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There already is an alternative stimulus plan, crafted by DeMint and presented at The Heritage Foundation. |
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Posted on 02/01/2009 11:07:03 AM PST by Maelstorm
WASHINGTON – Former presidential rival John McCain expressed disappointment that President Barack Obama has not negotiated with Republicans over a huge economic stimulus plan and said he is working on an alternative package.
Speaking to Reuters, Arizona Senator McCain said the alternative plan would include what he described as "more effective tax cuts, such as a payroll tax cut" and spending on projects aimed at immediately creating jobs.
"A group of us Republican senators are working on coming up with an alternative package that I would hope would have some elements to it that Americans would support," said McCain, who lost the November 4 U.S. election to Obama, a Democrat.
"One, we have to have an alternative and two, we still hope that the administration -- although time is running out -- that the administration will sit down and do some serious negotiating, which they have not done," he said.
An $819 billion stimulus plan passed the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday, with no votes from Republicans.
The Senate, also controlled by Democrats, begins debate next week on a bill that contains $342 billion in temporary tax breaks and more than $545 billion in spending to total about $887 billion.
McCain said it was helpful that the Democratic president visited Capitol Hill this week to talk to Republicans about the stimulus plan but that "some very rapid and dramatic outreach" is needed.
"I have to tell you I'm disappointed so far in the administration's lack of consultation or efforts to work with Republicans on the stimulus package," McCain said.
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Shows he may be good for something after all. We’ll see.
What I want to see McNutt do is take a long walk off a short pier.
Promising? What is more “promising” about higher deficits and more government boondogles (McCain style)? The Republicans should be pushing massive spending cuts, balanced budgets, and tax cuts. If conservatives buy this kind of Keynesian nonsense, they deserve to lose for another generation.
I don’t trust anything McCain does. He will screw us one way or the other in the ‘spirit of bipartisanship’......as always.
What took this guy so long. I don’t get it, he was for the stupid bailout in September, but against this one. Weren’t both stimulus packages full of pork
“I don’t trust anything McCain does. He will screw us one way or the other in the ‘spirit of bipartisanship’......as always.”
QFT
Mcdipstick should be shot for treason.
Yep, I'm with you on this.
Good grief bud, there is no such thing as a sound stimulus plan. If McCain is going to devise one, it can’t be anything but bad.
John saved our asses with Campaign Finance Reform (NOT!), he saved our asses by running for president (NOT!), and now he wants to save them again with a bail out bill.
If you were drowning and had three fingers out of the water, McCain would hand you a lifebuoy, a fifty pound lifebuoy.
NOTHING that comes out of this triumvirate for the next four years is worth even wiping your ass with, let alone voting for it.
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There already is an alternative stimulus plan, crafted by DeMint and presented at The Heritage Foundation. |
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Government spending for economic stimulus is optional, or a contradiction in terms. I need to figure out which.
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How ironic will it be that the very quality that made many of us cringe over McCain--his fixation on "cooperation"--may end up helping us against Obama, who prattles on and on about working together but doesn't believe in it for a second.
Good???? This is the same kind of mentality that got us into this mess! The GOP needs to be calling for spending cuts and balanced budgets.....instead of yet more spending.
Well said Captain Kirk!
This is just more of the Hegelian distraction providing fodder for the political diatribe.
You have hit the nail on the head and should be congratulated for it.
Stay the course, keep your powder dry and your boots well oiled.
At least this is better than him just signing on to the Obama plan, which is what I was expecting. We’ll see just how much garbage is in his version. Make it all tax cuts and I’m on board.
I agree. I’m cautious. I’d really like to see McCain prove himself. I hope he follows through on this and it doesn’t become the ride to Washington part deux.
But this one is not exclusively HIS bailout package. McCain wants some of the credit for bankrupting the nation, so he'll write his own bill, with the help of his liberal friends in the senate, of course.
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