Congress just passed a $700 billion “stimulus” package less than two weeks ago.
Today, the headlines read that the House just passed a $410 billion spending bill and that Obama is preparing a $634 billion health care fund. All of this on top of Obama’s bold statement that he’ll cut the deficit in half by 2013.
How?
Well, [...]
Not my thoughts specifically, although I think they pretty much sum up my “take” on the subject. I’ll add to what Ed has stated (regarding his comment on the “empty threat” of a filibuster) by saying that this definitely opens the door for massive rights-robbing legislation, from the (un)Fairness Doctrine to elimination of the 2nd [...]
Taken from Feb 13th:
Today is the last chance to stop this. The final version of the stimulus package just passed the House with the following vote:
Yea: 246 Democrats
Nay: 183 (176 Republicans and 7 Democrats)
One Democrat voted “Present” and one Democrat plus two Republicans did not vote.
Now you will recall on Tuesday that little [...]
I’m down with it.
If you care to read…
http://www.readthestimulus.org/
As they state on the website – $850 Billion, 1588 pages, and counting… somebody needs to read it!
This year I have resolved to become more politically active. I cannot stand idly by and allow our country to become more socialist than it already is. TARP and the Stimulus Package that has passed through the Senate this week do just that.
So let’s recap what has happened. The House Democrats unilaterally constructed the most [...]