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sweetness-light.com - 2/15/2009

Stimulus Bill Broke 7 Obama Promises

— sweetness-light.com — From YouTube: 7 Broken Promises in Record Time 1. Make government open and transparent. 2. Make it... "impossible" for Congressmen to slip in pork barrel projects. 3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public. (Even Congressional ... (more) Stimulus Bill Broke 7 Obama Promises

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nytimes.com - 2/17/2009

Signing Stimulus Bill, Obama Does Not Rule Out Another

— nytimes.com — Shortly before President Obama signed his recovery package into law, his press secretary said he has not... ruled out a second stimulus package. > (more) Signing Stimulus Bill, Obama Does Not Rule Out Another

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 2/15/2009

Stimulus bill was 'a bad beginning' for Obama, says McCain

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) – Arizona Sen. John McCain did not pull any punches in assessing a major milestone in... his former rival’s nascent presidency. “It was a bad beginning,” McCain said Sunday of the legislative process that resulted in the $787 billion stimulus bill ... (more) Stimulus bill was 'a bad beginning' for Obama, says McCain

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Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... told reporters he was "leaning yes." Then, as Politico reported, "the party's chief deputy whip . . . stood near Cao during the entire vote" -- until, in the final minutes, he voted no. This was, I suspect, bad for Cao, whose district is overwhelmingly Democratic, but good -- in the short term, anyway -- for his party. WaPo: Burris? Thanks, but no thanks. Kathleen Parker: Okay, things are bad. The question is how bad. Michael Gerson: Okay, this stimulus was bad. But we had to do something. Too bad no one told the House ...

A Quick Tip for Michael Gerson
Shadow of the Hegemon — Aside from everything else you screwed up, Michael, inflationary pressures are the LAST thing you should be worried about right now. The economy stands in serious danger of high deflation. Deflation is an absolute disaster for an economy. Inflationary pressures are a good thing.

Gerson on the Stimulus
The Corner on National Review Online — ... on the Stimulus [Jerry Taylor] There are only a few constants in this world. Three in particular come to mind. Every day, my wife will nag me about smoking. Every night, my son will put a smile on my face when I come through the door. And twice a week, Michael Gerson will write a thoroughly annoying column for the Washington Post . Every once in a while, you'd think that Gerson would, by sheer chance, write someting I could sort of agree with. But no. Like clockwork, he grates. Today's column about the stimulus bill signals that, once again, the relentless march of universal ...