Posted on 07/16/2009 7:50:53 AM PDT by Free America52
On the defensive over the economy and health care, the White House is shooting back with a double-barreled message for its critics and skeptics.
To Republicans who say the stimulus isn’t working: Back off.
To moderate Democrats wary of health care reform: We’re watching you.
Earlier this week, the administration launched a coordinated effort to jam Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican who’s argued that the government should “cancel the rest of the stimulus spending.” No fewer than four Cabinet secretaries wrote to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer — also a Republican — to ask her if she agreed with Kyl that it was time to turn off the state’s stimulus spigot.
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Abuse of power. Nixon would have been impeached for less.
I’m not sure if it’s blackmail but it is High School. How the heck did our country sink so low?
Blackmail? What’s it matter...these people are liars and want this country to crumble so they can squeeze out the wealth and spirit of Americans.
But is is SURELY the way a corrupt and very tyrannical WHITE HOUSE deals with those who disagree.
We have very very bad people in charge of running our nation.
And they are ruining our spirit as a nation as they continue to smack down all that is good and fair and democratic.
Chicago will be the better for it too if these guys go straight to prison.
The Rats consider the unwillingness to use power for political gains to be an abuse of power.
Idiots who bought the “Hope and Change” rhetoric without being smart enough to crap and not fall back in it.
The means support the ultimate goals. I think Marx/Lenin put this theory to the test.
Slash and burn politics here, and the RINOs won’t know how to respond beyond mewling.
I believe this impedes upon the system of checks and balances. Obama thinks he has Congress in his back pocket and therefore has carte blanche to do anything.
I hope we have a 2012 election...I’m beginning to wonder.
If they can’t manage a crisis big enough to stave off an election (swine flu pandemic - no crowds?), the government funded Acorn will make certain the Dems not only hold onto power but gain seats.
Yes, but there was a time with Americans wouldn't fall for such garbage.
They bought FDR. They bought LBJ.
Tell the strong-arming, Chicago, gangland thugs to shove it, the punks. This shows that the stimulus is all about politics, buying votes and blackmailing states that don’t want to cooperate. Tell 0 to shove his trickle down tax policies. He and his Maoist cronies will tax the rich and let the taxes trickle down until everyone is bankrupt. The only thing to do with scumbag thugs like 0 and henchmen is tell them to stuff it.
With the economy picking up speed on a downward spiral, ‘they’ need an enemy very soon to distract the masses.
Since we don’t have external ones anymore (making friendly with the ‘hug a thug’ diplomacy) they will look internally for one.
Only one group satisfies the politically correct requirements as someone they can demonize.
Guess which.
This stuff and the stuff the Sarah Palin has been put through are beyond creepy. Is this the America the Democrats want?
Ok so when do we get our “Return of the Jedi”?
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