What Will Come Out of Conference
Notice that the Senate "Gang of Moderates" hit a Stimulus target that was $20 billion less than $800 billion, while the House bill was about $20 billion more than $800 billion. Expect a conference report right at $800 billion. Further the Senate bill has excessive tax cuts. Expect those to be cut back some. Overall $40 billion of the nearly $80 billion in education funding cuts will return.
A Better-Than-Nothing Bill
A Better-Than-Nothing Bill
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A Better-Than-Nothing Bill
For a nothing economy. From a nothing congress. Poetic justice don't you think.
C
February 6, 2009 11:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Better than nothing indeed. What's been aggravating is to listen to this Republican scum posturing about "it's not a stimulus bill, it's a spending bill." What swine!
Obama has, over the months and especially during the last two weeks, positioned himself perfectly to blast away at the Senate Republicans. It was politically brilliant to appoint Republicans to Commerce and Transportation, and invite them to your Super Bowl party. Now he's perceived as reaching out by most Americans, while Republicans are seen as too partisan. And now he can blast away.
And this was his first bill, not his last.
February 7, 2009 4:51 AM | Reply | Permalink