You're kidding right? Bush is telling congress to stop bickering and start spending as fast as they can. He wants to get another $150 billion spent before the lilies bloom.
Why would I be kidding?
I’m not saying killing earmarks would “cure” the economy...or have any impact whatsoever. All I’m saying is the White House has been dying to kill those earmarks. Now would be a good time to do it under the umbrella of economic preparedness.
It has nothings whatsoever to do with the debate of stimulus packages.
The $150 billion is nothing. What has really driven the decline in the value of the dollar has been the enormous cost of that idiotic nation-building project in Iraq. The cost of that thing — most of which has been financed through off-budget appropriations, mind you — makes a $300 billion highway bill look like pocket change.