Comments on: Stimulus Bill Now At $789 Billion

By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Will Republicans Switch From No To Yes On Stimulus?

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:00:55 +0000

[...] With the price tag going down, TIME finds that several GOPers could sign on to the bill. [...]

By: michael reynolds

michael reynolds — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:04:59 +0000

Jimmy:

How is it going to blow up in our face? The economy has already blown up. Unless this somehow costs jobs it’s hard to see how it would blow up.

You’re right that the GOP gave us an excuse. Plus it gave us 100% of the credit if there’s a turn-around. The GOP only wins if the economy stays in the crapper — they’re betting on failure. But the fun part is that they were in charge when the initial failure occurred. So, what’s the upside for the GOP?

For the record, Obama got 85% of what he wanted. He wanted quite a bit, and he got almost all of it.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:33:47 +0000

Justin: The question nowâ€¦will this bring on any more Republicans or will they continue to insist that the bill needs to be half this size and be composed mostly of tax cuts?

My semi-educated guess is that the safer a House seat is for a given GOP congresscritter, the less (s)he has to lose by opposing the bill come hell or high water. Or, put another way, the number of “no” votes in the final tally on this stimulus package could be a good predictor of where the GOP will bottom out in terms of House representation.

By: Jimmy the Dhimmi

Jimmy the Dhimmi — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:03:41 +0000

President Obama said that the Great Depression lasted so long, and the Japanese lost a decade, because the federal governments did not intervene enough, or spend enough money on public works projects. I would like to hear Obama say on record whether or not this package is enough, or whether the programs removed by the senate were essential to the recovery.

My feeling is that Obama and his supporters will try to defend his legacy by blaming the compromise if this thing doesn’t work. They should be glad the stimulus has changed, it gives them an excuse if it blows up in our face.