Didn’t watch the video, but if he did indeed brag about the stimulus money his district received, I do find that a bit hypocritical.
If $$$ is being handed out by the Feds and you have tax payers in your district then you should get back what you can.
This is the inherent flaw in the system. Self-interest is what guides the process both from the view point of the voter and their elected reps. People complain that Ben Nelson whored his vote out but in reality, he did what he was supposed to do for his state. He works for Nebraska and as such should be getting what he can for them.
I saw the show, Schock and David Brooks of the NYT (yes, David Brooks) absolutely crushed Maddow and Harold Ford, Jr with their command of the issues and facts. I especially liked it when Schock mocked the fact that Maddow would not give back her share of the Bush tax cuts to the government.
We have to remember that stimulus money is OUR MONEY FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, the federal government has no right whatsoever to use it as a reward. We have got to quit thinking that the government is doing us a favor, IT IS OUR MONEY!!!!