The now $900 billion Stimulus bill has finally seen bipartisanship, bipartisanship in opposition. Many Senate Democrats are showing apprehension over the colossal stimulus bill that The Obama Administration hopes will fix the economy.
It needs to be much smaller before Republicans will be willing to support it. Trimming fat in numerous areas such as the $650 million tagged for new cars for federal employees would make the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reconsider his position but there are many other frivolous spending earmarks through out the bill that republicans just wont accept.
FINALLY!! Its about time they removed their heads from their hind quarters.
I must ask; where was this attitude last October when Congress passed Bushs’ Megabank Bailout? And why did it take them so long to grow a spine.
Republicans stand resolute that more needs to be done to improve the housing industry. Even New York Democrat Chuck Schumer agrees on this point. And to that I must ask; Why can’t they work together on theses common ground issues that so many Democrats and Republicans agree upon? These guys need to stop acting like children and start doing their jobs!
To further prove their point, Republican leaders released a list of “wasteful” provisions in the Obama stimulus, including:
• $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion pictures
• $650 million for the digital television conversion.
• $248 million for furniture at the new Department of Homeland Security headquarters
• $600 million to buy hybrid cars for federal employees
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census
This bill is supposed to create jobs. Not spend billions of tax payer dollars on Congressional pet projects. While many of these provisions are worthy causes. They don’t fit into the subject matter of the bills intentions. Lets not forget the fact that many of these projects are unaffordable. While more and more Americans loose their jobs everyday the income tax revenue falls like a stone and all of this spending has to be paid for in some way.
Alas, if the Democrats have their way our children and grandchildren will be paying for this well into their retirement. That is what the GOP says they’re trying to stop. A little to late to save us from the failed Wall Street Bailout.
Further strengthening the GOPs’ position, most recent Gallop Poll show that 37% of Americans want major changes made in the form of reductions in spending while 17% want the whole package scrapped.
Despite the ever growing opposition for the Stimulus plan as it exists, The President still pushes for its acceptance and insists that it is the solution to our economic woes. If the outcry of the American Public against the bill continues to grow drastic changes will be in order as more and more Democrat senators fall off the Stimulus wagon.
Its time for The President to follow the will of the people and not his democratic ideals.
Its a cracked world isn’t it?
