Posted on 02/23/2009 1:17:37 PM PST by rabscuttle385
The Empire State’s two Democratic senators say they’ll take any money from the economic stimulus plan that Republican governors decide to leave on the table.
Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand issued a statement calling on President Obama to divert to New York any funds that go unallocated. Several governors have recently stated they would decline the stimulus funds because accompanying federal requirements would actually hurt their state financially.
“If any governor - Democrat or Republican - leaves stimulus money on the table, then we respectfully request that funds be distributed to New York,” Schumer and Gillibrand wrote. “We will put the money to good use, investing in education and new infrastructure, such as healthcare IT and high-speed rail.”
Schumer and Gillibrand singled out GOP Govs. Mark Sanford (S.C.), Rick Perry (Texas), Bobby Jindal (La.), Haley Barbour (Miss.) and Sarah Palin (Alaska) for criticizing the stimulus plan and suggesting they will decline funds.
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Living here is embarassing.
Ping!
Is anyone else watching this travesty on camera on FoxNews right now. McCain, Snowe, Rangle, B.O., there’s enough dumb s—t comments to go around.
Work groups? This sounds so 1980s.
“Yes, I want to talk about our work group. We thought new regulations would be a good start...”
This is such a fifth grade tea party throwback.
Typical democrats. Instead of being glad that the American taxpayer might be able to save by those states not taking a portion of the stimulus..THEY WANT IT!! Screw the Taxpayers!
LOL...they are such pond scum! Atlas Shrugged is now a reality show.
“This is such a fifth grade tea party throwback.”
That’s exactly what i thought this morning! Like a high school ‘study group’....ROTFLOL! Still Obama says he will have ‘a plan’ in a couple of weeks. By then the markets will have melted to ZIP...ZERO...NADA!
The markets are still waiting on Gietner’s plan. It’s ridiculous.
Obama is coming out everyday to get his mug on TV but basically all he is doing is saying he is:
‘PRESENT’!
The guy just up "We so appreciate what you are doing - what a great guy you are!"
Now we know who serviced Clients Number 7 and 8..
Exactly! Nothing builds stature more than to stand up front getting your rear smooched, nodding your head up and down with a serious look on your face. You don’t need to say anything, but once in a while you through in another obvious statement so folks can nod their heads up and down back, to the same end.
Oh geez, “native American communities”, “rural communities”... where do these racists and special interest people come from?
Are we all U.S. Citizens or not?
Wasn’t that a hoot. Seriously! This is stand up comedy at it’s best. I’d love to see Saturday Night Live do a good honest lampoon of this.
Oh my -—, one lady just stood up to lament there being more single retired women to worry about because of this downturn.
Do none of these people see this as a unified effort? Must it always be about “ME”, “MINE”, “OUR”?
It’s why I call it the Vampire State.
Now he says it is may be 15% - 20%! He has no idea about what he is saying or doing!
They are not ashamed to show their greed, and their contempt for the American people.
I agree. When he was signing those first Executive Orders and Presidential Directives a day or two after being sworn in, he had to ask an aide to explain the ramifications of what he had just signed.
Here was a guy signing something to become law of the land, and he had no idea what it would actually do.
That was all I need to know. He’s a ten year old child.
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