@ Chewy Ivan 2... No that was TARP which Bush got passed.
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@ins054... I live in Washington, a blue state. The bridge that collapsed was one that was supposed to get stimulus funds to upgrade. Thank goodness the state of Washington inspects and repairs all bridges every 2 years. The birdge collapsed because a truck that was to tall hit a support girder which collapsed the bridge.
Anonymous2013-05-24T13:38:19Z
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Here is the crux of the matter:
Republicans filibuster Obama infrastructure bill http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/republicans-filibuster-obama-infrastructure-bill-203843587.html
Millions of Americans will cross ‘structurally deficient’ bridges this weekend http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/24/18469258-millions-of-americans-will-cross-structurally-deficient-bridges-this-weekend?lite
So why wasn’t this bridge fixed anyway?
Washington Bridge Collapse: 759 Bridges In State Have Worse Sufficiency Scores http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/24/washington-bridge-collapse_n_3331536.html
Now tell us about the infrastructure in your state. LOL
Now people, remember when this stimulus was to be somewhat for shovel ready jobs which would be infrastructure and then after even we found out it paid some union workers big bucks to dig a hole then fill it back up it was found out even by Obama's admission that there were NO shovel ready jobs. Now, it does look like we do have some shovel ready jobs to be had in Washington but I am sure those funds will be used to pay for Michelle's extended stay in Martha's Vineyard for the summer with her entourage. That stimulus was given to his buddies for pay back to get elected and also 90 Billion in green energy failures which in turn made full circle back to his next campaign. Everything he does is for a reason to make himself more powerful and richer and you minions just eat cake......
The alternate offers made have been already in the works and would were completed even supposing the trip had no longer been made. Obama made this trip to announce them and get publicity for his failed administration. Generally nothing new he desired to achieve was once successful. Obama and his administration are failures; expectantly his socialist followers will recognize this and put up a greater candidate in the 2012 elections. Oh, Michelle desired to move shopping in Asia and Europe as well.
No ALL of it was for infrastructure. Some saved the jobs of teachers, cops, firefighters. The Republicans got their hands on it and stripped out a LOT of the stimulus stuff and then added a lot of expensive stuff that didn't stimulate the economy before refusing to vote for it.
Uh, it wasn't spent "to prop up the unions" -- whoever told you that was lying to you.
??? Uh, no one thought it would fix EVERYTHING. That would take a lot more than was spent.
Are you referring to Republican Senator Olympia Snowe's stimulus with 40% tax rebates to fully employed workers which nevertheless avoided Hoover's collapse and 25% unemployment, saving 20 million jobs? http://www.pitbulleconomics.com/stimulus.pdf