As I said yesterday, I'm not pleased with how the House Democratic leadership handled this legislation. That said, I did hear yesterday on NPR that Repulicans were not shut out of the drafting process. Rather, they decided to shut themselves out. Not sure if that's true but if it is then shame on them.
Given the size of this package does it really matter whether the split is 30% tax relief and 70% government spending or 40% tax relief and 60% government spending? I mean, 30% of $800 billion is a load of cash. John Boehner's comments about repairs of the Mall (part of that 70%) don't make sense to me. First, if the Mall needs sprucing up let's do it. If we spend several million on sod some American sod company (like Southern Turf) will get this contract and hire lots of guys to grow, transport and lay the sod. The same holds true for bridges, roads and other infrastructure. If public works projects, like bridge repair, are needed (just ask the folks who live in Minneapolis) then why shouldn't money be spent on them. I mean, we're not planning to build bridges to no where, are we?
Also, if the stimulus package includes upgrades for our power grid and paves the way for delivering alternative energy why shouldn't we do this? The economy needs the shove and the projects appear to be good, in the long-run for the country.
The GOP (and the Democratic leadership) need to stop acting like petulant children and get on with the business of governing.
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The GOP is posturing themselves as the party of fiscal responsibility, which is an absolute joke. The Congressional Democrats are probably guilty of providing retribution against the GOP because the GOP did shut them out of the process for the years 2001-2006.
The ill will between the two factions will not heal overnight.
As I have said, congress as a whole is just playing games like children. Both sides should be ashamed, but especially Pelosi. She does not have the same bipartisan spirit that Obama has. I know there are a lot of partisans in Congress, but the Speaker needs to be bipartisan. She is an absolute joke.
I think they need to STOP governing because they keep f**king it up on both sides of the isle! We don't need revenge for the Dems, we need CHANGE.
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