michellemalkin.com - 2/11/2009
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Just an update on the porkulus negotiations still underway in Washington. [...] Read the rest »
businessandmedia.org - 2/11/2009
corner.nationalreview.com - 2/13/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
The broad outlines, and few details, of a
stimulus have been announced. The headlines focus on how
much we will borrow to "stimulate" the economy--$789.5 billion. Remarkably, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D., NY) groused over ...
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Keeping Our Eyes on the Real Ball
thehill.com - 2/10/2009
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thehill.com —
House Democrats on Tuesday said they are prepared
to negotiate past Presidents Day rather than cave to
GOP Senate centrists on the details of the economic stimulus package. Bucking warnings that the delicate Senate compromise passed Tuesday cannot be ...
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House Dems to fight for their stimulus
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Contrary to Obama's claims, Stimulus plan not free of earmarks and pork
Hyscience —
Appropriately titled: Oink oink: The smell of pork ...
Related: More wheeling, dealing, and backroom scheming
The Return of the Doodler
The Wide Awake Cafe —
... But, I have spent some excruciatingly, frustrating time recently calling my representatives and senators about the porkulus bill. (the little good it’s done us) The only positive response I received was from our one lone Republican congressman who voted against it. ...
Crunch Time On Stimulus Bill
Nice Deb —
... I know, I know. What chances do we have of stopping it? As Michelle says, “We are so screwed”. Ann Coulter says, “Goodbye America, It Was Nice While It Lasted”.
But Stop The Stimulus hasn’t stopped trying, and as long as I’m breathing, I won’t either. Tim Phillips of Americans For Prosperity writes in a mass email:
At 2PM tomorrow afternoon, your NoStimulus.com petitions (which at the moment number 395,047) will be officially presented to the United States Senate in an ...
Theme Song for Obama’s Democrats“Money, Money, Money, Can You Use Any Money Today?”
GayPatriot —
... It has now seems likely that Democratic leaders of the House of Representatives will break their promise to “delay any vote until the final conference agreement had been posted online for 48 hours.“ Even one House Democratic leader suggested that his Senate counterparts “ ...
Nancy and Barry’s Promises In The Dark
Pirate's Cove —
... Hey, I thought he was going to give us all $1,000 welfare, oh, sorry, rebate, checks. No?
And The Anchoressreminds us of how Michelle Obama sneered at the $600 stimulus checks previously sent out. I’m not sure if the $13 a week will help Michelle’s kids, but, I think we can figure out what it will do to her great-grandkids.
Others: Macsmind, Balloon Juice, RedState, Sister Toldjah, Flopping Aces, The Nation, Michelle Malkin ...
Nancy and Barry’s Promises In The Dark
Stop The ACLU —
... I thought he was going to give us all $1,000 welfare, oh, sorry, rebate, checks. No? And The Anchoress reminds us of how Michelle Obama sneered at the $600 stimulus checks previously sent out. I’m not sure if the $13 a week will help Michelle’s kids, but, I think we can figure out what it will do to her great- grandkids . Others: Macsmind , Balloon Juice , RedState , Sister Toldjah , Flopping Aces , The Nation , Michelle Malkin
2/12: The Newest New Deal
Blogometer —
... are right there working with the Democrats to finalize the bill. You WATB's demagogued, lied, whined, and had a hissy fit about the bill, then voted against it en masse even though it contained a number of provisions you wanted and you had inserted in the bill, and then took to the air waves pleased as punch with yourselves. The adults watched you and then decided you needed a timeout. This is bad and wrong, why?" STIMULUS V: Keep Digging, Dems While most conservative bloggers are outraged about the likely passage of the economic stimulus bill, others are confident that Dems ...
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The Future Of The Stimulus
politics.theatlantic.com 2/4/2009 —
Just 15 years ago, President Clinton's $16.3 billion economic stimulus package was backlogged in the Senate because moderate Republicans and Democrats refused to go along with roughly $12 billion in new spending. Like Obama, ...
Today in The Nation: Strengthening the Stimulus
thenation.com 2/11/2009 — John Nichols Progressive Democrats and President Obama back restoring some of the stimulus funding that was recklessly cut by the Senate.
No More Mr. Nice Guy Confirm Solis Now
Obama's Sense of Urgency
Senators predict stimulus bill will change
thehill.com 2/2/2009 — A number of senators from across the ideological spectrum staked out varying positions on the House-passed economic stimulus bill, but all agreed on one point: the bill will change before it gets to President Obama. On the first round of Sunday talk ...
This is More Like It
dailykos.com 2/7/2009 — Nancy Pelosi, today : In a statement sure to rile Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Friday dismissed calls for bipartisanship as “process” arguments extraneous to passing a stimulus bill — and warned Senate Democrats against ...
House passes stimulus, Senate next
swamppolitics.com 2/13/2009 — by Mark Silva
With the first approval of a disputed $787-billion stimulus that President Barack Obama is demanding from Congress in hope of reviving a stalled economy, the House today voted 246-183, divided largely along party lines, for a plan ...
Two New House Seats?
poliblogger.com 3/2/2009 — Via the LAT : D.C. vote clears one hurdle to face more
For the first time in three decades, the Senate last week approved a bill that would grant a House seat to the district, removing one of the largest hurdles to the measure. The bill passed ...
House Republicans revolt!
cassyfiano.com 1/29/2009 — All last week, I’ve been calling around my various contacts, asking them what’s been going on in the world. I hate being in the dark, so to speak, and hate to think that I’m missing a huge news story. Well, I missed something all right. I only missed ...
Let's Have Even More House Members
corner.nationalreview.com 2/27/2009 — Since the Senate has now passed the bill to give DC a voting representative, I have a modest proposal for the House as it takes up the bill next week. Let's have even more representatives. After all, as long as Congress is using its authority under ...
HAPPENING NOW: Bank CEO's on Capitol Hill —
CNN Political Ticker 2/11/2009
Rep. Barney Frank is presiding over a House committee hearing where the CEO's of several major banks will testify. Watch it on CNN.com/live.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The CEO's of several large banks that have received funds from the government ...
New York special election set for March 31 —
CNN Political Ticker 2/11/2009
Kirsten
(CNN) – New York Gov. David Paterson announced Wednesday that a special election to fill Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s former House seat will take place on March 31.
Gillibrand represented New York’s 20th congressional district until ...
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