama Serious about Card Check?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/27/2009 — One of the issues we'll be following in the new administration is the EFCA or, as it's more commonly known, "card check." The bill would make it much easier for unions to organize and already its defeat is the rallying cry for business groups inside ...
Maybe we can make an even better bill now
washingtonmonthly.com 1/27/2009 — MAYBE WE CAN MAKE AN EVEN BETTER BILL NOW.... I suppose President Obama deserves credit for trying. He made a good faith effort to earn support from conservative Republican House members for an economic stimulus package. Obama negotiated with them,...
Scenes From a Stimulus Battle, Part 4
blogs.abcnews.com 1/28/2009 — House Republicans left their meeting with President Obama today largely opposed to the stimulus bill that the House will vote upon tomorrow. But some members of the GOP leadership expressed optimism that after the bill is changed in the Senate...
1/27: A Stimulating Debate
blogometer.nationaljournal.com 1/28/2009 — Conservative bloggers were pleased to learn that Barack Obama reportedly urged Dem lawmakers to drop a controversial provision from the economic stimulus bill that provides family planning funds to low-income Americans. Righty bloggers strongly ...
Hugh Hewitt: Calling President Obama
townhall.com 1/28/2009 — The Wall Street Journal both reports on the so-called stimulus bill and editorializes about it.There is some sound spending in the bill, just as there is some spending that will have an effect in the next six months.But...
NY Times: Stimulus bill to pass on partisan lines
agonist.org 1/29/2009 — Stimulus bill to pass on partisan lines:
Hours before the House was expected to approve his proposed $825 billion program, largely along partisan lines, Mr. Obama tried to convey his message far beyond the corridors of the Capitol and into ...
Bipartisanship And The Stimulus
washingtonmonthly.com 1/29/2009 — Bipartisanship And The Stimulus As Steve noted earlier, the stimulus bill passed the House without a single Republican vote. I'm glad it passed. I'm also glad that Obama tried as hard as he did to get bipartisan support, and I...
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