I'm beginning to like this stimulus more and more, just based on the republicans response to it. Here's a link to the video.
In case you hadn't heard, the Senate struck a deal on the package with a group of moderate republicans. Hurray for them:
The bipartisan deal was cut after two days of talks and would cut more than $100 billion from the $920 billion bill, dropping its cost to about $820 billion, if amendments added on the Senate floor are retained.The fact that republicans strongly oppose the stimulus will have to stand. They aren't the people with ideas, as we've come to know.
Most Republicans remained strongly opposed to the compromise bill, saying it was too costly and ineffective, and Democratic leaders were counting on just three GOP votes for the plan as of last night but hoped to expand the number before a final vote. WaPo
They're pretty much a one-solution bunch-- Tax Cuts! It's an ideology that's not about to change any time soon, so bipartisanship on this bill, is out.
It's too bad that the republicans are so rigid because they could actually do the American people a service. But their unbending Bush-like tendencies will continue to do more harm.
