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theanchoressonline.com - 2/5/2009
How the stimulus plan will work
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A little levity from reader Stan: Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape ...
countryfirstpac.com - 2/3/2009
Vote No on the Economic Stimulus
— countryfirstpac.com — The Senate recently began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy... get back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the ... (more) Vote No on the Economic Stimulus

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rasmussenreports.com - 2/4/2009
50% Say Stimulus Plan Likely to Make Things Worse
— rasmussenreports.com — Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters say the final economic recovery plan that emerges from Congress is... at least somewhat likely to make things worse rather than better, but 39% say such an outcome is not likely ( see crosstabs ). Twenty-seven percent ... (more) 50% Say Stimulus Plan Likely to Make Things Worse

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fivethirtyeight.com - 2/3/2009
The Stimulus: Still Popular After All These Weeks
— fivethirtyeight.com — I've seen it asserted, assumed or alleged in many places that the stimulus package is hemorrhaging public... support and might become something of an albatross around the Obama administration's neck. While I don't doubt that the stimulus could become ... (more) The Stimulus: Still Popular After All These Weeks

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alicublog — ... Always a good pick to close out a Rule of Three post is The Anchoress, who photoshops (or perhaps MacPaints) an "OBAMA TO NY: DROP DEAD" newspaper cover. Normally The Anchoress shows ...

Larwyn's Link Kerplosion: How the stimulus will work
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... : Wizbang How the stimulus plan will work : Anchoress Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me." The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I ...

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Stones Cry Out — ... sir, you’re just not qualified to run? The Christian carnival. Spending and the current downturn. So, if spending isn’t the problem … why would stimulus fix that? Global persecution and the Christian faith. A case for blogging. Why I’m not in politics … I like cookies. And cake too. Road signs not just for zombies anymore. Another view of the stimulus. Science fiction and politics a continuing ...

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