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February 13, 2009

The Stimulus Cometh

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"TAKE THAT, CAPITALISM!

So...that extra $13 a week is going to be awesome, huh?

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major victory for President Barack Obama, Democrats muscled a huge, $787 billion stimulus bill to the brink of final passage Friday night in hopes of combating the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The vote in the House was 246-183 for the package of tax cuts and federal spending that Obama made the centerpiece of his plan for economic recovery.

The Senate was following suit in a roll call that was without suspense but extended into the night. That was to allow time for Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown to fly back from Ohio, where his mother died earlier in the week. His was the decisive 60th vote for the bill.

Obama is expected to sign the bill soon.

Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, predictably, are two of the votes for passage. While I understand their reasons for voting yes (as explained below), I disagree vehemently with their actions on this bill. I still do not believe they should be kicked out of the Republican caucus, but they should face some sanctions from the National Republican Senatorial Committee the next time they run for re-election.

The NRSC should direct funds toward candidates who stand a chance of picking up a Democrat seat in a red state instead of wasting money on a Republican seat in a blue state. Snowe and Collins may be doing their jobs, but that doesn't mean the voluntary donations of Republicans around the country should go to fund their campaigns.

My photoshop above may be humorous, but I don't take today's vote lightly. This bill may stimulate the economy in the short-term, but in the long run, we're going to have to pay for this. With today's vote, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid just ensured that my kids are going to deal with a government that confiscates much of their income.

Posted by slublog at February 13, 2009 08:31 PM

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a week.

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I'm not sure if it makes sense. Economies go through cycles and recession is part of the cycle. I read the history of cycles at

http://www.recessioninfocenter.com

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