This is not a stimulus plan. A stimulus plan is for a patient that just needs a bit of motivation. In spite of what Rush or Dobbs says our economy is on the emergency room table fighting for life. Go talk to a car salesman, a real estate agent, a school board member or a city council member. They will tell you that times are bad. One of the most respected Republican governors, Gov Crist of Florida say that the Economic Recovery Plan is a good bill.
William Krystol let the cat out of the bag today when he said that the Republicans need to defeat this bill not because it is bad but because they need the momentum to stop healthcare legislation down the road. They are fighting the bill for partisan reasons not economic reasons. Should they succeed then the patient may die and worse measures will be needed.
No one wants this country to go into more debt. this attitude is not owned by Republicans. In fact this last Republican administration borrowed more money than any administration in our history and the Republican lead Congress went right along with it and most of the money was spent outside of this country. Why $800 million in dollar bills was lost in Iraq, no one knows where it went just like the $375 Billion that the Bush Administration handed over to the banks with no oversight.
No the Republicans are not against debt they are just against any Democratic administration's efforts. The problem that this time they are playing with the welfare of millions of US citizens and their families.
Most economists say this plan is needed and will help. No one says that it will damage the economy in the short term. Why risk not doing anything? And two years from now if it does not work then the Republicans can make a strong run in the Congressional elections.
Please let's make this happen, call your legislators!
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