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The Republicans think we haven't been paying attention. Clinton left a trillion$ surplus and they blew it with 1.2trillion in tax cuts to the wealthiest who don't need it, and then started a war that didn't need to be fought, costing us over 600billion. Now they want to talk about fiscal responsibility? They are lucky Obama and the Democrats are talking to them at all, b/c they deserve to be in prison for the damage they have rained down on us.

The GOP is no longer looking out for the common man or the common good. So to save the usa we must remove the people from office, by force if we have to!

Republicans need to get over it, and get out of the way, if your not part of the solution your part of the problem! Obama has coddled these idiots enough.

So even after the whiny little Republicans have lost their much abused power and thrown us into an economic tailspin, they try to discredit the one plan that might do something to fix it?! Tax cuts don't work. In order for tax cuts to work, businesses and individuals need to actually be making taxable income- which they're not.
The Republicans are just trying to turn the public opinion so that they can try to get more seats (and thus power) in 2010. I honestly don't think they care what happens to this country at all, just keeping their own deep pockets well lined.

Please sell crazy someplace else. The Republicans were completely at fault in getting us into this mess and now they've suddenly returned to being the party of fiscal responsibility? 'this bill is not change, it’s more of the same' Why was it OK when you did it?

Note to Congressional Republicans: your dog and pony show does not impress me. Your political motives shine through very clearly. Enough of your old, stale ideas. You don't deserve to prevail. Your past policies have led us into this mess. I have no faith that you know what you're talking about. Sit tight on the money you've made for so many of your supporters. I hope you don't get to advocate for more unfair tax advantages, unfair labor policies and corporate malpractice. If your supporters had to live like most people do, you might actually understand why people like me have a hard time even watching Republican leaders speak these days.

Same crap, different mouth.

Republican bipartisanship – "We get what we want when we are the majority." and "We get what we want when we are the minority".

Lincoln has to be rolling over in his grave at the thought that this is the best the Repulicans have to offer. Me thinks Lincoln would have abandoned his party a long, long time ago. What a shame to see the Grand ole Party become such an empty shell of itself. I guess that is what happens when you let the lunatics run the show.

So Mark,
What better ideas have you come up with than the stimulus package?
I don't think there's anyone pleased about it. Especially President Obama. Sometimes it's a matter of choosing between a not-so-good idea and worse ideas.

This from the Party of Fiscal Irresponsibility? What do you call 12 years of Republican led congress, six of those years with a Republican President?

The Republican Party has made little effort as a Party to come to the table and work on a compromise. They have sat back, made speeches, pointed fingers, and continued the same old Washington name calling.

If the GOP wants to get their ideas in the bill, then they need to actually make an effort. Three Senators did. No House Reps. did. Let's see them actually do something besides blow more air out of their collective.......

the only fiscal irresponsibility i have witnessed in the recent past is on the part of republicans whose administrations of this government have mushroomed the nation's debt with incomprehensible tax give-aways ... so please, you so-called "fiscally-conservative republicans" ... there's an oxymoron ..., you don't know how to manage the finances of this country anymore than you've led us to victory in any war you've administrated (Iraq or Vietnam) ... the only thing you're good at is financial shell games and ponzy schemes ... oh yes, one more thing, ripping off stockholders of their investments ... shoo shoo ... go away and be quiet ...

The Republican congressmen must be insane. its psychology 101 - PROJECTION. "When someone sees a characteristic in another, which they themselves possess" they are said to be "projecting" that quality onto the other so that they themselves don't have to "own it."
Republicans see Democrats as big spenders because thats what Republicans are. The proof of that is: the state of the economy caused by failed Republican tax cuts for the rich, deregilation of the financial markets, and spending like drunken sailors - that is what the Republicans did. So when they accuse Democrats of being spenders, they have no credibility whatsoever. They are either liars or they are pathological projectors. Either way, they are a laughing stock.

I just can't get over the hypocrisy of the Republicans on "fiscal irresponsibility". George Bush wasted a Trillion dollars in Iraq for NO reason, and NO benefit to America, but that was fine. Obama wants to give some kids an education and save the economy from tanking further and now they speak up! What a joke, but keep it up, you'll be in opposition for a long time to come.

Ahem!

WHO squandered the Clinton budget surplus and run up a record deficit over the past eight years, and embroiled the country in TWO truly financially ruinous and ILLEGAL wars?

Nope, sorry, Republicans, you're not going to weasel out of THAT quite so easily.

YOU DID IT; quit LYING about THAT.

President Obama is trying to FIX it.

Help him, or get the he!! out of the way!

GOP is just that....old and out of date. God save them from themselves and above all don't let them anywhere near the economy ever again!

No, unfortunately the stimulus package is not perfect. But then, neither is Congress. Both parties ended up giving some and getting some of what they wanted to see. Something needed to be done as quickly as possible. The public will remember that President Obama did make meaningful gestures to step across the aisle to GOP members–otherwise, no GOP Senators, e.g., Senator Arlen Spector, would have backed the package. It is hard for me to believe that the last President would have gone as far to enlist bipartisan support, despite his claims for being a "uniter." The public will also remember that John McCain, who spoke so eloquently of bipartisanship, has so far failed completely to deliver on his promises. The GOP offered no real ideas except tax cuts. That is why they are in the minority again, along with their verbose spokesperson Rush Limbaugh.

Oh, please. Do these numb nuts really think, other than their constituents that have any credibility what so ever?

They need to shut up and get out of the way. American is very tired of their lying BS.

I have heard at least one Republican, if not more, say the stimulus bill will be a “disaster” and call the current economic situation “uncharted territory” in the same set of remarks. These two terms put side by side indicate to me that the Republicans really don’t know if this bill will be a disaster or a success or what; they are simply focusing on the worst-case-scenario.

Senate Republicans should be ashamed of themselves. In this country's genuine time of need, they are stalling this stimulus package. People are losing their jobs left and right, families are losing their houses, and CEO's are buying bigger and better corporate jets and redecorating their offices with $1400 trash cans...republicans sense of humanity is in that ridiculously overpriced trash can...how do you sleep at night? All this stalling is simply an immature tactic to make President Obama look like he is not showing his bipartisan spirit. What else could he do to prove to you he wants your imput, help and support? For hell's sake! He invited you to a super bowl party! Get on board or you will lose even more precious seats in 2010.

Obama has been reaching out and trying to work with the republicans since day one. He has had several meetings exclusively with republicans.

Unfortunately the have a total difference in philosophy, and act like the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" monkeys around him. He reaches out.. they turn a deaf ear, and then try to blast him for not making an effort in bipartisanship?

The problem with an almost thoroughly discredited party like the GOP is that even when they have a point, or an idea, or a bit of truth, no one believes them. They've got to get some better mouthpieces out front to drop these gems on The People, and I'm not sure there are too many good ones.

That is the GOP the President cuts the bull and meets them in the middle on tax cuts and they start whining for their rich buddies. The rich are suffering from too many burdens. This party is DOA until they start caring more about the entire country instead of their handful of wealthy bankers and lobbyists.

Finally, a politician calling it like it is.

Facts don't lie: the democrat congress created this recession, not Bush. The democrat congress had the lowest approval rating in history, not Bush.

Bush was horribly unsuited to run the country but 100 times more capable than Pelosi, Reid, Gore and co. Senate dems make Palin look intelligent.

While I did not vote for Obama, I think he did seek dialogue with the GOP on the situation. The problem lies with Pelosi and Reid who have not ever sought bi-partisanship, back to the days of using the Iraq war to score political points.
Obama needs to press his Congressional party towards bipartisanship, and crafting legislation to benefit our country, not to reward labor, arts, Hollywood, etc.

All I see is the Dems compromising on things they hold dear and include more tax cuts but a majority of Republicans stomping theirt feet for stomping sake. Pres Obama is not to blame for lack of a more bipartisan bill. It takes two to make it bipartisan and the rhetoric of the Repubs needs to stop, except for three Senators with true listening skills and desire to help. The American people voted against your ideas in November so don't complain that they are not front and center. Over 40% of the bill are tax cuts and credits. Get on board and help save America and not talk us to death.

Im not sure– should I be happy that the Republicans are being so partisan and nasty that they will loose all support and never be seen as creible by the majority of american voters- particularly the young that are tired of "the same old politics". . . or should I be really really sad to see the phenomenal partisanship– putting republican ideology way before the interests of this country. .

either way I find myself totally turning off the republicans and loosing all respect for them as individuals and as a party–

I've always worked for and with republicans– the old time republican who were willing to be leaders not just idealogues!!! shame on you!!

It's seem like the Republican party can not understand that the American people are interested in getting things done in Washington for the American people. Not just the Rich ones, but it is time to represent all of us or else there will be no more repubs. America is watching you Republicans, next election in two years, better get your act together, if only for your selfish re election.

Message to Republicans about the economy:

You broke it. You refuse to take responsibility for it. You lack the knowledge necessary to fix it. Now go to your room and let the grown-ups deal with it.

The republicans are so cynical and doctrinaire. Bush's policies created a two trillion dollar hole in the economy and the republicans want to wait for it to work it's way through the economy. How cynical and stupid. Laying blame for failure instead of looking for solutions to the mess they caused is so Hoover.

I really do not know how much longer Obama will put up with the likes of you. You guys are so tiresome. The GOP brand is dead. And I am not even a US citizen.

Pooh! We don't even need a live Republican to issue statements like these. We can auto-generate them by computer from a mashup of past statements. Or, we can get along without them altogether.

How can there be partisanship when the GOP is acting like a bunch of children?

They don't care about us – they only care about regaining the ruling power of this country. It doesn't matter to them whether or not the economy heals- all they care about is making sure it DOESN'T heal while there is a Democratic president and congress.

Truth Commision Yes

The republicans have no idea what bipartisan really is. President Obama bent over backwards to work with the republican and they just keep whining and crying. They are to dumb to understand that the america people voted against there tired woreout old policies of taxcut for the wealthy and corparate welfare has never worked for the economy and never will. They also don't understand that we now have a very smart president ,thatr is not afraid to tell the truth. Of course the republicans have been lying forso long they can see the truth when it stares them in the face. To all those republicans that won't vote for the recovery package no one is forcing you to accept it for your state. I don't understand why they want america and americas to fail!

will the republicans please figure out that the housing crisis will never be fixed if people keep on losing jobs. Mortgages, rent , and utilities, and everything else requires a job to pay the bill. I guess it will take the american people showing their ugly side to open their eyes, but then they'll blame that on the dems too.

Hey Brian Walsh-
Where was your complaining when the GOP voted for Bush's 750 billion? Where did that money go? To Bush cronies...the first 80 billion went to CEOs!

The GOP has one goal; win the next election. They have admited they want Obama and America's failure if it means they are back in power.

If the GOP worked as hard when they got into power, as they do trying to get back into power, we would not be in this mess.

Bipartisanship for the GOP is our way, and our way only. Oh..And cut taxes, except for the rich. Their failed policies and so called leaders have gotten this huge mess. They have done little to help. Except for a few helping, most are growling about this, along with their self annointed spokesman,R Limpballs, wanting President Obama to fail

Now they are not in power and all they is to be road blocks, except for what they want.

We the voters are watching and listening very carefully, so if the GOP isn't careful.....BYE!

If you're a Democrat you should be all smiles, 'cause the GOP is playing by the same old playbook and it's only going to fall further out of public favour. This kind of response is just enough rope to hang themselves with

Pardon me, but if memory serves me right wasn't it eight years of republican mismanagement that put us in this economic position? Also, please feel free to correct me but didn't "W" leave the country with a one trillion dollar deficit?

I don't recall any other political parties offering solutions to this economic quagmire. Seems the republicans still have the John McCain mindset from last Septembers "Black Monday." Oh, you remember back on Monday the 15th of September when Lehman Brothers — the 158-year-old Wall Street giant — filed for bankruptcy protection and 94 year-old Merrill Lynch sold itself to Bank of America. The Dow Jones industrial average suffered a painful selloff, falling more than 500 points – its worst decline in more than seven years. That's the same day John McCain told a crowd in Jacksonville, Florida "Our economy, I think, still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times."
Yeah the republicans are suffering from John McCainitis.

The best part was hearing Obama talk about inheriting a trillion dollar defecit and he's spending that in his 1st month in office...

The only way to get the Republicans to join in any bill is to give the rich more tax cuts and eliminate any subsidies to the everyday worker.

TYPICAL CNN QUOTE. IF CNN COULD DESTROY PRES. OBAMA THEY WOULD. ALL CNN DOES IS PRINT NEGATIVE STATEMENTS. AT LEAST MAKE AN EFFORT TO BE OBJECTIVE, PROVIDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN. AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES CNN IS OWNED AND RAN BY THE VERY RICH. SO ANY COMMENT HAS TO UNDERCUT OR BELITTLE OUR NEW PRES. SHAME ON YOU CNN.

Leave it to the Republicants to insist on everyone playing the game according to their rules. Two points here: (1) You wrote the rules for six years of the Bush presidency when you controlled the White House and the Congress and you turned a silk purse (Clinton surpluses) into a sow's behind (the current economic situation), and (2) the people saw the failings of theRepublicants in 2006 when they took back the Congress and in 2008 when they took back the White House. The Republicants keep espousing tax cuts for their wealthy constituency and have offered nothing constructive. They want President Obama to meet them more than half way. They ought to just sit down, shut up and hang on while President Obama steers this ship out of troubled waters.

You have to bring new ideas to the table if you want your ideas listened to. Just saying "add tax cuts" is not a new idea. If you see problems come up with alternatives, don;t just tell him why they are wrong while refusing to offer valid alternatives most of the time. When you come ready to roll up your sleeves and get serious then there will be true bipartisanship.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time!

It is incomprehensible that the GOP claims that there was no attempt by the president to write a bipartisan bill. The GOP and the ideologues within have removed every spending portion of this bill they coulod get away with and substituted tax cuts that will not contribute one bit to job development. They have, with malicious intent, done everything they could do to virtually destroy the economy of this nation since September. Their overall intent is to create such an economic mess that they can run for congress using Democratic economic failure as their main message to the people they have driven into poverty.

The ideologues within the Neo-Facist (GOP) party in this country apparently cannot stand to see their party go down to a richly deserved defeat, they are acting like spoiled teenagers who are throwing a tantrum because their perfidy has been discovered and they have been thrown out!

If the GOP really wants this country to prosper, they will prove their intent by working with the congress and the president to insure that the economy is dealt with in a non-ideological way in terms of economic theory. Let's all remind ourselves that a theory is an idea that hasn't been proven. The so-called Laffer Theory has been proven to be an abject failure if the last 28 years of economic turmoil are to be any determinant. The only bright spot was the last 4 years of the Clinton Administration that decent economic plans were in effect and the budget was reasonably balanced.

My sadly reached conclusionhowever, is that the GOP has no intention of helping President Obama to overcome this mess. I feel very strongly that much of this disaster was intentional. Complete lack of any intent to regulate banks and business has reaped disaster. They, the GOP, are already saying that President Obama is responsible, while they do everything they can to thwart the President's realistic efforts to overcome the mess that the GOP deliberately created.

Now that's a very big laugh...Talk about fiscal irresponsibility...The Republicans have that title all by themselves. They can't try to "charm" their way out of this mess we are currently in. All they are is the same old rhetoric...Figure it out repubs...You need to do something instead of whine.

You democrats are amusing if nothing else with your newfound love of bipartisanship. However, support of a smelly, bloated government spending bill is not called bipartisanship, it's called stupidity.

Less than 30 days into the Obama administration and Republicans are playing the partisan obstructionist game. They will pay a heavy price in the 2010 mid-term elections.

They changed the bill from the House to the Senate and yet the RNC wants to cry about it. Compared to when the republicans had control the Democrats bent over backwards trying to give them something, but unless the republicans get everything they want all they do is cry. They lost in November and if anything Obama tried too hard to please the big cry-babies.

Brian Walsh's comments are so dated and so trite. Republican are so engrossed -yet-in political rhetoric instead of trying to work towards putting our economy back together. First, though, I must applaude those few Republicans that can see farther than their party idealogy and realize we need action now. It is the Republicans who are using political rhetoric as usual instead of trying to help solve this economic crisis. Giving us a trillion dollars in debt is their legacy to the American citizens and they want to use the same useless means to move us forward? Try co-operating with our President; you may actually help change that legacy and gain a little respect. Right now all I hear is same old, same old rhetoric. You are impeding recovery, not going forward and I find it nothing less than sour grapes.

The GOP's definition of bipartisanship: DO EVERYTHING THE REPUBLICAN WAY...THE HECK WITH THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness,” runs an old saying. When 61 Senators voted to light a candle tonight, the other 36 didn’t curse the darkness—they cursed the candle for not being the right shade. And they made it clear they would rather stay in the dark than risk the light not being exactly to their taste. It is stunning to me that 36 United States Senators of any party would try to prevent a president and a Congressional majority from doing anything to deal with the economic crisis.

The repubs spent 8 years destroying the US economy (Bush inherited 3-4 trillion surplus, and ended 8 trillion in the red), and to allow the administration to solve the current problems would be tantamount to admitting their whole philosophy is a failure. Repubs idea of cooperation is "do what we want and the devil with what you want or is right".

Voters need to remember who worked to find a solution; who voted for and against the plans Congress is putting together to try and address our economic distress. 2010 elections are just around the corner.

I thought it ironic that he talked about reaching out to the other side, said he'd been nothing but cordial, but then he proceded to rip the GOP to pieces because they didn't agree with him. He and I definitely have different views of bipartisanship and obviously what reaching out to the other side and being cordial means. He certainly has a mandate so doesn't have to try for bipartisanship. But if he's going to keep saying he wants bipartisan support then he needs to mean it in the true sense of bipartisanship, not my way or no way.

Republicans seem to feel that bipartisanship means that most things or everything goes that way. I don't think they realize they lost the election and that the country voted against their ideas. Also, they seem to have no regrets that it's their policies and views of the last 8 years that have us in this situation we're in. No memory or acceptance of their many bad decisions under the Bush presidency.

How and the hell can Obama get bipartisanship with the Repbulicans won't work with him becasue they can not get their tax cuts for the rich. Go the Hell you evil Republicans. We don't need your support. We the people will take this country back.

Same old drivel!.. I wish these sourpusses would get out of Dodge. Bitter old devils who can't stand the fact that the Dems are getting their chance to fix the screw-ups of the last 8 years,o say nothing of the disasterous 8 years of Reaganomics.

Thank God for President Obama. Anyone listening to him tonight could have no doubt that the man is absolutely brilliant. Can you imagine Bush responding to the questions asked tonight?

And I guess the Democrats will take the credit, rightfully so, when it does what it was intended to do. And the Republicans, as per usual, will never admit that Obama was right and they were wrong.

Considering that the majority of Americans approve of the bill that is proposed, that Obama's approval rating is very high, and that the approval rating of congressional Republicans is very very low, I'd say this is a bunch of sour grapes by a bunch of sour pusses who refuse to take Obama up on his bipartisan offers preferring instead to continue 'divisive, obstructionist business as usual republican politics in Washington.'

Congratulations.

Im 24 years old and i see no hope left for a happy and bright future. Thanks to the goverment of old men that can't get it together and help us get away from the greed that rules this country. Thank you for nothing!

Do Republicans really think the American people's memory is so short?
(other than Rush Limbaugh of course)

"Even before Obama’s first primetime news conference came to a close, National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Brian Walsh released this statement"

If only the President were just like the Republicans. Obviously the problem with this stimulus is that we need more Republicans yelling, misdirecting, and throwing tantrums. If only the Republicans had a few more members in Congress we would really get a history lesson on the Great Depression. They are planning ahead really. Destroy Obama and the economy at the same time so they can gain more members and complete the total destruction of the country.

"The fundamentals of the economy are strong"
- John McCain the day the death spiral started.

I don't get it. Whats the punch line?

It is blatantly obvious that in a time of extreme economic hardship, the Republicans are opting to play politics instead of getting serious about getting our economy back in order. The threats from this economic crisis are real. Nearly every credible economist is telling us that we must do something to address it. The GOP shows more interest in scoring political points than coming up with solutions.

These congressional Republicans are the ones not cooperating, and they are not acting in the way most Americans want them to. They are completely indifferent to the hardship of growing numbers of citizens and are completely out of touch with Main Street. They are acting like stupid ostriches with their heads stuck firmly in the sand of opposition to government's role in helping individuals. Enough stonewalling, Republicans-TAX CUTS ARE NOT THE ANSWER!

Seriously? How can these guys say this with a straight face? It's unfortunate that the meaning of "bipartisanship" in this new era is do exactly what the Republicans want. Sounds like a re-tread of the way it was for 6 of the last 8 years, where they dictated without concern for the minority in Congress. Guess what? Now the shoe is on the other foot. There are tax cuts in this bill as promised. It's just not enough for the Republicans. With a combination of tax cuts and spending, it already sounds like it's bipartisan, it's just not 100% Republican, so they ridicule and try to tear it down. They just won't let go of the old way of business. That's too bad.

"Senate Democrats will be held accountable for their growing record of fiscal irresponsibility"

From 1993 to 2001, Bill Clinton was the President of the United States and spent a bulk of that time with a majority Democrat Congress. During his presidency, America experienced a surplus and unemployment was low. Please remind the Republicans that Clinton was a Democrat.

If there is any party with a record of fiscal irresponsibility, it's the Republican party! Is it just me or are the Republicans completely ignoring that fact that fellow Republican George W. Bush ran our country into this mess with his crappy spending. His spending was approved by a majority Republican party for about 4-6 years, giving him enough time to set a foundation for an economic mess. They were the ones that spent trillions on an unnecessary war and a bunch of other garbage.

I hope No Republican votes for this. Let the Democrats have full responsibility for this socialist agenda.
It's amazing how quickly hope and change has turned to doom and gloom.

It is very strange that the persons responsible for the damage done to the American economy now want no part of correcting it. I think it wonderful of President Obama, to even speak with them. These people care nothing about our nation only their friends and their jobs. I have a wonderful idea sent them home in two years. Let them realize what the average person in this nation is going through.

It is extremely obvious that once again, as they were behind Bush-Cheney, the main body of the Republican Party is unified in strongly and stubbornly being only political and in completely ignoring their responsibility to the people. As they play the role of obstructionists in trying to fault and block every Obama offering, with the hope of positioning themselves for the 2010 and 2012 elections, they literally are willing to let the country and the American people sink deeper into the pits. They give lip service to bipartisanship, ignore Obama’s efforts to include them and then keep their whole focus on playing politics and their self-indulgence no matter what the cost is to the country. Hopefully the people will see it for what it is and it will then backfire on them. We really can’t take more of their arrogant antics and their irresponsible concentration on their private agenda.

GOP are lying.
He went to them. The END.
They have lost this debate. They are now just trying to take political advantage of Obama. I suspect they think he is naive.
However, it is they who are the fools.
They fiddle while Rome burns.

It is very strange that the persons responsable for the damage does to the American economy now want no part of correcting it. I think it wonderful of President Obama, to even speak with them. These people care nothing about our nation only their friends and their jobs. I have a wonderful idea sent them home in two years. Let them realize what the average person in this nation is going through.

I am an independent and I strongly believe that the republicans who oppose the stimulus bill are putting their party first instead of the american people – they are making their party the central focus of the stimulus bill rather than what is good for the american people. This is very unacceptable and I think they should all be re-called by the contituencies immediately!

True to form, the Repugnant-cans are only interested in bipartisanship when they are in the minority. Where were the calls for bipartisanship over the last eight years? Shallow, transparent hypocrites!

Mr. Walsh sure has this wrong. The people who are not showing bi-partisanship are the Republicans. What a group of arrogant, self-serving individuals they are. All they think of is what's in it for them and their high and mighty wealthy friends
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, Republicans as well as Democrats are elected to serve the people of this country and that is what is needed now more than ever.

The nasty rhetoric coming from the likes of Senators McCain, McConnell, Graham, Cornyn, Kyl, Eisen(?spelling) etc. only makes them look like a bunch of "sore losers" rather than the concerned Senators they are trying to portray.

I want the Republicans to work better with the Democrats but not at the expense of the economy. This stimulus package is expensive and inappropriate and will make our economy worst. So I think the Republicans will be doing us all a favor if they refuse to vote for the Stimulus.

Bipartisanship?? GOP...you're a joke! LOL!! I gotta say GOP, you ain't worried about the future?? Interesting...I mean, you do seem very confident. Do you know what we're talking about GOP?? Do you?? I gotta say, I don't think you don't. GOP, GOP...you have no idea what we're talking about, huh? GOP, don't worry, sooner or later I will tell you...*wink**wink*.

The Repubs embraced trickle down tax cuts since Reagan and it did not work. The one percent of the one percent kept it all ! Lower taxes did not and will not create a single job. NO is not an Economic policy.

Did anyone out there expect the Idiot republicans to come to the table like adults sent to washington to deal with the country ills? Well I didn't it's all about them, their lost and the good of their dying party. Every republican in Washington should find themselves unemployed, hungry and homeless. Who know maybe then they will get the message that this nation sent this past November.

We got the bill albeit without spending on constructing schools, hopefully Pelosi can push through this inclusion in the negotiations, to the republicans where did you take the 5 trillion dollars, did you give it to your chronies, we need a postmortem done on th eth 5 Trillion dollar deficit created by republicans. (Not a Single Freeway or Bridge built!!!!!)

Bipartisanship goes both ways and the American public sees more and more everyday who's not willing to compromise: Republicans. There are several proposals from Republicans included in the Recovery Plan, for example, the $15K tax credit for 2009 home buyers submitted by Sen Tom Coburn (R), which was incorporated in the Senate version of the legislation. However, he still chooses not to support it. The Senate trimmed $100B in spending from the House version of the bill, but increased the overall cost by $19B. So they exchanged $100B in spending with $119B in tax cuts. Yet all but 3 Senate Republicans refuse to support it. President Obama promised change and he is delivering. Republicans are too stupid or hard-headed to realize they need to unclench their fists in order to accept his open hand. Despite their efforts to diminish President O's effectiveness, as well as those in cable news networks (you too CNN), radio and the press, the majority of Americans realize OUR President has our best interests at heart and is working very hard for US! Can't say the same for the obstructionist Republicans. We'll ensure they realize our displeasure in 2010.

I know you won't post this CNN because as usual you feel threatened by my comments. No worries.

President Obama have made repeated efforts to reach out across the aisle, unforturnately very few Republicans have reciprocated. It is ironic then to hear Republicans say that bipartisanship does not exist since they're the ones rejecting it. It's very hard to reach common ground when one party is back-stepping away from it. I hope the Republicans keep up their ignorance because soon Americans will realized they should have been left out of the dialogue in the first place. Here's a trivia for all of you, name the first Republican president ever to balance the national budget and i'll name you a true conservative.

What hypocrisy. I heard Obama publicaly invite republican comment 2 weeks ago. I read the gushing comments of republican senators when he went and visited them personally to discuss it. I read the news reports (even on Faux News!!!) about how he took some of the items out that republicans objected to even before it hit the House. And these republican spin-meisters still think they can just play the same old game of patently lying about what can plainly see? It is plain that what they really object to is that he refuses to allow them to promote the same old failed policies of the last eight years. These manipulative cynics think we are so stupid that we failed to notice it was a BIPARTISAN committee that worked so hard to get the bill that wil be voted on the next couple of days. Bloat? You have the temerity to talk about BLOAT? When Bushie squandered our surplus, and hugely increased the size and spending of government? When he and the Dark Lord Cheney bloated the power of the administration out of all proportion? You gotta be kidding me.

After six years of the Republican-led Congress rubber stamping every Bush policy like the Soviet Politburo, with no Democratic input, now the Republicans want bipartisanship. Not according to RNC chair Michael Steele.

Its' tlime for a 3 party system....you just can't work with republicans.
This bill is a compromise with republican ideas and they still won't vote for it because it isn't EVERYTHING they want. Time for them to go home and send someone willing to do the work.

The Grand Old Party needs to stop this ridiculous game. They are failing to understand the big picture Tax cuts are NOT going to create new jobs. All tax cuts can do is to give some money to some people, but if you don’t have a job, what a tax cut can do for you? It can do absolutely nothing. Now they like to call out on the President on bipartisanship when he has spent this whole time talking with them in a number of occasions to pas this bill. What else they want? Another thing if they really cared about this “tax breaks” why they did not do anything to make it happen with the past administration?

I love the analysis I just heard…"Republicans set the house on fire (ie arson, which is a crime) and now they are blocking the fire fighters from trying to put out the fire". Why? Cos they dont believe in fire fighting or maybe cos they dont like the fire fighters uniforms or perhaps they dont like fire fighters…who knows?

To tell you the truth Mr Walsh, after the 8 years of failed policies by YOUR PRESIDENT BUSH, why in our right minds would we ever give you a voice in any decision? The change PRESIDENT OBAMA was speaking of is a President that cared about the working people, not big business and the rich. Change as in smart policies,regulation and unity of the world. CHANGE YOUR TUNE FOR THE PEOPLE OR JUST SHUT UP!!!

Mr. President: Forget bipartinship. It isn't going to be there for a while. Let's face it; George Bush allowed Congress to get away with the I can do anything and get away with it attitude and they believe its business as usual. At some point in time maybe when 2010 elections are around the corner they will wish they had helped. Some Democrats will regret their choices also.

Memo to the GOP: we do not believe you.

The new Republican strategy as voiced by Rush Limbaugh...they want to see the president (and the stimulus plan) fail. That is the only way for them to get their hands back on the reins of power. And regaining that power is far more important to them than whether people like us have jobs. They are playing a reckless, selfish political game with our futures.

How are we going to work on bipartisanship when all you can see if what you want republicans??? When Bush asked for the money, you called it stimulus, when Obama asked for the money, you call it spending. I cannot wait for the day you white folks become the minority, that day will mark the offical death of the republican party as we speak.

the repubs are showing they really are full fledged jerks with a capital J. Obama inherited their trillion dollar deficit & they fight against any solution to fix it because it's not them doing the telling. ! ! Why would they even think Obama should listen to them? They are the cause of the mess he inherited, if they were so full of good ideas, and full of wisdom why didn't they come forward with it during the last 8 years ??? Pres Obama has made every effort, more so than any other Pres, to work across party lines so it is just obstinance on the part of the repubs following the old ways as usual. Who needs the repubs ? Obama won the election, the repubs lost.

Wow!! There has been this new amazing discovery as a result of DNA analysis.Evidence shows that some Neanderthals mated with modern humans 20,000 years ago. Every once in a while the gene pops out in someone. Guess what? They are all Republicans. It's a fact. Check it out.

Huh? Does the GOP think we have not been watching? Or maybe just tell the biggest lies first approach? They have lost all sense of perspective or reality. As a FORMER GOP supporter, what a disappointment they turned out to be!

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black; "a bloated, trillion dollar spending bill crafted in a partisan manner that represents the same wasteful Washington spending and will fall on the shoulders of future generations..." is the legacy the Republican Party left us. Why in God's name would anybody want their input?

The "Grand Obstructionist Party" (GOP) continues to dig a grave for themselves. It's amazing how little they think of the American people and how stupid they must think that we are. They are obviously living on another planet and don't have a clue about what is going on around them or is it that they just don't care. I suspect that it is the latter. Shame on them. They have truly shown their true colors and it's much too late to turn it around. Say good night George, McCain, Palin, Rush, Luger, McConnell, etc.

You know the GOP put us in this mess. All they do is worry that their rich buddies won't have enough money when it is said and done. I don't agree with everything in that stimulus package, but we have to start somewhere.

No, Republicans will be held responsible in 2010 for playing games when millions of families are losing jobs and standing on food lines to keep afloat. Thank God we live in the age of technology...........voters will remind Replublicans everyday on you tube.

Do you Republicans even realize how pathetically comical you sound? Your talking points are trite. Your ideas are obsolete. Your arguments are boring. You know how you can help the country? Shut up and get the F out of the way!

Maybe we should have a PAY for Performance on Congress.
Have a pay cut for Texas congressman for not attending the stimulus session to cast a vote. This idiot is partying in New York.

You are right what partisanship? The stimulus bill is a left wing wish list that the are paying back the unions and activist groups like Acorn for the election. Activist groups should only be supported by donations not my tax money so I do not have to support groups I do not agree with!

"Senate Democrats will be held accountable for their growing record of fiscal irresponsibility.”

Irony is dead. Republicans are self parody.

Yawn..... More of the same? I suppose this moron took the past 8 years off from reality.

vp biden is a good study on bipartisanship..............ha ha ha

Please GOP you lost work with our new Presidnet the American people are sick of the same old GOP lies.

So what about 8 years of Republican fiscal Irresponsibility? Suddenly they see the light after 8 years of driving us to this point.

REPUBLICANS HATE AMERICA.

Where the heck were you Republican bean-counters when George W Bush thought it would be a great idea to spend 12 million dollars an hour on a war in Iraq that was un-necessary un-justified and un-constitutional?

Reb\pubs should be ashamed of themselves. Their interests center on themselves only and not for the American people, not for America. Those BASTARDS should be replace quickly. Sure, it's good to debate the merit of the legislation. But it is much great to debate those merit and them compromise to for the American people. Bunch of petty bastards! WE NEED HELP & THE REPUGS WANT TO PLAY POLITICS WITH EVERYTHING. SHAMEFUL! And will someone gives Michael Steele a muzzles?

I have lost all faith in the Republican Party.. Mike in Montana

Republicans don't have a clue what the word means. All republicans want at this point is to prevent the country from moving foward. They lost remember, and what is there to gain for them?

It's so obvious the Republicans are trying to sabotage the President's good will to be bipartisan at the expense of millions of jobs – at the expense of the american people. I hope people continue to see the light and don't buy into all this negativity. The President has my trust, my service, and my wallet. I will continue to believe that he can guide us to a better america. I will take his advise about giving back through community service and I will donate to any cause he wants to champion.

GOP = GREAT OBSTRUCTIONIST PARTY

It will be remembered in 2010, believe me!!!!!!!!!!!

The republicans need some lessons on how to be constructive. That neo con crap about taking no prisoners has gone to their heads.

yeah ok buddy, trying to attack as fast as you can! seriously, lets be honnest here, most republicans in the house and senate are worried about their 2010 reelection and since most are from republican states, they just dont want to explain to their people why the stimulus bill might be effective for the economy ( apparently, its not conservative enough)...
And what were you expecting? Obama to just let you cut all his ideas and put in all of yours, which can be summarized simply by tax cuts, tax cuts and tax cuts! c'mom, cut through the b.s

Whatever – the Republicans are so committed to Reaganomics and the Bush II war that anything outside of these gross errors will make them cry wolf. Trickle Down doesn't. We should have never gone into Iraq (speaking of costly partisan decisions). The Republicans if left unchecked will further ruin the economy.

The Republicons in the Senate are a bunch of Old White Men who want to protect their turf. They are the ones who got here. They have chipped away at everything Dem have tried to improve...and they lost an election by large majority. The American People are struggling and who are the Republicons to lecture about caring for future generations...they don't care about sending troops to lose their lives and squandering our budget surplus and turning it into the largest deficit ever.

The polls tonight showed that the public blames the Repubs, NOT President Barack Obama for the lack of bipartisanship. I agree 100%. There's a reason why the Repubs lost and they still don't get it. Keep it up Repubs, I pray your party never wins an election again!

Despite all the posturing and talking about "philosophical differences" it is crystal clear that the republicans are using this crucial stimulus legislation to make a stand and try to prove that while they were soundly trounced in the recent elections,they may be down but they are not out.

It's DESPICABLE and we should all remember this well during the next election cycle as well.They have chosen to play politics while our country is going down the tubes.They should be tried for treason!

NERO IS THEIR NAME AND THEY ARE PLAYING POLITICS WHILE AMERICA BURNS!

RNC commercial-led by the King of the RNC Limbaugh:

We can't let that _______ succeed! At all costs, even to our own supporters!

Senate Democrats, and their record of fiscal irresponsibility? Is this a joke? The last 8 years have been a Republican free for all on spending! They not only spent what we had, they spent what we didn't have.

If this thing happens to pan out where everyone has Jobs, and the economy recovers, believe me, the Rebublicans will never,never,
never get elected, or re-elected to anything, period. No wonder O'Reilly
at Fox is predicting that in the future, there will be more "blue states"
and more states going towards the Dems in the future.

Crawl back into your hole and wither. President Obama showed tonight why we elected a man with calm judgment, ideas, persistence, willingness to work with those of differing notions. The Republican nay-sayers need desperately to come up with good ideas, any ideas, or they are dooming themselves to be the Know-Nothing Party of the 21st Century.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE BIPARTISANSHIP IF IT SWAM UP AND BIT THEM ON THE TUSH! PLEASE, WE ALL KNOW YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA SUCCEED. LOSERS!!!! BIPARTISANSHIP IS NOT LETTING YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WAY. THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 8 YEARS AND AMERICAN IS BARELY RECOGNIZABLE. REMEMBER, YOU ARE THE ONES WHO NEARLY DESTROYED THIS GREAT COUNTRY WITH YOUR LAX, IRRESPONSIBLE POLICIES. YOU ALL NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE AND SIT DOWN!

More lies...he reached out to Republicans from day one, asked for their input, listened, and put some of their proposals in the bill. But they had to play bullies and the old "take my ball and go home" crap. You aren't fooling anyone, Repubs...you all are following Limbaugh and praying for Obama to fail.
What I am not proud of are the people who care more about their political posturing than helping the country. Tax cuts don't help! Spending for jobs helps. If you don't understand economics, call someone who does!

The return on a dollar of tax cuts is $1.02. The return on a dollar spent for food stamps is $1.78-the very best stimulus of all. So what did Repubs cut? Food for the poor, infrastructure projects, school lunches, school improvement. What did they add? Tax cuts. And did they lower the total amount? Nope.

So when we fall into Depression, the Repubs can be real proud, all the way to the bread line.

What about the fiscal irresponsibiity of the Republicans for the last 8 years?

GOP – RIP.

Mr. Walsh couldn't be more wrong. The fact that education and school construction was cut from the bill and that tax cuts for people who don't need more tax cuts were added are signs that the Democrats are trying to work with Republicans.

Your whining and complaining is being noted by the American people. Keep it up. We will remember your behavior during the next election and vote even more Republicans out of office!

Pres. Obama needs to just forget these losers on the GOP side.

He's wasting his time with these BOZOS because no matter what he does THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WORK WITH HIM.

This is Political Positioning by the Repubes. Nothing more, nothing less!

Hopefully President Obama has learned that the view of bipartisanship by the GOP is when YOU agree with THEM! That is one change in Washington I'm afraid he's not going to get.

Um, he tried. Republicans had absolutely no incentive to work together. None. The moderates are leaving the party leaving only hard core right wingers so until their constituents realize that their representatives and senators no longer represent their district or state's best interest we'll keep getting crappy congressman (and women...mostly men...women are smarter).

So spare me the whining diatribe about this wasn't working together. 3 members of the Republican party saw that something needed to be done and played ball – and probably secured their next re-election.

We must insist on the same amount of bipartisanship in the 111th Congress that the Republicans provided in the 109th and 110th Congresses. Just cut them completely off, run cloture votes when ever they bring something to the floor, filibuster any vote that will unlikely ever get to the floor and veto anything that gets through Congress. Sounds like the history of Republican bipartisanship of the last eight years.

Why should anyone want to work with Republicans? Besides constantly whining and same old tired 'taxcuts for the wealthy/corporations and deregulation (which caused the nightmare that we are in now), what do you have NEW to bring to the table? Republican ideas DO NOT WORK! Haven't the last 28-30 years proved that.

To be honest I am tired of helping corporations that send jobs overseas. I am tired of wealthy people paying a lower precentage in taxes than I do. I am tried of the Republicans ideologies that widen the divide between the "haves" and the "have-not's". Republicans DO NOT CARE ABOUT regular people.

Republicans created this mess that we are in ...so SHUT-UP!

Um, weren't Republicans in control for 8 years???? Talk about fiscal irresponsibility indeed! Change that last sentence to:
"Senate REPUBLICANS are being held accountable for their record of fiscal irresponsibility.”. And this accountability is now evidenced in their lack of credibility.

Are you kidding me? President Obama has been more than respectful towards working with Republicans, and this is sadly the lack of appreciation in return. It is the same ole divisive politics many American voters are tired of in Washington, and we will not forget it next year if they continue this counter-productive nonsense.

Republicans do not have much credibility with regards to fiscal responsibility after the last eight years. It would be much advised that they try to find ways to work together with their Democratic colleagues, or they can be replaced with new members who truly understand the importance of bipartisanship in public office.

The neocons are OK with handing over trillions to their rich corporate cronies, but heaven forbid the American people should receive any benefit from the taxes they pay.

"Democrats will be held accountable for their growing record of fiscal irresponsibility.”
What claim to fiscal responsibility do you have Senator? As a part of the ruling party for the last 8 years, your rhetoric has gotten us into this mess. and your credibility is nill, zilch, zero, nada!

Sorry gop, actions speak louder than your hollow words. I've seen Obama reaching across – meeting with republicans, soliciting their input. As he's said before, don't bring the same stale ideas to the table.

I think the majority of Americans can see through the republicans tactics – why else, in recent polling, would 58% say they're NOT happy with the way republicans are handling this. They're playing political games with peoples futures, and they don't appreciate it. I think they're making a big mistake...but I'm glad to see it, because I hope the number of republicans continues to nosedive, they've earned it.

Soli Deo Gloria!

POTUS lacks wisdom, a moral center, ethics and humility but he would make a pretty good used-car salesman!

I would like to know when these Republicans are going to stop their hate and lies and crying game, and just get down to work. We have had 8 years of Republican rule, and just look where it has taken this country. I just wish the Republicans would get out of the way and let Obama bring on the change, they are trying to block him at every turn.

I believe with this last statement democrats should be replaced with the word republicans and vice versa, Last time I looked and for far to long ,the republicans are the very reason we cant progress with the rest of the world { the little guy } because the republicans refuse to blame themselves when they know they are the very ones responsible for the mess we are in today as well as the last 30 years. We the People will not let you win. We will keep trying till every last one of you are gone ,just like the voters shook up the house before, We will do it again till we get it right, so go home and cry in your beer.

You tried Mr. President . . . but it's now time to move on.

Go back later, and try to pick up these 'Ding Wings'

Hold on Republicans. Show some ownership on the last 8 years of not being fiscally irresponsible. All of a sudden you people are the knights in shining armor and going to save us from the evil democrats. I learned a very valuable lessen while growing up, ACTIONS ARE STRONGER THAN WORDS. Your actions of voting all the pork and crap the last years is what got us into this me. I am totally convinced that the republicans would not sign on to any type of agreement unless they wrote the whole darn spending bill. Adios you people, you do not care, you only want to be in power.

This is absolutely insane.

So, what do you offer as an alternative? Speak now, or forever hold your peace!

I believe as President Obama believes that we should appoint to office the best and the brightest of our country irrespective of party affiliation. I also believe that these people should make the best decisions for the country irrespective again of party affiliation. However, saying that, if some are so ideologically opposed to doing the right thing for the country based on political affiliation or political party they should be called out as I sense President Obama is calling out those that are ideologically frozen in history, unimaginative, bought-and-paid-for or just plain incompetent though I have issues telling the two apart.

The GOP define "bipartisanship" as the Democratic Party letting them do as they please.

Leave it to the GOP to turn the tables on the reality of the situation. The GOP are the ones who have not gone half way, or even an inch in the right direction! Three hundred billion dollars in tax cuts should be quite enough to appease their constituents. The fact of the matter is this countries infrastructure is crumbling and investments in both manufacturing and construction would go a long way toward revitalizing Americas' badly wounded industrial sector. All they have been engaging in in political theater! It is shameful that they could not conjure up a single house vote! The GOP is only interested in seeing the President, and may I add the country, fail then pulling our collective buts out of a depression. They are letting Rush Limbaugh do their thinking for them, and the only thing he posses as degree in is stupidity!

It Look to me like the GOP will not be happy no matter what. The longer they pull back the more problems we will have. I have a 58 year old son and his future looks very dim.He is one of too many.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad in Pa.

SHUT UPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PLAY WITH MCCAIN. LET BIG BOYS FIX PROBLEM FACING THIS COUNTRY. GOP . IF U TELL ME THERE'S FIRE IN MY HOUSE I WOULD BELIVE IT. BECUASE U HAVE LEFT NOTHING.

JUST STAY OUT UNTILL 2018. THEN MAYBE AMERICAN PPL GIVE

Too often bipartisanship is just another way of saying you will do it my way or as I used to say about two siblings fighting about toys– what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine. The ultimate toast would be one my Irish American grandfather used to give within the family–Here's to you and here's to me and here's that we never disagree–but if we do , the hell to you and here's to me. Some things never change.

Brian Walsh needs to wake up. The republicans really don't get it. I was a republican for the majority of my life. I'm so disappointed in the same old, same old, that the republicans think will get them elected or re-elected. Sadly, by not supporting this President, the Republican party runs the risk of self-distructing. Americans are not naive any longer. We have instant access to everything. My dear Republicans, the people are watching you !!!! We the people have elected this President. Those republicans who do not support our President, are going to have a tough time winning their seats. Wake up before it too late!!!!!!

Republicans? What fiscal responsibility are they talking of? Over the last 8 years, the deficit has balooned, regulations have been removed or not enforced, resulting in the current crisis. What a mess has been left for the current and future generation. Where were these smart guys for the last 8 years.

Republicans seem to be really good at being totally clueless. Do they not remember the electoral smack-down they got in November? People don't want them or their ideas running our government any more. Eight long years they couldn't give two chits about bipartisanship, and now all of a sudden it's "boo-hoo, what about us?" Yes the bill's expensive, but it's the right type of stimulus for the country. Anyone who thinks the Republicans have any credibility on this should go and watch Jon Stewart's recent "then-and-now" comparison of Republican rhetoric when it came to their willingness to rubber-stamp Bush's Iraq follies. This is ridiculous.

Dear Republicans,

Where was bipartisanship when the Bush administration lied to Congress and fixed evidence to start a war that's cost us $600 billion with no benefit to us? Where was bipartisanship when Congressional Republicans repeatedly shut Democrats out of meetings and shortened their workdays? Or when Bush chronically lied to the public, made information "secret," and ignored public opinion? You're lucky anyone's listening to you right now. Moreover, Hoover failed miserably when he tried to handle the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash. I think history has shown, not once but 3 times, that tax cuts for the rich don't fix economic problems. And how is funding green energy, which will help avert the energy crisis and create millions of non-exportable jobs, fiscally irresponsible?

Not worth a comment.But the Republican group wanted to
show their stripes . President Obama reached out to the Republicans
calling them to the White House going to congress and meeting
with their leaders listening to their comments.Then slap the
President in the face with zero Republicans in the House and three
Republicans in the Senate.

You Republicans lost the White House and the Congressional branch in democratic elections for God's sake!

Beggars can NOT be choosers! You speak about bipartisanship like it is the ends or the final result...bipartisanship is just one of the means and the manner by which Government can work.

Your alternative is a bill completely stripped naked of Republican input and we watch you filibuster your way out of it. To even have Republicans at the table is a privilege...so to complain and cry about how your useless tax cuts to wealthy, to not spend at all, or sit back and do nothing is just plain childish. Grow up!

Democrats rejected, out of hand, Republican efforts to work together to truly stimulate the economy and address the housing crisis. Unfortunately, this bill is not change, it’s more of the same and Senate Democrats will be held accountable for their growing record of fiscal irresponsibility.”-–Brian Walsh you are A lie and Fool !!!!

So if Obama doesn't care about bipartisanship, why have we been spending so much time having a debate?

SHUT UP you fool.
At least some one is doing something.

From a party that gave us the deficit, two wars, wrecked the economy, lowered our stature in the world, and not knowing anything about cooperation, this is weak tea indeed. This is why you lost the election. Do you not get that?

This stimulus bill is the beginning of the next civil war.

The looters and moochers have declared war on the producers, and the next five generations of the producers descendents.

I have to ask, liberals, "What are you going to do when you run out of other people's money to spend?"

The Real Issue is that the Republicans do not get it. They supported a lost cause by supporting the Bush Administration policies 90% of the time. My fellow Americans, do not listen to this Republican rhetoric. They had 8 years to deal with the economy and it's the worst and that's the issue.

The President is about change and the Republican Party is resistent and that's the facts!!!

I agree. Thanks to all who did not support this "big lie" of the democrats and their disgraceful leader.

"I won" – Pres Obama, "We Won" – Speaker Pelosi. These are not indicators of bipartisan work.

Pres Obama state in his innaugural address that we cannot govern from fear, yet his message the last few days is the economy is getting worse. Things are bad. – these are not signs of inspired leadership

A.c. Is a idiot talks like a drunk crossing the road

I can do the math and 15 dems plus 3 repubs doesn't add up to bipartisan, but I guess the president wants us to believe his math too!

Where did honesty go?

When will the republicans understand the American people voted for change and change we demand.
After eight years of strict republican control they are being so hypocritical,even though our President did try to unify.
It will always be politics as usual for them until they are all voted
out of office.

Sorry, but the Republicans are NOWHERE NEAR being able to lecture Democrats about fiscal responsibility. You fools have ZERO credibility, and the long winter of your political exile and irrelevancy is just beginning. You better get used to the back seat, since all Republicans are good for is backseat driving. They're lucky we don't gag them and shove them in the trunk. These fools need to go back to school.

The Republicans need to wake up and Smell the Roses.....they need to be part of the Solution, Not part of the Problem. We voted Republican and I will not ever do it again. AMEN...........

CNN Ticker doesn't know dick about objective journalism, they're too busy sucking up to Republican Plutocrats.

I'm angry right now. Republicans are playing with our future for political purposes. Why don't they sit down and reflect upon what Obama said? Maybe then they'll be able to play with the adults.

"The same wasteful Washington spending"....???

As who? The people that doubled the deficit over the last years? Who's spouting rhetoric here?

If the Senate Republicans are so concerned about Obama's plan, why is it that, other than the three GOP members involved with the Senate stimulus bill, haven't they been staying up nights working on an alternate solution to help America out of this mess?

Instead, they just stand at their pulpits yelling "NAY!!"

President Obama was so honest and thoughtful in responding to the Republicans in his press conference tonight. The Republicans refuse to reciprocate. Why can't we have an honest diaglogue. I applaud Obama for trying. Trickle down theories, deregulation and tax cuts for the rich did not work. Our president deserves the chance to try something new. The people who agree are going to have to take a stand and make sure he gets this opportunity.

If there wasn't stonewalling involved with the majority of the Republican party in regards to the stimulus package, then maybe bi-partisianship could actually occur. And PLEASE don't talk about the Senate Democrats growing record of fiscal irresponsibility, because obviously there must be a case of collective amnesia on the part of the GOP.

President Obama has clearly gone more than out of his way to be bipartisan and to bring the GOP into all discussions. I suspect that there is a not so secret desire on the part of Republicans to see what they will call Obama's economic program fail.

He will get a bill and I just hope it is enough...It's time for "shock and awe" here.

Mad cause the President called you out huh?? LOL

The Republicans are playing political games with our country - after spending the last eight years creating this mess. Obama is going forward with good intentions and a good plan crafted by many people to fix this country. Obviously the Republicans would rather we fell into a sink hole, so long as their rich contributors get a huge chunk as we go down.

......Democrats rejected, out of hand, Republican efforts to work together to truly stimulate the economy and address the housing crisis. Unfortunately, this bill is not change, it’s more of the same and Senate Democrats will be held accountable for their growing record of fiscal irresponsibility.”
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The first sentence is a lie. The last sentence reveals the soul of their contentions. They are banking on President's Obama's failure. They are a sad lot. May God have mercy on them.

Oh why don't they just shut up already????

Just amazing the same old Republican rhetoric. Note to the party: start being positive–STOP with the negativity.

Why would the president take advice from those who created the economical crises we are currently experiencing?

The GOP belivies that bipartisanship means adopting only their ideas. The failure to develop a bipartisanship plan falls totally on the GOP since they have lost understanding of the meaning of compromise during the past eight years.

You republican politicians would not know the meaning of bi-partisian-ship if it was explained in crayon by George W Bush. You are spiteful people who despise folks that you believe are below your standards. You only support folks who you can send to war to fight YOUR battles.You politicians can cheat ,lie commit adultery , behave in inapproprita activity and you seem to think it is alright, Anyone you consider below your standards partake in similar activities and they are criminals. Wake up and smell the coffee YOU GOT YOUBUTTS HANDED TO YOU AND WILL LOSE MORE IF YOU CONTINUE TO PUT YOURSELF AHEAD OF OUR COUNTRY,

President Obama was calling on congress to craft a stimlus bill three months ago.If GOP wanted to play a constructive role ,they could have crafted their own bill and presented it when calls for bipartisanship was asked for.I see only the same old GOP.Better reinvent.

The GOP is just angry that President Obama told them how they are truly behaving and they don't want to be the bad guy. so they will say almost anything right now to save face. GOP.. you still aren't fooling anyone. They're just a group of followers whom does what ever is in fashion.

"In a partisan manner?" "Fiscal responsibility?" Are these people serious? He was kissing their behinds for two weeks to get what? They've been trying to make a fool out of the President, but we are not blind.

For the past eight years Republican have ground this country to a hault. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AND LET US DO OUR WORK!

Just shut the hell up GOP! You were given a chance to be bi-partisan and you spit in Obama's face. Most of America isnt buying the cow manure you are selling! You are the biggest bunch of cry baby two face idiots I have ever seen.

The GOP need to shut up.

The Republicans lost L-O-S-T the election. They are still viewing the world through the failed policies of the last eight years. If they don't change, they will simply have to BE changed!

I'm sick of the GOP and their whining and crybaby tactics.
They need to just shut up.

These Republicans just want to see Obama fails, we the American people need this help and those Republicans don't seems to care.

standard comment from any of the opposing party no matter what party is in white house

Thats it guys dont give this socialist an inch. His policies are wrong and playing the fear card, should not earn this boy any support. Stick to what we know is right and ignore the smears by this facist democrat party. We all know the truth which is that conservatives did not cause this problem, instead we actually kept things from being worse. Dont cave-in to the liberal media and its shaping of hhistory on lies instead of fact. Leave the economy alone, it will fix itself.

I've been watching the debate on TV .... I don't know how some of the of the republican senators got elected! They sure seemed just anti-people. Not sure which world they live in .... pure idiots.

I think President Obama was very clear in his attempt to ensure bipartisanship. He cannot control what these politicians ultimately do, he can only try to encourage their participation. There are many in the political scene in the house and senate who are being motivated by others and therefore cannot ever be bipartisian. That is life, again all he can do is try. I remember "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" and what he had to do to get the stubborn politicians to change. What is wrong with us, when will we wake up.

The Republicans seem to suddenly think that bipartisanship means that the majority party concedes on all issues to the minority party. Funny that the Republicans never cared at all about Democratic ideas when they held the majority. What the Democrats are doing now is bipartisan. They have negotiated with the opposition, taken into consideration the opposition's ideas, accepted the good, and rejected the bad. Need the Republicans be reminded that the majority of Republican ideas are outdated and have been rejected by the American People? Just take a look around Congress!!!

The Republican ideology has failed miserably. It's time to do what is necessary to help the people who are in such dire straits, as well as build a foundation for a more secure future. Let's see.....when your wonderful Mr. Bush came into office, we had peace, prosperity, a balanced budget and a huge surplus. JUST WHAT PART OF THIS DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? I think you all must be insane!!!

Republicans seem to think that "bipartisanship" means that they are in charge. The reality is that they are a minority party and they are still shrinking. They had better look to doing some good works, or they might just disappear completely.

What is Walsh talking about. We saw what happened with a trickle down effect now we're about to experience a trickle up effect. The republicans are the ones not willing to be bipartisan. The American people are not fooled anymore. Finally, we are beginning to see a form of honesty. Get over it Republicans!

Lets not forget which party placed us in debt. Ouch!

It's funny what Mr. Walsh has to say about democrats now that Bush is no longer in office. Why didn't Mr Walsh tell Bush and the republican party that they will be held accountable for their growing record of fiscal irresponsibility over the past 8 years? It sounds like he's "projecting".

Shouldn't it be noted that the spirit of bipartisanship should be ambivalent on both sides of the aisle? Merely stating that you want bipartisanship does not give much for show to the American public.

If Republicans truly wished to work with the president, then why did only three senators step up to actually make a contribution? Senators should not be wasting time on useless rhetoric when they are offered a say in the bill. Surely President Obama did not run for the presidency just to be swooned over by others.

The GOP remind me of an obsolete group that struggle to maintain relevancy. They just don't get it that they caused this mess. Why do they think we'll believe they now have the answer?

"...represents the same wasteful Washington spending ..." He forgot to mention that the wasteful spending was done by the Republicans over the last several years. He also forgot to mention that there could be no bipartisanship because the Republicans approached the bargaining table with the same "can't do" attitude they have been expressing for the longest time. In addition, he forgot to mention that the Republicans just wanted tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts; a tactic that has been proven not to work.

I found nothing in Pres Obamas press conference that clearly detailed how a struggling home owner like myself will get resolutions to my problems. My home mortgage company, Wells Fargo, has received 25 billion dollars of "bail out" money thus far and is still refusing to modify, in any way, my now 60 day delinquent mortgage. I have lost my entire business(3 seperate retail locations) in 2008 due to the lack of consumer spending and don't believe that the mere tax rebates the general consumer shall be receiving will stimulate consumer spending. The high percentile of consumers will spend such a rebate on meeting past due credit obligations – such as myself.

My problem with the reaction from the republicans and democrats in congress is that instead of listening to each other and putting their heads together to find solutions, they are steadfastly arguing their party line. Obama's message seems to me to be one of working together to get us out of this mess. I don't understand why politics and partisianship continue to stand in the way.

The Republicans are much more interested in the next election than in economic recovery. They have underestimated this President because he made overtures toward including them. They mistook this for weakness and will ultimately suffer the consequences because this is not a weak man. Just as John McCain underestimated his strength during the election, they all have done so in the early days of his Presidency. When will they learn?

hypocrites is thee only thing that can come to mind. the republican party who was a rubber stamp for a trillion dollar scheme. and now cry wolf for tax cuts. got us in this mess.

Is it surprising that the republicans would take this position – these are the same fools that helped spend the 3 trillion dollars on an illegal war in Iraq – following a madman like Bush. The scariest thing to the the republicans is being called to task by an extremely intelligent man that has surrounded himself with the best and smartest people in the great country. There will always be some partisanship but Obama has displayed his no nonsense style by calling out some in his own party. This is a refreshing and needed approach – do you wonder why the majority of the world's population is optimist?

I hope these republicans don't plan to spend the next 2 to 4 years sitting on their hands. If they ever want to be taken seriously again they'd better start participating in running the congress and not sitting in the corner sulking.

But who knows...Maybe the Independents will become the 2nd major party in America

typical. Making negative comments before the President finishes. Its time to end the spin........

What bipartisanship? What bipartisanship??? The bipartisanship YOU turned partisan. Yeah, that bipartisanship! We've got your number you idiots. Your game has been handed to you on a platter. You've officially been served. Is anybody else out there reading this mess? They've got some nerve. Geez!

its time for republican to change. Obama have given them every oppurtunity to change and the GOP still holding out. Its time to move on and leave them....If they dont want to be fiscally responsible...its time for the country to vote them out one by one.

I have had enough of the republicans. The republicans are at fault for the lack of bipartanship. They have voted no on the areas of the bill they wanted. This is a message that they are not interested in working with the dems. Their ideas of bipartanship is the dems agreeing with the republicans all the time. The republicans are obstructionist and stuck on stupid.

What the republican party does is irrelevant. What matters is what the President does. Bipartisant or not.
We gave him a mandate 64% of americans over the republican mCcain and gop agenda.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? WE REJECTED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. GO AWAY!!!!

NANCY PELOSI WILL PAY FOR NOT IMPEACHING THE REPUBLICANS. IF SHE HAD IMPEACHED THESE PEOPLE, WE WOULDN'T BE HEARING THEM, BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE HIDING THEIR LOOT FROM NO BID CONTRACTS, BUT NOT IN PLAIN SIGHT AND ARROGANTLY.

Good Luck with that one, BRIAN.

The GOP should change their initials to FOC...Full Of Crap.

Get bent!

What bipartisanship? *LOL* The Republicans call bipartisanship, "you do what we want... and we will agree with you on NOTHING anyway!"

We won.... they LOST.... they need to get used to that! That is the bipartisanship they deserve and should get. I don't recall one time that the Republicans tried to get bipartisanship the last 8 years! They did exactly what they wanted to do and thumbed their noses at anyone who disagreed! In fact, they tolerated NO disagreement!

Let's not worry so much about bipartisanship... let's worry about getting this country going again!

Where were these guys when we spent a trillion dollars on an egotistical, phony, preemptive war? The hypocrisy is breathtaking.

Bipartisan, to Republicans, means "our way of the highway" and "you're with us or against us" .... they have not accepted that they are the defeated party, their failed policies thrown to the winds of history!

The train to the future is leaving: and the republicans will be left at the station, wondering what happened.

The GOP had their 8 years of deregulation, anything goes, greed and trickle down tax cut ideas that obviously did Not work. When you are not part of the solution – you are part of the problem! That sums up the GOP!

Good god the g.o.p. is insane!
bipartisanship does not = "do what ever the republicans say".
if you in quicksand and you idea is to use your cell phone to call 911 and the other guys idea is to hold your breath, your not gonna listen to him! so does that mean you aren't using team work!?

I honestly believe now that the republicans are campaigning for 2012.
they are just doing everything they can to obstruct progress so they can complain about a lack of change (which is thanks to them) when election time comes back around.
Frankly, I am upset that CNN has given the republicans so much power in carrying this agenda, they have offered almost no challenge to many of these baseless claims yet they go after the 1% of Obama's plan that they don't like and play it 24 hrs a day. this is insane.

More of the same.... more of the same would be your Tax cuts... enough of your childish behavior. Its sad there are only three Adult republicans on Capitol Hill now.... That's why I voted democrat and abandoned the republican party

From the cheap sets, it looks like Obama is trying to work with everyone. It appears (again from the cheap seats in America), that the republicans have their heads stuck in the sand or other places and they just don't get what the problem is! For many of the republicans in congress, they don't have to worry about buying a loaf of bread, a gallon of gas or turning their furnace on when it is cold. In the cheap seats of America, those are our daily priorities.

Boy does this look stupid after his presser.

Sounds like sour grapes to me... he didn't do what they wanted, so it's not bi-partisan. Excuse me, that's the same old junk we've been hearing for years... it's obvious he DID reach across the aisle, but all he got was childish behavior. It's not a perfect plan, but for God's sake GOP... the American people want action NOW. No more political haggling to achieve the "Perfect" plan that NOBODY will ever agree on.. get something DONE!

Listen, enough of the down talking crap....four or more Presidency's , maybe more, led us to this point...both parties holding responsiblity...and the citizens as well for not demanding more.

Now we demand things get done....and it is going to be painful.
Had you kept your television on you would have heard the President tell you that now is not the time to be divided because of your personal aspirations in Washington (or election in home state).

You don't have to sell your soul to be a team member..somewhere alone the way both parties have lost sight of this.

Walsh clearly wasn't listening.

The campaign arm.

I just got my pay cut by 1/3.

I could give a $#!+ about what the Campaign Arm of the GOP party has to say about anything unless it is how I can get my hours/pay back.

Brian Walsh, in-between the lines: "We didn't get all the tax cuts we wanted. We don't HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS, btw."

Republicans had it their way for 8 years, and look where it got us.
Let's have the Democrats do it their way for a few years and see what happens.

All the republicans can say is 'tax cuts for the rich', which is what has already been tried, and failed miserably.

President Obama has extended his hand to the Republicans. Their refusal to work together doesn't mean that HE broke HIS promise. Republicans need to understand that bi-partisan does not mean just do it THEIR way.

Geesh!

Before we give out any more money we should have something in WRITING that ensures this won't be a repeat of the bank bail out.

This is OUR MONEY and since WE will be paying for it we deserve ALL the details before any more of out money is committed to any Stimulus Bill.

By the way all this complaining by President Obama about the Bush Administration is starting to make him sound like he is only President of the Democrats and not the Republicans and Independents.!

Additionally the OBAMA administration is making the same mistakes the BUSH administration made by spending like a bunch of impulsive teenagers.

So get a grip, get a plan, provide us with the details and stop THROWING OUR MONEY OUT THE WINDOW.

We will support a stimulus if it is the right one!