What were they thinking?
Now that we have had a few days to digest the House’s portion of the Economic Stimulus Package you have to sit back and ask… “What was the House thinking?”
I take a pragmatic view of the overall U.S. Congress. When I see something as wild as Nancy Pelosi’s version of the Economic Stimulus Package I just figure that someone within the 535 member House and Senate would stand up and say “this is nuts.”
As it turns out the Senate is doing just that. We see some economic reality setting in. But the House… “What were they thinking?”
One of the reasons that I don’t comment on an issue at that very moment is that…
- I might not understand the entire issue.
- I might be a little too emotional and my fingers may type something hellish that I might personally regret in a few days.
Again I’m a bit pragmatic in my approach, I try to be practical and I try to think about what in our recent history would have caused such an outcome. But for the life of me… “What were they thinking?”
The House vote last week was recorded at 244-188 with 11 Democrats joining all the Republicans in trying to defeat this bill. As we now know this bill is so loaded with pork that it became embarrassing for the White House. Even though it is embarrassed the White House is still saying that the differences between the House version and the Senate version are minor.
Huh?
The National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers was reported by FoxNews.com as saying that all those against this current economic stimulus plan “aren’t prepared to support major action to help the economy.”
Huh?
Now that is about the dumbest thing I have heard in a while. Mr Summer just indirectly said, or better yet reading between the lines… “that if you don’t agree with us in our methods then you are just flat out a villain, an idiot, and it is because of you that the national economy continues to flounder.”
That is not very bipartisan. In fact that is politics as usual. Personally I have a sneaky suspicion that President Obama would like to break the bill up into 2 parts – stimulus issues and social issues. Unfortunately he is not currently strong enough to carry this load.
The good news is that even though the Rebulican’s were getting “railroaded” last week their economic message is getting out. Normally the major news media just rubber stamps the Democratic position on these social issues. But this time the Democrats made a mistake, they rapped totally unrelated social issues up into an emergency stimulus bill.
Every American saw this happening and the major media had to report it as well or they would have missed the first major story of the Obama Administration.
Republican’s and their tax relief message are getting a tremendous amount of positive press. Even the media outlets that openly hate conservative positions are treating their competing plan with some openness.
The only people not listening is the House leadership. I think the President, a good portion of the Senate Democrats, and the American public would like to split this current version of the bill into two parts. Let’s take care of the economy and THEN go look at the social issues.
Senate and House Republicans are finding their voice and it is bringing the party together. This message of “take a look at our tax relief plan, it will save jobs, create new jobs, and get the economy moving,” is resonating across the country.
Now that is a message – our plan creates jobs – keep it up. Stick together. All of America is now taking a look at the House version and collectively saying… “What were they thinking?”
February 2009 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Categories
-
Recent Posts
Archives
130 Comments
cialis cost
cialis generic name
Buy viagra in canada
Canadian viagra 50mg
viagra usa
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
albuterol inhaler for sale generic
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
Discount viagra
Viagra medication
ciprofloxacin hcl 250 mg tab tablet
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
ed meds online without doctor prescription
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
buy naltrexone online
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
cialis daily cost
cialis otc
can i buy chloroquine over the counter
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
viagra without doctor prescription
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
viagra 100mg
online pharmacy viagra
viagra 100mg
viagra 100mg
cheap viagra
viagra 50mg
medicine for erectile
mens ed pills
mens ed pills
erection pills online
new ed pills
erectile dysfunction drug
rx pharmacy
pharmacy online
cialis generic
Real cialis online
order levitra
levitra price
order vardenafil
vardenafil price
casino online gambling
best online casino usa
online gambling
online casino with free signup bonus real money usa
slot machine games
online casino games
casino
slots online
online loans
payday loans online
buy careprost from canada
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
installment loans
instant loans
loans online
cash payday
viagra 100mg
viagra 100mg
cialis internet
cialis internet
cialis generic
cialis buy
cialis internet
cialis 5 mg
buy hydroxychloroquine online
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
real money casino
slot games
casino games win real money
online casino usa
gambling games
online casinos usa
slot machine games
casino real money
online viagra prescription
cheap viagra online canadian pharmacy
real casino online
online casino real money us
slots real money
online casino games real money
Buy brand viagra
Drug viagra
discount viagra
discount viagra
sildenafil for sale
sildenafil for sale
viagra
viagra
herbal viagra gnc
herbal viagra gnc
chewable viagra
chewable viagra
viagra pills 100 mg
viagra pills 100 mg
sophia viagra
sophia viagra
cheap viagra generic
cheap viagra generic
sister viagra
sister viagra
levitra for sale
levitra for sale
free viagra coupons
free viagra coupons
vardenafil
vardenafil
atorvastatin sizes
atorvastatin sizes
otc cialis
otc cialis
herbal viagra
herbal viagra
Canadian healthcare viagra sales
Free viagra
cialis generic
cialis generic
cialis cost per pill
cialis cost per pill
Buy viagra us
Viagra next day delivery
Buy viagra in us
Viagra order
cialis 5 mg
cialis 5 mg
is augmentin a good antibiotic for uti
is augmentin a good antibiotic for uti
viagra torture
viagra torture
essays on the help
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
vietnamese viagra
vietnamese viagra
viagra over counter
viagra over counter
keflex versus cipro
keflex versus cipro
tadalafil cheap
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
pharmacy
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
cialis website
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
cialis vs levitra
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
does ciprofloxacin expire
does ciprofloxacin expire
alpha blocker oxybutynin
alpha blocker oxybutynin
viagra price comparison
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
generic for viagra
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
viagra dosage for 70 year old
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
do you need a prescription for viagra
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
tizanidine hcl 4 mg high
tizanidine hcl 4 mg high
what is aripiprazole used for
what is aripiprazole used for
dangers of taking allopurinol
dangers of taking allopurinol
amiodarone and thyroid
amiodarone and thyroid
can elavil cause weight loss
can elavil cause weight loss
norvasc for blood pressure
norvasc for blood pressure
does amoxicillin work for uti
does amoxicillin work for uti
aripiprazole dopamine agonist
aripiprazole dopamine agonist
prescription drug cost
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
atorvastatin sk
atorvastatin sk
zithromax vs cipro
zithromax vs cipro
canada online pharmacy
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
herbals
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
canada pharmacies prescription drugs
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
canada pharmacy online reviews
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
baclofen and blood clots
baclofen and blood clots
baclofen tablet 10 mg
baclofen tablet 10 mg
how does wellbutrin work
how does wellbutrin work
viagra
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
no more panic buspar
no more panic buspar
buspirone hcl 5mg tablet
buspirone hcl 5mg tablet
coreg and digoxin interactions
coreg and digoxin interactions
celebrex 24 hour
celebrex 24 hour
citalopram good for strep
citalopram good for strep
staxyn vs viagra
staxyn vs viagra
cialis reviews
cialis reviews
viagra manufacturer
viagra manufacturer
cialis generic name
cialis generic name
viagra on sale
viagra on sale
how many mg of cialis to take
how many mg of cialis to take
cialis or viagra better
cialis or viagra better
slipped dad viagra
slipped dad viagra
can cialis treat bph
can cialis treat bph
miss viagra 420 fuck
miss viagra 420 fuck
cialis peru
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
taking cialis and viagra together
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
cialis or viagra ?
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
cialis soft tabs
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
top sale viagracialis
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
buy viagra online uk no prescription
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion
amoxicillin for sinusitis
amoxicillin for sinusitis
azithromycin 100mg 5ml
azithromycin 100mg 5ml
celebrex and lung cancer
celebrex and lung cancer
cephalexin expiration shelf life
cephalexin expiration shelf life
cymbalta lawsuits
cymbalta lawsuits
amoxicillin and clavulanate
amoxicillin and clavulanate
azithromycin side effects in cats
azithromycin side effects in cats
is celebrex like asprin
is celebrex like asprin
cephalexin 500 mg sinus infection
cephalexin 500 mg sinus infection
side effects for cymbalta
side effects for cymbalta
cialis impressioni
What were they thinking? – USA Reference | Conservative Opinion