214-188 Vote - House Passes $819B Stimulus Bill

FoxNews ^ | 1/29/2009

[GVnana]

The House of Representatives approved an $819 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday, dealing the new Obama administration a legislative victory but also giving Republicans a chance to show their resolve as the opposition party.

The final vote was 244-188, mostly along party lines. All Republicans who were present voted against the bill. They were joined in their opposition by 11 Democrats.

The largely partisan vote undercut Obama's push for bipartisan support for the bill after he had argued that a new style of politics is needed in Washington.

[F. dAnconia]

214-188 Vote - House Passes $819B Stimulus Bill

Hey Obama,

Put that in you pack of Newports and smoke it.

Regards,
House Republicans

[Repeal The 17th]

"...the e-mail addresses I have to try and stop it in the senate are coming back as “invalid.”... - Click Here To Find Out How To Contact YOUR Repesentative and Senators

[gondramB]

I'm afraid we may be over the line into Dumb and Dumberer territory... :(

[Soul Seeker]

Well. I’m surprised. Well done House Republicns. Now do this on every questionable piece of legislation. Democrats don’t need your votes so make them own it all.

[Polarik]

Not only will the bill pay you to stop smoking, it will make all of your medical records available on Google for all the world to see and exploit.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2173410/posts

[Creek Injun]

It’s sad that the only time republicans, for the most part, don’t act like democrats is when their is a far-left goon is in the White House. Maybe now they will go the extra mile and encourage a tax revolt.

[MrB]

Oh, they don’t want the rest of the world to exploit your medical records.

They just want to exploit you themselves.

[originalbuckeye]

I think we should refer to this as the ‘Uber-Earmark Bill’. It's mostly earmarks for the Dem loyals who bought the Presidency for 0bama.

[Zeppelin]

This is frickin ridiculous. And the e-mail addresses I have to try and stop it in the senate are coming back as “invalid.”

Perhaps that's the noun-form of the word, as in "Senator Doe is an invalid."

[omega4179]

The one from PA voted no because the bill didn’t have enough pork.

[omega4179]

I thought he smoked virginia slims when he switched from wacky tobaccy to regular.

[NoDRodee]

I don't understand:
If this bill is to jolt the economy and increase jobs, why does it have increase in unemployment benefits.

[kevinm13]

Elections have consequences and unfortunately this is one of the first ugly ones. I am glad to see that not a single Republican voted for it. Thank God for their sense. The Republicans in the Senate need to speak loudly against this wasteful spending that will have little if any impact on the economy. Especially parts like funding abortions anywhere from federal funds and billions to crooks like ACORN.

[Fawn]

I’d like a piece of that pie too.

[eleni121]

A tool --yes. But that's all they are. Have you noticed recently the winning Deaniac strategy of running conservative Dems against namby pamby RINOS???

DEMS will do anything to gain power. Yes there are a very few blue and yellow Dems many of whom members come from conservative districts, where liberal Democrats comprise a decided minority of the general population.

The idea is to get them in power first and then use Machiavellian means to push through their programs anyway.

the GOP needs to run real conservatives to win. The strategy they have been using doesn't work. No more creepy compassionate conservatism.

[Personal Responsibility]

Welcome to Nancy Pelosi’s newspeak. Bipartisanship = more democrats.

[davidlachnicht]

188? Isn't that the same number of folks who stood up at the Alamo? :)

[GVnana]

it will make all of your medical records available on Google for all the world to see and exploit.

Just wait for government "healthcare."

[Munz]

no that is not true
the bill provides:
“That of the amount appropriated under this heading $500,000,000 shall be used to carry out evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies and public health workforce development activities”

[Munz]

still not enough to defeat the bill.
The congress no longer has any checks or balances.