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| 2009-02-07 |
| With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats agreed with key Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for reviving the economy. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #20 Oh, yes - disarming us is high on their list of things to slip in quietly, 'reasonably' and permanently. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-02-07 17:48 |
| #19 @#18: You forgot disarm the populace. An attempt at that is coming as well.I think they are going to over step and get their heads handed to them. Literally. |
| Posted by: Trader_DFW at work. 2009-02-07 17:21 |
| #18 Communist plan: bankrupt economy nationalize banks nationalize major industry prodution give large government handouts to ensure loyalty develop a federal civil police force for enforcement control all buying and selling control property ownership eliminate political dissent Hmmm. Sounds like we're on our way all right. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2009-02-07 15:02 |
| #17 I thanked my kids. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2009-02-07 14:38 |
| #16 Heard a comment the other day that the US is following Argentina's lead. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-02-07 14:37 |
| #15 It is interesting that, after claiming that pork only made up 1% of the bill, it turns out they had to cut 1/6 of the money in order to get waste & corruption down to acceptable levels. The real test will be in the conferrence committe. I expect the Dems to slip the pork back in. Then it will be up to the Repubs to slap them around again. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2009-02-07 13:20 |
| #14 There is no reason they cannot take 2 weeks to properly discuss this bill. The ONLY reason they are hurrying is that people are starting to wise up and oppose it - more oppose it than support it. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-02-07 11:47 |
| #13 Not the senate's finest hour. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-02-07 10:23 |
| #12 KEY Republicans? Collins, Snowe and Specter? They are hardly "key" and are scarecely Republican anymore. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-02-07 10:06 |
| #11 Yes lotp, I saw the Rahm and census thing yesterday, very troubling. Like Rahm's public appearances of late, not much press given to it. The One made some snarky comment at the Dems Williamsburg retreat about the Rahm going to some underprivileged school to teach cursing. Appears The One is angered by the media and press negatives his little ballet dancer is receiving. Difficult to believe these bastards have only been at it for a few short weeks. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-07 09:55 |
| #10 hyper-partisan Rahm in charge of the upcoming census which in turn will control redistricting. Maybe. Remember the phrase - all politics is local. You mess with reapportionment and even the parties back home will turn on you. It only takes 2/3rd of small states to call a Constitutional convention to 'adjust' anything the handful of big state pols want to shove down their throat. Fiddle with those numbers will create a problem that will make the economy look like small stuff in comparison. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-02-07 09:55 |
| #9 We're very rapidly headed toward a one party, socialist system. That is, one suspects, the intent. Especially since Obama has now put the hyper-partisan Rahm in charge of the upcoming census which in turn will control redistricting. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-02-07 09:46 |
| #8 This situation calls for shared sacrifice and we're just passing along our share to the kids and grandkids. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2009-02-07 09:42 |
| #7 What a nice legacy we leave our children with the TARP and this piece of shameless garbage. Don't they understand that when the private sector competes with the gov't for loan dollars the gov't always wins and interest rates go up? They destroy the very thing they claim to be attempting to repair. We're very rapidly headed toward a one party, socialist system. The financing will soon be in place. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-07 04:47 |
| #6 The republicans should have hung together and all voted no. Let the donks act unilaterally. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-02-07 01:28 |
| #5 They still must work out a reconciliation bill with the House, and then get that passed, unmodified, by both the House and the Senate. Dear Nancy Pelosi is going to have a fit 'cause her beneficiaries aren't going to get what she promised. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-02-07 01:26 |
| #4 Yet Hell is from where they hail from. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-02-07 01:00 |
| #3 This is a pork and power grab. Plain and simple. This country will lose its freedoms and go bankrupt. I echo cyber sarge's sentiments: Damn them all to hell. See Dante's version. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-02-07 00:29 |
| #2 God DAMN Congress and God Help us now. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-02-07 00:12 |
| #1 A total rip-off at any price. |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-02-07 00:10 |