Why do Republicans like to stretch the truth?

~"They can handle the truth"

I'm not a Republican and I think the program is a failure. How many of those dealers have been able to make good on the vouchers? We all know that the program has been a big success -- speak for yourself. Here's how successful it has been: My neighbor, true liberal to the max, drives a SUV. He bought a car off Craig's list for $500 and traded that one for a new car. Yep, the ol' gas guzzler is still on the road. Now if he did that how many others have done it?

You may not let Rush do your thinking for you, but perhaps you should.

Let's think about this for a second:

If the program was a success, wouldn't the logical response be, "This cash for clunkers program is a big success. Let's appropriate more money for this."? That way, the program could continue to bring benefits in an uninterrupted manner.

Why don't liberals actually learn about the program

Originally sponsored by a Democrat and Republican senators who had included funding for the program, which was submitted for part of the stimulus package.

Not included in stimulus package but added to Iraq/Afghan spending as pork without the original funding part of the bill

That was Pelosi and Obama screwing up a great idea

Even the authors of the original bill voted against it because the funding part of the bill was removed

Liberals should go get the facts before posting nonsense and claiming GOP stretching the truth

U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 8

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Hmmm...is purchasing used cars in there? No! What about universal health care? NO!

Taking money from taxpayers and giving it out with such programs in return for political power is prohibited by the 10th Amendment.

Not that the Constitution matters much anymore...

The constraints in "cash for clunkers" weed out most people.

Your car had to be in running condition AND registered this past year. The combined highway/city mileage had to be less than 19mpg. It couldn't be older than 25 years (1984). And it has to be in running condition.

Not exactly a "clunker" by any standard.

A waste of money -- they could've purchased the cars at cost, given them away to those in need and walked away for a fraction of the cost. They would have also ensured GM/Chrysler would have a solid Demand for a while as well.

YOU NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE IMMEDIATELY:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AP-sources-Govt-to-s...

A LINE OF INTEREST:

"Through late Wednesday, 22,782 vehicles had been purchased through the program and nearly $96 million had been spent."

DO THE MATH>

It wasn't cancelled, it was suspended because the amount of money allocated was being burned up more quickly than they thought. You can't gauge that kind of program. You just put it out there and see how the public responds. Obviously it was a good idea (Republicans called it stupid) and it's gone very well.

What did you Republicans want, a blank check and no budget for the program?

Dems win again.

Wrong. The miles-per-gallon they were allowing was as low as 22 mpg. Kind of kills the intent of the program. And the people who were using the program were not exactly hurting economically. So us taxpayers are subsidizing people with money who just wanted a new car.

I think anyone who buys gas guzzlers as their primary vehicle are dumb,regardless of political affiliation.Even worse when they complain about gas prices whilist owning one.