Posted on 01/28/2009 5:19:16 PM PST by 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.
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At any rate, I take hope from this vote.
Really? I'd better pick up a pack of smokes so I can quit!
Call me cynical, but "brave" RINOs in the house had nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Knowing the shamulus bill would pass anyway, they could vote "NO" and shore up their "conservative" creds and still enjoy the pork-barrel spending for their state and "pet" causes.
There's a lot of those "Main Street" Republicans out there.
Just the media using nonesense phrases to obscure the fact that if you are in a Republican district you will get nothing and your economy will wither and die of neglect and active hostility from the government. The only way you can lessen this is to vote out the Republicans and elect a progressive Democrat. Pelosi has spoken but perhaps Obama put it best, "I won".
“If there is somebody who is disgruntled, so be it. But we will have an overwhelming vote,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a talk with reporters.”
“WE won”.....that means YOU own IT...good luck with that!
at least they hanged tuff...however futile
average GOP senator is putting on lipstick, warming up the astroglide, cleaning off the toys and putting on his heels to give up some bipartisan butt to their Democrat overlords
Oh, the Repubs searched and found a spine?
Darn, you beat me.
Excellent.
How much pie do I get?
Indeed, I'm shooting for all the freebies I can get! I'll be starting soon if this makes it through the Senate (and given the wussies that the repubs have there, it's bound to pass).
Don't inhale - smoke for effect, not pleasure.
O’Reilly just interviewed Dick Morris on the “stimulus package”...he said it would be not “stimulate anything”... Morris predicts 10% unemployment this year and 20% inflation in 2010 & 2011...
sound familiar...Obama will be Jimmy Carter redux...”one & done!”
Oh I’ve known for months Obama is Jimmy Carter Jr. Every time I lib says that Obama is just like Lincoln or like Reagan I say “Please, he is Jimmy Carter, times 2” and they have nothing to say because its TRUE
$335,000,000 for everyone to have great sex with this bill with the use of condoms.
Woo hoo! Kudos to the House Republicans.
No
Could I have the names of the 11 Dems who voted against the bill?
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O’Reilly just interviewed Dick Morris about this “stimulus”...Morris said this bill will not “stimulate” anything...he also predicts 10% unemployment in this year and 20% inflation in 2010 & 2011...
I think Morris is correct...
sound familiar...Obama will be Jimmy Carter redux...”one & done”
My company does it but it must be declared on your insurance first. That would NOT be beneficial.
God bless those who stood against it.
Does anyone know who were the eleven Democrats?
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