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Republicans Are Resistant to Obama’s Stimulus Plan
No Holds Barred--Political Opinions —
Republicans plan to test President Obama’s commitment to bipartisanship as his $825 billion stimulus package heads to the floor of the House of Representatives this week, with the House Republican leader saying Sunday morning that many in his party will vote no unless there are significant changes to the plan. Full Article ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... As I read about Republican objections to the Obama stimulus plan, not just from the people you'd expect to be zealots, such as John Boehner, but also from ...
Obamas Lifeline: For a Change, a Stimulus Plan That Actually Helps the Poor and the Sick
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... Republicans took to the Sunday morning news shows to express their concern about parts of the stimulus package presented by the Obama administration last week. House Minority Leader John Boehner declared that he would vote no if its the plan I see todaya pretty idle threat, since even if he takes his entire party with him, the Democrats still have nearly an 80-vote margin. In the Senate, however, two Republican votes are needed to create a filibuster-proof majority, which might at least slow the package down and could force some compromises. ...
I Guess The Economy Isn't So Bad
Riehl World View —
Whether one is in business, health care, fire rescue or anything else, when an eminent and dangerous threat arises, the SOP - or what's common place is left to wait. So why isn't the Congress acting like there's an emergency?
Obama has admitted that much of this new spending has nothing to do with a short-term economic stimulus for the country. If the situation is so critical as to warrant this type of additional emergency spending on top of the trillions that have already been spent, the responsible thing for Washington to do would be to include only those items that are relevant to creating jobs and getting the nation back on its feet.
If the ...
Who Cares?
Newshoggers.com —
Commentary By Ron Beasley
McCain won't vote for stimulus as it stands now.
Sen. John McCain, Obama's opponent in the November presidential contest, said he did not believe the stimulus package did enough to create jobs.
"There have to be major rewrites if we want to stimulate the economy... . As it ...
Is this a stimulus plan?
QandO —
A New York Times piece about the Republican opposition to the stimulus bill notes that Larry Summers has been dispatched to defend the plan, saying, President Obama has pledged that three-quarters of the fund will be spent out in the first 18 months Here’s a question: why are we passing a bill now that locks in a budget beyond the next 12 months? We could apparently cut hundreds of billions of dollars of spending from the plan simply by holding off on what won’t be spent in the next 18 months. Wouldn’t it be more prudent to see how we’re doing in the next 12 months, and if necessary, pass another stimulus package based on ...
Pelosi: Cutting Poor Babies Accelerates Economic Growth
ScrappleFace —
(2009-01-25) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told ABC News’ George Stephanapolous Sunday that the Democrat’s economic stimulus bill, containing hundreds of millions of dollars for “family planning” services to the poor, will make real cuts in the number of low-income people, thereby saving taxpayer dollars, and increasing average income for everyone.
“Poor people are a luxury we just can’t afford,’ said Rep. Pelosi, “They cost us a lot of money to maintain; what with food stamps, housing and health care. So if we can rapidly reduce the number of poor people through contraception and abortion, ...
File under: "I already filed that."
Daily Kos —
Cross-posted from Congress Matters. NYT: Republicans plan to test President Barack Obama’s commitment to bipartisanship as his $825 billion stimulus package heads to the floor of the House of Representatives this week, with the House Republican leader saying Sunday morning that many in his party will vote no unless there are significant changes to the plan. "Right now, given the concerns that we have over the size of this package and all of the spending in this package, we don’t think it’s going to work," the House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, said on NBC’s "Meet ...
Progressive Breakfast: Who Won In November?
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
Progressive Breakfast is created for OurFuture.org, and is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day.
Dems Stand Firm On Econ Recovery, GOP Opposition Hardens
On NBC's Meet The Press, Obama econ advisor Larry Summers addresses criticism that too little will be spent quickly, noting most will be spent quickly, but long-term investments are crucial too:
The president has committed, through a letter from his [budget] director, Peter Orszag, that three-quarters of this $825 billion program will be spent out within the first 18 months. ... we're not going to rush ...
