I was compelled to vote against the stimulus bill on Friday because it was
> a fundamentally bad bill. *My opposition was compounded by the fact
> members of Congress were given less than 12 hours to study such a
> voluminous bill involving such a large sum of money.*
>
> *Let me point out that the recent federal bailouts and pledges of support
> from the FDIC, Treasury, Federal Reserve and this stimulus total enough to
> pay off 90 percent of this nation's mortgages.* It is a shame that so much
> has been wasted. I cannot be a part of wasting more. This money will have
> to be paid by U.S. taxpayers eventually, with compounded interest. >
> Some commentators have said no Republican has the right to talk about the
> overspending in this package because of the overspending under President
> Bush. Not only do two wrongs not make a right, but to combat massive
> overspending in the previous administration with another exponential
> increase is akin to treating an alcoholic with a warehouse of whiskey. >
> It played in Peoria:
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> The only way this stimulus bill can work is if we actually start
> manufacturing again. Spending money is good, but when it goes to China,
> what good is that?
We can rest assured top level management will still be able to afford all their vacations, bonuses, Bentlys and bottles of the best aged booze.