Given the Democratic majority, the outcome of today’s vote in the House was a foregone conclusion, but the Republican unanimity in opposition was:
WASHINGTON — The House voted, 244-188, on Wednesday evening for President Obama’s package of federal tax cuts and spending worth $819 billion and meant to jump-start the economy out of its worst crisis in decades.
Although the president’s legislative victory was no surprise, given the Democrats’ 255-to-178 advantage in the House, the lack of any Republican support was a disappointment for Mr. Obama. The vote came hours after Mr. Obama declared that “we don’t have a moment to spare” just after conferring with business leaders at the White House.
Before voting on President Obama’s plan, the House rejected a stimulus measure offered by Republican members that focused more on tax cuts. The vote against that measure was 266 to 170, almost entirely on party lines.
The Senate, where the Democrats’ advantage was also increased by the November elections, is expected to debate economic stimulus measures next week. Considerable public debate and private negotiations could lie ahead, given differences between the White House and Congress, and Democrats and Republicans.
Passage also seems likely in the Senate, but the fact that the entire House GOP Caucus stood together and said no to this incredibly bad idea is a good sign that they’re finally starting to realize where they’ve gone wrong the past ten years.
Hmmm…. let me see. How does this work. We take money from the people and then we throw it away on government mandated crappola with minimal oversight and little payoff except to political crony groups and we expect what to happen?
Maybe a lot painful depression like the last time the Democrats were saving us from ourselves. Sheesh!
[...] Doug said it best at “Below the Beltway“: The fact that the entire House GOP Caucus stood together and said no to this incredibly bad [...]
> the fact that the entire House GOP Caucus stood together and said no to this incredibly bad idea is a good sign that they’re finally starting to realize where they’ve gone wrong the past ten years.
Either that, or they merely rubber-stamped everything Bush & Co. ever did (like the almost identical big bank bailout), and now will withhold same, for painfully obvious political reasons.
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