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I doubt you can point to the millions of jobs saved but I can certainly point to the millions lost since he took office. Bad luck for him but it happened on his watch and he promised to fix it by providing us with hundreds of thousands of jobs, so did the Demoncrats in Congress. So far, nada.
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I have seen people say they were beginning to start up projects. They have even had articles in the local paper about the stimulus money.
I wish more money had been focused on infrastructure and jobs too. But I am still willing to give him more time, because everyone always said it would not be immediate. If, after this year, the unemployment rate is still rising, I will start bitching with you, OK? We can march on Washington if you want. |
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Here is the infrastructure allocation so far.
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Well it looks like Congress and all it spending may have finally reached a brink. At least someone is looking at the numbers. CBO say Demoncratic spending is unsustainable.
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Well at least some Congress men still have a sense of their priorities.
Sen. Dodd (D) may snub lobbyists, but not their cash http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090726/D99LQR1O4.html
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Keeping an eye on the bills in congress and how much they are costing us.
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/ http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/...nding-tracker/
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WashingtonWatch.com does not report the many benefits that may be provided by government regulation and spending, made possible by taxation. Proposals that “cost” the average American may benefit you, your community, your loved ones, or your employer.When you rely on a partisan service, you generally get a partisan perspective...which is fine, if that is what you want....but dont attempt to pass it off as a site w/o a political agenda. If you want to keep an eye on Congress and want a non-partisan perspective, use non-partisan sources, like Thomas, the official Congressional site and read the CRS bill summaries and the CBO cost estimates that are included or use GovTrack, another good non-partisan source. Keeping an eye on Congress is good....doing it with an open mind (is "not reporting the benefits that may be provided"....open-minded or objective?), rather than a predisposed agenda, is better. Last edited by Redux; 08-01-2009 at 12:33 AM. |
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I really didnt expect you to acknowledge that the the analysis of legislation by WashingtonWatch.com is as partisan and biased as any you will find.
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Thanks Redux. I like the CBO. They had the guts to tell GWB what tax cuts combined with war spending would do. I trust them to be equally annoying to Obama and I've already seen our loyal opposition here refer to their estimates.
I'd relegate washingtonwatch and the AARP both to the spin cycle. Both have an agenda, although at least the AARP has a defined constituency whose interests they do look out for, mostly, while trying to sell them insurance.
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More evidence of a bloated expensive government without "transparency":
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HEY! The Congress can just treat this like they did for Cash for Clunkers! Dump more taxpayer dollars into it because you know, "It's to big to fail."
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