Has the GOP shot themselves in the foot by no one voting for the stimulus?

They are being Obstructionists

They had no trouble voting for a bailout for their rich constituents

BUT

when it comes to the Average America

THEY COULD CARE LESS

$71.5 Billion Extend and raise jobless benefits

(needed badly after GOP Policies have killed job market)

$153.2 Billion subsidize health CARE for jobless AND help States with

Medicaid, other health programs

$103 Billion Fund construction project and repairs (highways bridges)

(AGAIN--needed badly after Bush neglected infrastructure)

$159 Billion Provide School Grants (is something wrong about

EDUCATION)

$53.4 Billion support science facilities---high speed net and other

environmental/energy programs

$13 Billion Repair and weatherize public housing, help homeless

repair foreclosed homes

The rest is in tax cuts

so quit crying about PORK

America NEEDS this Package

Not at all.. they have finally realized that they were put there for a reason... to ensure that the legislation passed is good for America.... you have to acknowledge that 11 Democrats also voted agianst the bill because it is TERRIBLE... little stimulus and a LOT of pork... This bill will not do what it is said it would, it can't because a majority of the spending doesn't take place for YEARS ahead, a Lot of the earmarks cannot affect the economy (National endowment for the arts for one) Even the earmarks for alternative fuel research are too little and available too late too energize that industry... a bill thats "not half bad" still is too bad too pass.... make sure that it will do what it is supposed to, gut the pork from it and I am sure that many Reps would climb aboard to support it.

EDIT: "A disastrous bill? I understand there are some weird things in there. But it's proven that $1 of spending = $1.50 stimulus, while $1 of tax breaks = $0.75 of stimulus. Economists agree that the bill as written will do little to stimulate the economy. Yes spending does equal stimulus... if spent in areas that can create sustainable jobs... this packet does NOT do that... while there are some important parts of this package that should be passed quickly, including the increase in unemployment and tax cuts, MOST of it should be tabled indefinitely.

The fast way to a one party system is to forget who voted for you and the good of the country. That will not happen, but when we need to get government working in the first one hundred days they should support the country. Tax cuts and breaks will not help unemployment, Pork barrel spending will not help, Giving money to the banks will not help unless it is the payments we owe, The infrastructure is going to take to long. We need the new newer newest deal that gets people to work right away. Send in an idea for what the country needs and get a check and then prove it was worth the paper it was written on by paying it back. Maybe the banks and insurance companies should go out of business and we develop federalism that works like the post office yea right that can not keep out of the red either.

No. The Republicans are acting very responsibly. The Dems are trying to jam this down everyones throat while screaming that the sky is falling, this has to get passed right away, etc.

You can't spend your way out of a recession. The first round of bailouts were a joke. If we are going to do it again lets make sure that the money will be spent wisely and not hoarded by the bankers.

I would look for a compromise bill in the senate.

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Why would any Republican vote for it? The Democrats flatly refused any kind of negotiations or debate on the spending. It's a horrible bill that spends only a few percent of the trillion dollar price tag on anything that will actually stimulate the economy.

The bill will get passed, there aren't enough responsible politicans in Washington to stop it. It will also fail to accomplish anything, other than massively increasing federal debt. And in the next election the people who opposed it will be looking pretty good.

Did you bother to check out the republican alternative plan? More jobs less money...until you do you have no idea what's what to even ask a question. Truth is the bill was written by the democrats only, voted for by the democrats only and is the biggest failure of a bill in history. Obama wanted bi-partisanship and pelosi denied that. So instead of a good bipartisan bill for a stimulus, Obama got a bi-partisan vote against him...duh

BTW Rush and his followers aren't the only conservative/ republicans.

No, What Republicans have done is not voted for a bill they know will fail and placed all the responsibility on the Dem's so that when this bill fails, It will be all on them . Why do you think Obama was trying so hard to get Republicans on board ? Because he's a nice guy and wants them to share the glory when it's a big success ? If you believe that I have some swamp land to sell you. He wanted them on board so that not IF but WHEN this bill falls flat on it's face, He can say " Well the Republicans voted with us Dem's too , You can't blame it all on us Democrats" That's why . God bless.

Look I am all for the government giving the economy a kick in the pants. However we already spent $750 Billion in TARP money and it hasn't helped. So instead of being in a huge rush to get this done, why don't we slow down a little and look at what is in this bill.

Only 12% of the bill is for actual worthwhile projects. The rest is for wasteful spending. Read the Wall Street Journal to see what they said about it. The link is here:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123310466514522309...

Let's at least be responsible. This is a democrats gone wild bill. Sorry!

Time will tell... If, as many who actually understand the economy, suspect and this bill just drives us even deeper into a depression AND when all the true pork that is built in to it is finally revealed, the Dems will have NO ONE to blame but themselves.

A few concessions does not make up for a truly disastrous bill, my friend.

Edit: "...A disastrous bill? I understand there are some weird things in there. But it's proven that $1 of spending = $1.50 stimulus, while $1 of tax breaks = $0.75 of stimulus..."

PROVEN?? LOL! I'd sure like to see that proof!

In a recent poll, over 50% feel there is too much spending and not enough tax breaks for individuals in the bill. 29% approved. Most of what's in this bill has nothing to do with stimulating the economy. The longer it's debated, the more the American people see that it's just another wasteful Democratic wish list. This is why they want to rush it through so quickly. We'll see what happens in 2 years...