Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
news.yahoo.com - 2/16/2009
7 stimulus lessons for the Dems (Politico)
—
Politico - The stimulus fight is now history—but Democrats who don’t study their stimulus mistakes are doomed to repeat them.
Jindal to refuse some stimulus money (Politico)
news.yahoo.com - 2/21/2009
Jindal to refuse some stimulus money (Politico)
— news.yahoo.com — Politico - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Friday that he will decline stimulus money specifically targeted at... expanding state unemployment insurance coverage, becoming the first state executive to officially refuse any part of the federal ... (more) Jindal to refuse some stimulus money (Politico)

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 2/21/2009found this
politico.com - 2/15/2009
7 stimulus lessons for the Dems
— politico.com — The stimulus fight is now history — Dems who don’t study their stimulus mistakes are doomed to repeat... them. (more) 7 stimulus lessons for the Dems

Comments vote down Political Punch found this 2/15/2009found this
pajamasmedia.com - 2/19/2009
POLITICO: Dems Abandon Burris. Hey, the stimulus passed, so now he’s just a liability….
— pajamasmedia.com — POLITICO: Dems Abandon Burris. Hey, the stimulus passed, so now he’s just a liability.... (more) POLITICO: Dems Abandon Burris. Hey, the stimulus ...

Comments vote down TalkLeft found this 2/19/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:  John Hawkins: Obama's Idea Of "Bipartisanship"

Comments
Blog Reactions

John Hawkins: Obama's Idea Of "Bipartisanship"
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Glenn Thrush wrote a piece called, " The 7 stimulus lessons for the Dems ," that does a good job of summing up the rather bizarre view the Left seems to have of "bipartisanship." Over and over, Nancy Pelosi and her allies privately delivered the same message to Barack Obama: Mr. President, you can have bipartisanship or you can have a stimulus bill, but you can't have both. He seems to have gotten the message. House Republicans, badly outnumbered and shorn of let's-make-a-deal moderates by their losses in the two elections, have proven remarkably immune to crossover ...

Related Content
Politico versus Politico
dailykos.com 1/9/2009 — Politico, yesterday : Obama, Dems face hard sell on stimulus By DAVID ROGERS Faced with record deficits and a skeptical public, Democrats are doubling up efforts to sell their economic recovery plan.... ...public opinion still appears divided ...
McCain wants a stimulus rewrite (Politico)
news.yahoo.com 1/25/2009 — Politico - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told Fox News Sunday this morning that he would not support the stimulus package as the House Democrats have written it because it includes too much wasteful spending. The stimulus currently includes $275 billion ...
Any Lessons for the Stimulus from World War II?
delong.typepad.com 1/30/2009 — Paul Krugman pounds his head against the wall: Spending in wartime : One of the small compensating benefits of the economic crisis is that people have suddenly realized that economic history is relevant. Unfortunately, some of the attempts to ...
GOP blasts second stimulus idea (Politico)
news.yahoo.com 3/11/2009 — Politico - Republican leaders today slammed the idea of a second economic stimulus package, just one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was open to such a bill.
Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously
csmonitor.com 2/9/2009 — Stimulus is unconstitutional. And history shows that the economy can recover strongly on its own, if politicians stay out of the way.
Dems will be dems
powerlineblog.com 2/18/2009 — If our curent economic woes continue for, say, two years or if the economy crashes to new depths, a populist backlash is almost inevitable. As I have argued ( here , for example), the conduct of the Democrats since taking power will intensify that ...
Dems announce bill to tax bonuses (Politico)
news.yahoo.com 3/19/2009 — Politico - The AIG bonuses outrage has Congress moving at warp-speed.
The Dems who bucked Obama on stimulus
politico.com 2/2/2009 — Nine of 11 Dems who voted against stimulus hold districts carried by John McCain in 2008.
Senate Dems step up stimulus efforts
politico.com 2/6/2009 — Senate passage would allow the administration to move into final negotiations with both the House and Senate.
Obama to GOP: 'I won' (Politico)
news.yahoo.com 1/23/2009 — Politico - During a morning meeting with congressional leaders from both parties, President Obama acknowledged the philosophical differences between his stimulus package and the Republican plan – but, sources familiar with the conversation said, ...
Stimulus 1st step in Obama's broadband goals: aide — Reuters: Politics 2/16/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $7.2 billion in funding to promote high-speed Internet in the stimulus package is just the first step in the Obama administration's effort to fuel expansion of telecommunications services, an adviser to the president said on ...
Obama Rolls the Dice With Stimulus — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 2/16/2009
A political gamble begins when Obama signs the stimulus plan into law -- and the fate of that gamble rests heavily on the shoulders of the president.
Plan Tries Slow, Steady Stimulus — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 2/17/2009
The Obama administration is betting that an extra $8 a week in most Americans' paychecks will boost consumer spending.
Filipino Veterans Benefit in Stimulus Bill — NYT > Politics 2/17/2009
After decades of pushing for benefits, Filipino veterans of World War II who are American citizens will receive lump-sum payments of $15,000. Noncitizens will get $9,000. >
What's in stimulus for business? — CNN.com - Politics 2/16/2009
The $787 billion economic recovery package President Obama will sign on Tuesday contains more than $290 billion in tax provisions, according to estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation.