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---–2010 CAN NOT COME SOON ENOUGH----–

We are going to have to TRY to quickly undue this insanity !

Translation – We just lost a few dem senators on porkulus.

Porkulus – Is what happens when dems are told to put every earmark they've ever wanted directly into a bill and label it 'stimulus'. Then use gloom and doom fear mongering to get half of congress to accept it. On top of that, have the nerve to praise it as a bi-partisan effort that you're proud of when the absolute opposite is true.

@conniesz – people are sheep.

why would any Senator let alone a Republican Senator deal with the devil.

They should worry about the country, not their political standing!!

Republicans have proposed workable alternatives. If they are even allowed to bring them to a vote, the Dems have voted them down. Republicans aren't against a stimulus bill. They are against THIS bill because it is just a spending bill. If only more of the money were on things like actual infrastructure then that might get a more bipartisan response.

REMEMBER, the only truly bipartisan vote on this was the vote against it in the house when all of the Republicans and 11 Democrats voted against it.

It's such a great bill and all....

Hmmm – it seems the public supports the stimulus by 59% to 33% in opposition. Gee, I wonder if perhaps the GOP is living in a dream world. I predict a few more Republican Senators will vote for this bill as a defense against losing their seat in 2010. The public definitely supports the bill by an increasing margin – it seems to go up a little every day.

This brings up another story. How much sick time does a senator get. Does one get leave without pay? How many sick days does Senator Kennedy have on the books. An even better question, can the guy perform his job with his health. I like Sen. Kennedy, but for the sake of the nation he should step down, have his niece Caraline move to MA and have her take his place. Just a thought.

@Gort...you got your wish...the republicans don't have a choice about getting any money from the stimulus bill, in case you hadn't heard....they were never going to get any for their states from the getgo. That is why the wording in the bills were written so vaguely...500 million for this agency....1 billion for this federal agency...so that we Dems could dole it out to whomever we really wanted to in the end. Why do you think we haven't put it officially on paper yet?

Of course we have to give Senator Specter the $10 billion we promised him for health research for Pennsylvania, but that is necessary to get him to sign on with us, so that republican led state will benefit. And we gave some to Maine for Senators Snowe and Collins. But the rest of the republican states won't get zip and they knew it. We even took out the $15,000 new home purchase amendment that the Georgia senator Isaakson wanted when he wouldn't agree to sign on with us as our Nebraska senator tried to get him to do, since they are old friends. So don't worry, we are denying them any of this pork they voted against! When this bill does great we will get ALL THE CREDIT!!!! ahahahahaha

SO, IN ESSENCE, THE GOP DID NOT LOSE THE ELECTION RIGHT? OR ELSE WE WOULD NOT NEED THE REPUGS. FOR ANYTHING.

Obstruction of injustice is a noble act.

Go away Reid (and Pelosi). 2010 election is only too near. If they're up for re-election, I'm going to vote Republican!

Lets march on Limbaughs Castle and have him tell us how much he loves us and not to worry.

Good luck with that, Harry. I can't understand why anyone would not want to vote for an $800 billion bloated pork-spending stimulus bill that will provide hard-working Americans with an extra $13.00 per week on their paycheck.

Democrats in office = inmates running the asylum.

Matthew,

Al Franken hasn't stolen any election. The Minnesota courts are still determining the outcome. When Norm was claiming victory, at least Al didn't cry "thief"! He sat back, and let the processes and procedures in place do their job. When those processes, witnessed and agreed upon by both candidates, showed Franken the winner, Norm the whiner took it to court. While I do not live there, just by the way they are handling the situation they are in, I'd vote for Franken.

Reid himself is a part of the problem, although not nearly as much as Pelosi is. I am hoping that a few more sensible members of the Senate, even though Republicans, will realize as Specter did, that they are there to represent their voters, not their party. I think that more of them will fall to Democratic challengers in the 2010 election if they do not realize that they must be a part of the solution. If you sit in the corner and say "I won't play" like most of the GOP are doing, you have no voice in what DOES get presented and voted on. If you dont agree with something, come up with a reasonable alternative.

You nitwits can't grasp the concept of what is in front of you as you are to busy hammering Bush, who is, was and will always be a DOLT, but he is gone, yay, time for you with BDS to move on.

You geniuses that are hammering Steele and making your snide remarks and racist ones as well, HAVE NO CLUE as this man hammered Bush and Republicans when deserved and that is why I support him TOTALLY as the leader of the party, not the pig Rush, this man.

If you want to attack the messenger while ignoring you and your children paying for frisbee golf courses, congressional furniture, bike paths and schools for Wisconsin that THEY DON'T NEED etc, etc without saying something about it, FEEL FREE, us non-sheep that can think beyond NPR, Keith Olbermann and that thirteen year old boy who is on after him, are going to TELL THE TRUTH about this pork laden bill that is payback to his supporters and will be very little to us REGULAR FOLKS.

WE WANT a STIMULUS bill that is pork free, you want anything that this liar wants and that is scary as hell.

New York times has 250 economists and Nobel prize winners saying this is a BAD BILL, are they all liars, haters, racists, rethuglicans, Rush lovers?

Nope, they like me, are independent and smart and frankly forgot more than you sheep will ever KNOW.

01/22/2013

David, your rebuttal is off base. Louis was talking about the job creation aspect of the bill. You are talking about federal financing of infrastructure projects. This bill includes spending for projects that may very well provide a benefit to someone but not lasting jobs. This is the wrong bill for spending plans. Jobs are created by private companies who have a demand for their product or service that causes them to hire people. Creating artficial demand does not produce permanent jobs.

Grow up Dems! The package received just about enough accord to ripen into a bill. Do not, for chrissake, go overboard apropos the agreed upon numer of billions. The GOP is aching to make their stamp felt at the slightest opportunity. Vulture is a patient, but perilous bird.

It certainly is a disappointing package. Better than nothing, but research demonstrates that the arts generate jobs and purchasing FAR beyond their cost.

Then there's the ATM – cut, but not eliminated.

Why not save a bundle in one minute by requiring the federal government to negotiate the best price with drug companies for Medicare recipients? That would save HUGE sums, and our elderly would not have to go Canada or choose between drugs and food.

This American foolishly paid off three mortgages in my lifetime, down to the last penny. There's nothing at all for responsible adults here.

My CitiBank card just went from 9.99% to 16.99%. Why? I was told it was a "business decision." Never late, never skipped a payment. And Citi, who just got TARP funds, did it because they did it.

I never felt less protected by my government than I do now.

I want to see President Obama succeed with this action. However, I am cautious to believe that the leadership of Pelosi, Reed, Boehner and McConnel can lead us out of this mess. So far a lot of money has been given to banks and no one can even say where it went.

Thank you for reaching out to the GOP. Washington needs more politicans who are willing to reach across the aisle and to put aside their party ideology.
I agree with Gort - any politican who voted against this stimulus package should not receive one penny of my taxpayer money!!!!!!

Obama has failed so far. He was supposed to be the guy to work across party lines. All he's done so far is cause the stock market to crash even further because they lack confidence in his plan. Nice going to everyone that voted for a guy with no experience running ANYTHING!

I honestly cannot believe anyone has read this bill. Not by these comments anyway.

If only you democrats could read. 56% of Americans hate this bill. Do the will of the people for once.

Gort has it 100% right! I'm with him - but not holding my breath. Tom.

@Louis February 12th, 2009 3:05 pm ET

> WHAT A RIPOFF–The stimulus will cost $228,000 for every
> job created. The government created this economic
> mess–why should we trust them to fix it?

OMG. Another brain dead GOP talking point. When money is spent on infrastructure like a bridge, you're not just spending the money for the job that's created. You're also spending money on the thing being built - a bridge in this example. That piece of infrastructure is a useful item that lasts for decades.
Please stop repeating the garbage that you hear and THINK a little.

That is pretty sad that Repubs will not support a bill to help this country. They are feeling great right now anyways... financially speaking...

let the OBSTRUCTIONIST fillibuster....

He might need some Republican votes, because Democrats may not even vote for him next time.

Now that the Demos are back in power, they really need to get some statesmen (and stateswomem) in leadership positions instead of Reid and Pelosi. These buffoons won their positions by default when the Demos had no voice. They need to make some responsible choices now and choose some competent leaders to go along with the statesman they got elected to the executive wing.

There are currently many Democrats to pick from now. Reid needs to step down or be helped down.

I bet a lot of Democratic senators are gonna have: flat tires/food poisoning/imaginary family emergencies that day courtesy of the push-polling, robo-calling, false information GOP

all republicans should vanish from this earth soon and this world and country be a better place. i hope they all burn in hell sooner than later. these people are the most dangerous terrorists.

I dislike this man and I really dislike Pelosi, they along with president will lead the economy down the wrong path. They are greedy!!

Reid Give it up Republicans are the Do nothing Party, The whiney cry Baby Party. They dont care about America. They have a Mission to See the Democrats And President Obama Fail, And they could care less if it hurts this country or the People.

It's interersting to watch as the GOP, without proposing ANY workable alternate solutions, digs in its feet and refuses to participate in the plan.

Good for them. They should remember, however, that even their OWN PRESIDENT locked them out of the feedback cycle while Obama, who doesn't need ONE of their votes, has tried every way possible too include them.

I guess the GOP is too stupid to realize there is a huge difference between "feedback" and "we'll do everything you suggest, regardless of how ridiculous."

Glad they're out of power and working my butt off to make sure I have plenty to donate when the time comes to KEEP them out of power.

why is this being delayed, AMERICA NEEDS HELP NOW,stop with all this foolishness.

WHAT A RIPOFF–The stimulus will cost $228,000 for every job created. The government created this economic mess–why should we trust them to fix it?

Too bad Al Franken hasn't been seated yet. OH WAIT! He didn't win and is trying to steal the election!

Poor baby. Maybe he should have thought of this before he allowed the House under Queen Nancy to write such a crappy bill.

harry you don't need the GOP. just vote it through. you own the package and will suffer the political concequences from this big piece of pork.

Well Harry that is what you get when you try to ram this crud down everyone's throat. You and Pelosi did a horrible job with this bill and now should have to pay the piper.

Mr. Reid, today would be a good day to actually think about the other president being honored: Abe Lincoln. Reflection on his character would actually help you. He was a poor man who couldn't afford a proper education (one of the things creating such a controversy in this stimulus bill).

Yet Lincoln didn't ask the government to fix his personal problem or his poverty; nor should we. He made an extra effort to remove himself from his problems by educating himself (by candlelight no less...and instead of playing video games or other fun stuff boys in our day and age think they have to have to exist). He worked hard at menial jobs and he didn't go around whining about other people stopping him from getting "his share" like so many posters seem to be doing when they think their goodie will be cut out of the stimulus bill.

Oh, and one more thing, Lincoln was a republican. He knew all about being conservative....and how that is the way to truly get ahead.

I still maintain that those congressmen that vote against it should demonstrate their utlimate ideological dedication and REFUSE any funding for their congresional districts.

We all hear the self-righteous hue and cry from the conservative posters on these sites that THEY don't want any part of what they term "Porkulus" or "Spendulus". So, my died-in-the-red republican freinds, put your money (literally) where your mouth is: REFUSE any stimulus benefits. Return any moneys sent your way and hound your local representatives just as vocifersouly as you sound off in these comment areas to refuse it as well.

Maybe a couple of Blue Dog Democrats could grow a set and vote their beliefs and not down the party line.

Reid don't waste your time and energy with the stupid repubs all they know is tax cuts and No.. Someone failed to tell them that tax cuts really doesn't matter when you have NO JOB!!!!!!!!

He will look in vain for GOP votes. They would rather see America fail then a Democratic administration succeed.