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$4 Billion to ACORN (the corrupt arm of the corrupt UNION/DEMOCRAT alliance. Untold millions in cash to illegal aliens. Can you believe it. And the socialist want to charge the Bush administration people with crimes. Democrats are trying to buy themselves another election.

If you look at where the money is going to, no wonder some people are saying no. It's a bunch of pet projects that aren't even going to provide JOBS as promised. While I don't mind big bucks for the infrastructutre, I'm tired of paying for food stamps for individuals who have been living off of our dime for like ten years. The reason why some don't like it when Democrats take power is they push America closer and closer to being a nanny state. I work, I don't work to take care of lazy bums who feed off of my money. While not all are lazy bums, most a riding the system and this "stimulus" is just helping them even more, I wouldn't back it either.

Funny they call themselves "progressive" when they don't represent progress in the least bit.

Pork is pork, simple as that. This "stimulus" bill is nothing but a farce.

By opposing Obama, the GOP is saving itself. The democrats are trying to get GOP support (which they do not need!) so that they won't be blamed alone in a few years when it becomes obvious it did not work. DON'T FALL FOR IT, REPUBLICANS!

The house repubs knew they had no intention on voting on the bill, yet continued to insert their wants and the president did make many adjustments. I hope going forth, if the repubs do not plan to try and work together to come up with real solutions, I hope Obama go full steam ahead to do what he thinks is best. The republicans are a little confused at this time because they think they are still in charge, NOT! Not a single repub in the house showed they were willing to work together. I pray this bill works and they will look like the fools they are. I think Obama my have just got his first dose of reality when it comes to the rethugs, they are still stuck on their pitiful idealology and that's fine, but the rest of America is moving on with or without you!

Republicans to America: Drop dead!

It's about time someone pushed back against the good ole boy republican brand. I am sick of the Republicans and their keep the rich and suppress the poor mentalities. Let's vote all of them out.

Progressive groups are patriots who have the well-being of their country at heart. Unlike these miserable Republicans who have put us in this mess and now act like spoiled brats. They are not on the wrong side of history, They are history !

Jefferson – So let me get this straight, you OPPOSE abortion, but to hell with the kids when they have been born...let them starve to death??? Yup, you are a big ol' GOP!!!

It is socialism or communism at its best.

Here we go again.....the Bullies are going to start pressuring our politicians to make a choice they approve of........instead of THE CHOICE THAT IS RIGHT FOR AMERICANS!

Nice try, but it won't work.

What the hell is a "progressive group?"---Is that the same as a Czar? Just list them--don't label them.

Sorry GOP remember that you lost the election because of your trickle down policy,now you want to impose the same policy. Please give us a break

I am a dyed in the wool progressive but even I was a little bit bugged this morning with an interview that Nancy Pelosi gave on the CBS morning show- offering a weak justification to the interviewer that funding STD prevention was a stimulus move. Please... Now that Democrats have a real working majority to move real change let's not squander this with pet projects and distracting add-ons that any idiot from either party can see has challenged tangential relationships to recovery or stimulus.
Democrats, so effective at shooting themselves in the foot, should move with care.

Spending money we don't have isnt "progressive" for America, its regressive. MOVEON.org should have stuck to criticizing Bush and Iraq only.

Hey MOVEON, WE HAVE moved on so why don't you!

How ironic, the professionals at playing partisanship over support for the President, the Dems, now are upset that the few GOP left don't want to go on a spending spree in a recession. How hypocritical.

I support Obama. But, there has to be some reason why its tough for him to rally folks behind his bill. It can't simply because they don't like him.

Let the GOP disintegrate

@ Obama2.0 – the point is your boy said there would be NO PORK...now, he's showing he's truly a backpeddler and liar...he needs a spine. NO PORK mean NO PORK....no $200mil for the Mall in DC, no useless weather monitoring stations for Al Gore's fantasyland....no infusion of cash to "Neighborhood Stabilization," i.e., ACORN PAYBACK money....all of these things create virtually ZERO jobs....the bill should be a third of the size it is now; perhaps creating some infrastructure jobs...but, instead it's funding entitlement programs so people can continue to be democratic slaves....what happens when the funds run out and there's no job? What happens when this bill's created other gov't programs that need funding because they don't turn a profit? Too many bad decisions by the inept administration so far....If Obama wants support from conservatives, he needs to cut the pork. Besides, he's only in for one term...the popularity scale is already sliding because he's shown his inexperience and lack of leadership.

Who do these "progressive groups" think they are fooling. This amoung of money is ridiculous to spend again, no matter what party you are, Let them and the democrats keep it up. Just one more year till election time comes up again, and the Dems and "progressives" will have had control of Congress for 4 years. This type of irresponsible spending will make it quite easy for the GOP to pick off Dem lawmakers in return.

What fools? They had a prime opportunity to show they could be wise spenders of our money and get us out of this recession, and instead they have chosen to just spend away and then question why the GOP isn't going along.

8 years of the Democrats criticizing Bush and playing politics at every turn (until he wanted to spend like them at the end,) and these people think everyone is going to support Obama's every wish. News flash to Obama and the "progressives:" while MANY of us did choose to support "change" about 55 million people also voted very emphatically for the other guy, and just about no-one wants us to keep up spending money we don't have.

Way to misuse your control, and betray our trust of your responsibility. Obama you have approximately 22 months left of a friendly Congress; better make the most of it and not get too comfortable.

All these bailouts and stimulus plans topping over 1 trillion $.... Where is this money going to come from? We are in debt over 10 trillion, and if i remember correctly Bush's stimulus plan last year did not work. For all the change Obama is promising, re-hashing failed policies is not the change i was looking forward too....

pumping out money that we don't have is not going to make the economy better, it will drive up inflation and lower the value of the dollar. I don't know how much longer we can keep our heads in the sand

Well, the groups who are sponsoring the ads are scary enough to make me want to support the bill–NOT!! Too much pork and too much pressure on the Republicans to change their minds. Get used to it, Barack, because they will never let up on you.

The Democratic groups listed are anything but progressive. If they want to influence moderate Republicans then you have to start with moderate Democrats...not the extreme left.

Conservative groups are busy creating their target ads called, "Illegal Stimulus".

The current Stimulus Bill does not require individuals getting a refund to provide a valid social security #. Previous refunds were paid only to tax-payers that filed a tax-return and held a valid SS#.

Good Job Democrats!! Billions for contraceptives, ACORN, and illegal aliens.

ha!!not my vote

These Republican Leaders who did nothing but "show boating and played the blame game" can definitely KISS THIER RE-ELECTION ADIOS!!!

Americans are SICK to death of these childish pranks and theatrics. If you are NOT rolling your sleeves up to help clean up this economic mess YOUR PARTY created, then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM and need to be shown the exit doors. Like Beyonce said "to the left, to the left, everything you own is in a box to the LEFT!!"

The Republican Party and Leadership is the Party being lead by the likes of Rush Limbaugh. Whoa..... are you kidding me? AND you wonder WHY your party sucks!!!

Progressive=Liberal even with lipstick

They are no better than the really people that voted for them, obama is for all and America will have change, whether they like it or not.

The last stimulus plan did so well, why expect this one to do anything?

We will see a lot of these political ads from "progressive" groups. We all should be smart enough to know that these are the Chicago bully's, that are knocking at the door to count on your support. This is the change that was voted for, there won't be bullying from the President and Vice President, it will be from their buddys in commercials and on TV. Yesterdays vote in the house was exactly on track, there is too much pork in this bill and a number of these programs will not simulate anything until 2010, 2011, etc.

THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT GAVE BUSH ANY THING THAT HE ASKED FOR NO QUESTIONS ASKED. NOW PAULSON CAN NOT TELL ANY ONE WHERE THAT MONEY WENT. OBAMA HAS TOLD WHERE HIS IS GOING TO ADD JOBS AND BOOST THE ECONOMY NOT LIKE BUSH TO BAIL OUT HIS RICH BUDDIES. YET EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTED AGAINST IT. I GUESS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO LIMBAUGH. THEY DO NOT CARE FOR AMERICA OR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ONLY THE PARTY.

To all republican leaders your management is what put the car in the ditch in the first place.So why why do you think your idea is better when we're trying to get it out? And why do you think your the only ones that know how to drive? And all you ever do is wreck the car. Quit let some body else drive.And see if they wreck the car? If they do we will hire all new drivers including you!

@ KAREN – They are the LIBERAL MALCONTENTS of this country; you know, the ones hanging around coffee shops spewing their ideals about how things should be done, but few have ever held a job, nor any responsiblity...another section of them are the dreaded "boomerang kids,' those that decide the world's not fair, run back home to mommy's house and take up refuge on the couch...inhaling the slanted toxic waste oozed out by the liberal media...then they decide they have a cause..and mayhem ensues....essentially, they're the hippies of the 60's revisited...the only bad thing is they have the internet and are backed by the highly liberal media.

This is NOT a jobs creation bill or any kind of a economic stimulus bill.

This is a $800 Billion PORK BARREL and EAR-MARK bill that will:

1) saddle generations with a huge burden of debt,;
2) create no new jobs nor save existing jobs;
3) make credit (so needed today) even harder to get as the government soaks up all credit as they BORROW money;
4) allow Senators and Representatives to pay back campaign contributions to lobbyists.

Anyone voting for this bill should be impeached: democrat, republican or independent.

I feel like Main Street is getting looted by the government.

I think the lesson is clear. Obama should abandon other than lip service to the Republicans WHO GOT US INTO THIS MESS.

Just nod approvingly, sound conciliatory and get on with digging the US out of this mess. For once in our lives, we don't need these clowns.

And put contraception funds back into the stimulus bill while you're about it.

these groups are usually made of radicals, who've never held a job other than the pizza joint on campus, or working at a Starbucks...one big problem that's developed in this country is the very young 18-20 have too much say so, about things they've had little experience with....case in point is the election of Obama...so many young were merely there for the "celebrity," of the situation, and don't have a clue about the long term implications they've voted into office. So, progressive groups should be eliminated at all costs. They serve no purpose to the function of the country, other than to cause strife and strike fear and uncertainty...read the National Enquirer if you want that affect. Conservatives everywhere, I encourage you to shut down and stifle these progressive groups, they're bad for the country.

This is so amusing. Where were the Dems, for the past 2 yrs???? In charge......that's where. What got done????? Zilch.

To try and claim the Republicans are now holding things back, is so incredibly dishonest. Guess that's just partisanship, as usual. Nothing ever changes in Washington......it just continues to deteriorate over time.

Maybe if the Dems give up some of their PORK, things might get done.

The GOP can fight the President, but they can't fight the American people. The President has our support. I hope this fact is clear to them.

no more bailouts or stimulus plans

~90% of the American people.

What in the world are these so called "Progressive Groups". Who named them? The media???????

Is John Boehner going to be the stumbling block to Congressional progress? Does he have a single idea that does not smack of old policies which have completely failed us? I am from Ohio – what universe does he live in?

The new way of doing business??

Good- It seems that the Dems have taken on out of the gop playbook-take names and target them!
'Enough of the right wing blowhards!

Although I support the President, the bill has too much waste! Why 700 Million Dollars for school lunch: Look, if you are getting food stamps then you should be able to budget your childs lunch: They dont need new cars, and the capitol's lawncare can wait. Bipartisan ship is give a little get a little. though I 'm not for additional taxs cuts, you can carve out some of this unneccessary spending

Any one is crazy to back this stimulus package. 4 billion dollars to acorn how does that boost our economy. money for democrats pork projects is all it is. cut taxes and send everyday americans the $819 billion dollars that will boost the economy. divide that between all us population. see how many people pay on there house, credit cards, buying new cars, tv it would also bring in sales tax which would boost local and federal income. but I guess that is to easy for Obama and pelosi and Reid to think of. they would rather take our money and tell us how to spend it. Please americans look what is in this bill. and call your senators and tell them we are tired of wastful spending.

They refused, even after they influenced the process and made real changes in the bill. Fine, if they don't sign on put the pork back in it!

Good!

It is about time someone put the Republicans on blast. It appears that dont have the intrest of the people at heart.

The presumption is that there are only two options; support the President's plan or Bush's failed plan. Those are not the only choices and it is unfair to present it that way. Now is the time for real ideas and for Democrats to take the position that it is all or nothing is dangerous and will do absolutely nothing to promote unity of support for the truly great ideas. If an idea is DOA just because it is proposed by a Republican (or vice versa) we are in for a long, bumpy ride.

Who really cares what ads they run as long as the taxpayers do not have to pick up the tab.

Shouldn't these groups wait to see if the Obama plan ACTUALLY works before they start this stuff? Seems to me they are putting the cart in front of the horse. If the plan doesn't work (which I personally don't think it will), it will give those 5 senators plenty of amunition for their re-election. The Dems complained when the Repubs ran things straight through congress without much debate but I guess with them in charge things are different. Well I'm here to tell you it's the same old s*^t wrapped in a different package.

THEY'RE STEALING OUR MONEY!!! Just beause Barack is young, and has a handsome family doesn't mean he's not the new face for the New World Order. In fact, all you sheeple who participate in the two party system are bringing about the fall of America.

Wake up! PLEASE!

Before it's too late.

...if it isn't already...

The GOP's are a bunch of old bitter men. I'm so sick of these types in washington speaking for me. I have no trust not to mention faith in this bunch of losers. The repubs have been in control for 8 years, look what it's got us, in the biggest mess in 70 years why in the hell should we trust these old school, no sense of advancement idiots. I hope President Obama say " to hell with the GOP's" and do whatever he wants to. You can't be nice all the time especially with this bunch of old grumpy loser. Kick them to the curb President you have my support and millions of other people.

The woman is a nasty moron with no ethics! If she is the best the Republicans have to offer they're worse off than I thought!

Bad for America. PERIOD.

I hear a comment yesterday (28JAN09) on a talk radio program made by a caller (whom later was idenified as a local politican in an Ohio city) that I WHOLE HEARTLY agree with... He stated "Why not give every citizen in the United States a MILLION $ and this would surely stimulate the economy". It's a lot less than that which has been given out already and would be "direct to the source – that growing from the bottom up". 'BUT', that exceptional word 'But' the financial world would not care for that idea!!! All homes (or most) paid off... all debt (or most) paid off... new businesses started without their help(money)... more homes being built... more people going to school(college) and needing their money. A novel idea don't you think?

UNION PRESIDENT

Notice how the Republicans are quick to critize. They have no solutions of their own.

The Republicans spent far more than this under Bush. The GOP will only spend money when it is benefitting big oil, the insurance industry, drug companies, or the wealthy. This current stimulus proposal helps out the average American, that's why there is not any Republican support for it.

If Republicans continue to support the doomed Republican Party in name only, then they need to be voted out. It is high time our Senators and Congressmen starting voting for what they believe in and what is best for our economy, not hide behind the Republican apron.
I hope voters remember this the next time they step into a voting booth and see a (R) behind a candidates name.

Progressive has become another word for socialist.

Good. Obstructionism should not be rewarded.
The g.o.p. lost. They are out of power, thank God.
It's time for all patriotic Americans to SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT

We all pretty much know that the Republicans didn't support the bill because they are playing politics and like Rush said, They hope Obama fails so they can point out that they didn't support it. As we saw the last 8 years, the Republicans don't care about America, they only care about self interest. If Obama succeeds, this will be the end of the Republican party as we know it. No more RUSH!! That sounds nice to me!

Republicans support Bush's failed policies is no surprise.

The "stimulus" plan, as written, is nothing but liberal pork. The floodgates have opened. I hope not one single GOP senator supports this pathetic attempt at "stimulus".

Thank you for supporting the president. Standing up against the republican leaders is a good thing because the are only concern about scoring political points instead of the american people.

Republicans are too selfish to be able to compromise. We already tried it their way with the Wall Street boondoggle, which failed miserably and exposed them for what they are, crooks.

Wow that sounds real mature...If you don't agree with me 100% and see the world exactly the way I do and you don't think Obama is god's gift to the world, then you are stupid obsolete fanatic like Bush and I am going to smear you until you cave. Typical liberal bullying. This bill is nothing more than democrats getting a blank check for all their pork projects they've always wanted and labeling them as economic stimulus.

Day after day after day, I get MORE DISGUSTED with the HOLLIER THAN THOU attitude of the GOP. THEY seem to FORGET that THEY WERE THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THEY just GAVE $350 Billion to their cronies on WALL STREET and they have the NERVE to regect President Obama's plan?

Have they forgotten that for the LAST 8 YEARS the GOP has done WHATEVER THEY WANTED TO THIS COUNTRY?

GOD SAVE US ALL if THE GOP CAN'T GET ON BOARD.

AND STOP ABORTING MOTHER EARTHS LIFE BLOOD. OIL

It would seem that the Republicans will have rrealized by now that there is no red states nor blue states. It seems to me that they are a bunch of white rich people that do not want to support the president because he is black. However, please prove me wrong. But if I am not proven wrong, your voters will hopelfully vote you all out.

You whine and moan about not enough tax cuts, and then once they're in, you unanimously vote against it?!

About time repubs follow their heart than just say no.

I find it ironic that republicans are against tax cuts for low income Americans. If you are a republican, how can any tax cut be bad. If the government is just giving money away to people, that means the government has less money and can't waste it on programs. Can't the American people use the money more wisely than Government? Republicans should be strong supporters of Obama's tax cuts, not critical. I don't understand why republicans want to raise taxes....

All spending, no thought process. We want answers instead of broad based ideas.

Let’s go back and break each topic in this into its own spending bill.
Every bill in Congress should only deal with one item at a time. There is way too much to digest in this bill. Every time the Congress does this, there is too much waste and abuse.

You want to upgrade the nations Electrical Grid ? Fine, let’s get the people in there that know what they’re talking about. Politicians and analysts no nothing. Let’s find out exactly what it’s going to take. What's the life expectency of the existing grid ? How many years will it take, how many skilled and un-skilled laborers. What level of continued spending to finish it will be required in the years to come. What will the average household's bill look like when we are through.
Are we going to have to subsidize, electrical bills to the poor because we have made it too expensive.

Far Right Republican America needs to wake up. The Far Right have been shown as wrong on almost every issue, now they are doing what they always do: "going back to basics" – which is the same as looking backward and Not Changing At All. To make this "transition" requires a ton of snake oil salesman double-talk, full of "small government" and "tax cuts uberalis" rhetoric. Problem is, not only are their basics fundamentally wrong, but by being "ultra conservative" they have shown themselves reluctant to grow at all.

then the bill will befit the progressive agenda!

obama is such a fool.

he gave tax cuts for corporate and wall street thieves for nothing.

they and their agents in GOP will NEVER, read my lips NEVER, vote for the welfare of the people.

bipartizan my arse!!!!

Give me a break! I'm a Democrat and I'm not very happy that this amount of money is being spent for something so ridiculous! Republicans can hang themselves by their actions without Democrats spending money to target them this early in the election campaign. $500,000 (per ad) could be used in a much more productive, helpful manner to the citizens of our country at this perilous time. Democrats better be careful or their mean spirited head hunt may back fire!

Great!

Yes, please change your mind and vote for the biggest pork bill ever. PLEASE!

I must admit I did not thing the GOP had it in them. They did the right thing. If you don't think the package will work stand up and vote your mind. As a Dem and an Obama supporter I have to give them a pat on the back. Here is hoping they were wrong and we were right and this keeps them out of office for time to come but you must admit they stood up for their values. And they must admit Obama reached out to them.

"Progressive?" You mean "socialist?"

I find the use of the term "progressive" as a euphemism for "socialist" highly annoying. Imposing socialism–i.e., economic dominance by government–on a society certainly isn't "progress."

Of course, the euphemism was adopted by socialists because they themselves understand the pejorative connotations of the word "socialist" and, I suspect, think people are dumb enough to be fooled by their verbal trickery.

Come to think of it, they're probably right...

Collins will do whatever McConnell tells her to do and release a made for TV news video of her saying the word bipartisan 17 times in an 18 word sentence.

There is hope that Olympia will vote her own conscience.

Someone should be targeting Democrat Senators to convince them NOT to vote for this ridiculus bill. It's too expensive, expands the reach of the federal government, and will have minimal impact as a stimulus. It would be the biggest spending package in the history of the world!

Support the president's plan or support the failed policies of the past. That's such a Straw Man argument.

Reminds me of the Bush days... "Support our president's war or you're unpatriotic"

Why could the Republicans support Former President Bush's stimulus plans but now can't support President Obama's? Sore losers?

If the plan was so good wouldnt everyone just agree on it. Its just more examples of people more interested in protecting their party than worrying about the needs of our country.

This is no surprise even though the Bush administration wanted to gut the moderate Republicans out of office, and indeed, many of these went the way of the wind! But given that there isn't much of a difference left for an all out Democrat majority, those Republicans deemed moderate will be soft-sold on any and all efforts to gain that 60 member majority and this before the Minnesota democrat, Al Franken, has been seated in the senate. So, those like Boehner and Republican senators are huffing when it comes to bombastic efforts to aggrandize the Republican positions when numerically there isn't much of an exhortation when the moderates are counted on to counter these positions.

I think before we agree with these people, we need to find the agenda on each group. Is Union involved? ACORN? Also is this group telling you that currently the Stimulus bill will allow ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS to also receive a stimulus check???? Betcha they haven't told anyone about that one. Let people start fighting for the honest, tax paying individual who has earned their rights as citizens and are the ones whose money is paying for this Stimulus.

This coalition has $500,000 to spend and they blow it on this?

They truely are Democrats.

Money has no value in the hands of idiots.

Say that 100 times a day until it sinks in.

Actually, they're not supporting th efailed policies of the past. They've completely changed their tune because it's expedient. When we had a GOPer as POTUS, they supported huge gov't policies, inroads on private rights, torture, borrowing from foreign powers to fund a war and other nonsense. Now that we have a Dem as POTUS, they suddely want "small gov't" etc. Translation: they just don't want Obama or the Dems to get anything done so they can play the blame game in 2010.

THE RNC CAN SPEND A TRILLION DOLLARS IN IRAQ

BUT THE LORD HIMSELF CAN'T GET THEM TO SPEND

A DOLLAR ON AMERICA OR AMERICANS. THEY ARE

DETERMINED TO DESTROY US.

If the conservatives, and conservative base are so opposed to the stimulus, I say we grant them their wish and provide them no stimulus relief. Instead, take their portion and divide it up among those who favor the stimulus and could use and want the help!

the republicans are stuck back in the the Bush era hehe
these guys need to wake up, realize hes gone and give President Obama a chance!
they also need to look in the mirror and realize who caused this kaos
they refused to vote on the stimulus package that is meant for the
average american citizen but they sure had their pens out fast when it
was for the crooked greedy rich fat cats on wall street who splurged it on lavish jets and hotels and parties.they are a bunch of hypocrites!
no wonder their ratings are in the basement with Bush!!

When you say "progressive" are you talking about the same old radical nannyists?

Just shine the light on the cock-ah-roaches.

If what the ads are trying to accomplish is to encourage bipartisan support, this is good. We don't need to be threatening, though...

Isn't Obama refreshing. This is internet arm twisting, deal making and backroom BS. I feel better knowing this guy is watching out for me.
I am still trying to figure out what I am going to do with my $20 tax break.

Here comes the hand outs......Anybody that listens to MOVEON.ORG really needs to get some help

Maybe if their head's were ready to roll, they wouldn't bicker quite so much....to paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, a little revolution every now and then is a good thing. Maybe the rest of us just need to wait until upper management starts to loss their jobs, THEN you'll start to hear some whining!

THIS SEIU SUPPORTS THE PLAN AND ANYTHING IT TAKES TO MOVE THIS BILL!

Progressive???? Is that new code for I am a liberal who beleives in bigger government and Socialism but dont want to be called that. Is a tax break for someone who doesnt pay taxes really a tax break or just a disguised form of welfare and redistribution of income.

It's amazing, isn't it ? 4 years from now, the american voters will remember that Obama has been opening up his hands, & giving the Republicans welcoming, talking to them, trying to be Bi-partisan,
while the Republicans continues to condemn his ideas, re-butt his ways, and constantly bucking him and causing hard feelings in D.C. not to mention the white house.....In essence, the Republicans will continue to keep their fists clenched, for the next 4 years....That will ensure Obama his re-election.

I think some of these congresspeople need to have their heads put on the cutting block too–I found out this week that I've been "demoted" back to another position–but am "happy" just to still be employed. And I was just starting to get back on my feet from the last "downsizing". Seems we haven't gotten rid of all the DEAD WEIGHT in Washington. Sorry fellas, no snow days for us, no snow days for YOU! I'm having to save the cash I was going to buy a used car with now is going to have to sit in the bank incase I find myself unemployed so I don't lose my home in the near future. I guess nobody's going to care until the cuts start happening to the upper echelon–when they start cutting the rich people out of their jobs. I mean, when people like, the guy from Merrill Lynch, who literally had NO IDEA what he had done when the first thing he did was spend $1.2 million REDECORATING HIS OFFICE?!? For chrissakes, you need a phone, a folding table and two chairs–BOOM, you got yourself an office. Don't they realize, when no one has any jobs, there won't be any 401k's to manage, so they can be kings of nothing! Then we'll all be freed up for a good old fashion revolution (just to paraphrase Thomas Jefferson)

Progressive??!!??!! Since when did these groups become "progressive"??? Webster is rolling over in his grave.

Proud to be a conservative.

the politics of fear... whose guilty now?

This will teach the GOP not to vote no just the the heck of it

Wow! progressive..another name for liberal. What a great group of left wing idiots backing this campaign. The more we are learning about the stimulus, the more pork we are seeing that is included in the bill. Nancy and Harry should be proud.

Darn those pesky things like healthcare, energy, education, infrastructure, and scientific research. When will people realize you can't run the largest economy in the world like a mom & pop shop.

I'm going to sit back and wait for the messiah believers to regret this stimulus as well. They have regreted the other two, they haven't worked so it's inevitable that this one is junk as well. It's just a designed method of lining certain parties pockets that got Obama elected. Stand firm republicans! My party will slowly kill themselves in the future polls.

ahhh, now its the ultimatum/2 option approach. Support us, or, support failure. Are they really serious? God forbid a politician has concerns about bailing out private companies. The approach here is incredibly transparent. Get everyone to make positive comments about the stimulus, so, IF it fails no one can critique the President. Guess what, this political system allows for disagreement. Does anyone else feel concerned that Obama is DEMANDING that people get in line and agree with him????

the GOP need to get over itself and go about doing their jobs, that fixing the mess America is facing, they are set for life already

Collins promised to serve one, maybe two terms. She lied. We need term limits on these people.