Jobless claims are coming down and GDP is up, most economists say the stimulus worked.
Questions: why would 40+ GOP congressman speak out forcefully against the stimulus bill, and unanimously vote against the stimulus bill, then gleefully hand out stimulus money to their constituents, praise the jobs that the stimulus created, and use this funding to score political points and take credit for it?
Why are GOP congressmen against things that they previously supported under Bush that are clearly good for the country, like a deficit commission, pay as you go, etc... but have reversed themselves as soon as Obama endorsed these proposals? What does this say about the character of these GOP congressmen? What does it say about the reasons for the very low approval rate of congress? What does this say about the ability to lead, about the concept of bipartisanship?
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Jobless claims are coming down and GDP is up, most economists say the stimulus worked.
Questions: why would 40+ GOP congressman speak out forcefully against the stimulus bill, and unanimously vote against the stimulus bill, then gleefully hand out stimulus money to their constituents, praise the jobs that the stimulus created, and use this funding to score political points and take credit for it?
Why are GOP congressmen against things that they previously supported under Bush that are clearly good for the country, like a deficit commission, pay as you go, etc... but have reversed themselves as soon as Obama endorsed these proposals? What does this say about the character of these GOP congressmen? What does it say about the reasons for the very low approval rate of congress? What does this say about the ability to lead, about the concept of bipartisanship?
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