americansforprosperity.org - 12/31/2008
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Patrick Ruffini has some very astute observations over at The Next Right re: how fiscal conservatives on Capitol Hill should handle the rapidly approaching economic stimulus debate on Capitol Hill. Here's the most relevant blurb, but read the whole thing :
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No "Me-Too-But-Less"
The Next Right —
Over at AFP, Ed Frank amplifies my point about the dangers of "me-too" stimulus from Republicans:
To win this debate, conservatives need to draw a bright line in the sand: the way to best stimulate the economy is through tax relief - not paying one guy to dig a hole and another guy to fill it back in. Period.
Otherwise, anything they say will amount to, "That guy wants to waste $800 billion of your tax dollars on a scheme that will do nothing to stimulate the economy, while I only want to waste $200 billion of your tax ...
Democrats Get Greedy on Stimulus
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... and Ed Frank have offered good advice for conservatives to fight the stimulus. Republicans need a viable alternative that stresses tax relief. They also need to ...
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