volokh.com - 1/25/2009
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True, but Obama won by, among other things, promising a net decrease in federal spending. Here he is during the third debate: "what I've done throughout this campaign is to propose...
politico.com - 1/23/2009
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politico.com —
Obama acknowledges differences between his stimulus package and
the GOP's, but tells bipartisan Hill leaders that he's in...
charge.
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Obama to GOP: 'I won'
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“I WON:” David Bernstein comments:
Obama won by, among other things, promising a net decrease in…
Instapundit —
“I WON:” David Bernstein comments:
Obama won by, among other things, promising a net decrease in federal spending. Here he is during the third debate: “what I’ve done throughout this campaign is to propose a net spending cut…. What I want to emphasize … is that I have been a strong proponent of pay-as-you-go. Every dollar that I’ve proposed, I’ve proposed an additional cut so that it matches.”
Obama would have a much better case for Republican deference to his spending plans if he had ...
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Let's talk about the stimulus package.
althouse.blogspot.com 1/29/2009 — "[S]ome news organizations have been less than diligent in telling you that other respectable economists are deeply skeptical of the idea, flatly oppose it or favor competing proposals such as additional tax relief. The University of Chicago's Gary ...
“I won.”
redstate.com 1/23/2009 — No argument from me: you won .
In fact, let the record show that your official response to the GOP’s offer of assistance and advisement was “I won.”
So, it’s all yours. Your responsibility, your obligation, your reputation ...
Obama: ‘I Won’
outsidethebeltway.com 1/24/2009 — President Obama urged bipartisan cooperation in putting together a stimulus package — so long as it’s bipartisan in his direction. Charles Hurt for the NY Post:
“You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things ...
A Second Stimulus Package?
politicalwire.com 3/11/2009 — Paul Krugman -- who is arguably the most influential pundit today -- makes the case that the economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama last month was "too small and too cautious." He notes the latest data "confirm those worries -- ...
But We Won
corner.nationalreview.com 1/31/2009 — Ramesh asked yesterday: "I'm not quite sure why so many liberals are spluttering with rage over the Republicans' failure to go along with their stimulus ideas." He then went on to provide perfectly rational explanations for why liberals should still ...
Obama says: "I won."
althouse.blogspot.com 1/24/2009 — Ha ha. I hope he says that a lot. He needs some catchphrases, and that one is so amusingly reminiscent of Richard Nixon's "I am the President."
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John McCain says he will vote against the stimulus package
crooksandliars.com 1/25/2009 — Download | Play Download | Play It didn't take long for Barack Obama's bipartisan buddies to obstruct his first big plan to help our desperate country. On FNS this morning, John McCain said that he would not vote for the stimulus ...
Obama pushes stimulus plan, meets economic team —
Reuters: Politics 1/25/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to build public support on Saturday for an $825 billion economic recovery plan, pledging in his weekly radio address to use the funds to create jobs, improve healthcare and expand renewable energy. ...
Obama Details Recovery Plan —
Wash Post Obama Administration 1/25/2009
President Obama pressed aggressively for his massive economic recovery plan yesterday, laying out the most detailed benchmarks to date of a stimulus package that would cost at least $820 billion and warning that the nation's economy could become ...
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