if it wasnt already, this is just open hostility. The Dems need to come out and beat back this narrative before it takes hold.

I understand saying ACORN means something to the ditto heads but why does it mean something to the press? Everytime he makes this claim why aren't they asking him why ACORN can't get money. Eventhough they aren't really getting all or even most of that money. If they did their jobs they would immediately upon asking what his beef is with ACORN and upon finding out his answer would scour any legilslation that he voted for that gave money to organizations or companies that were brought up on allegations or were found guilty of crimes. You wouldn't have to look far.

You know what.  The Republicans are being Republicans here but that doesn't mean that they may not raise a good point at times.

What is neighbarhood stimulization and how will that boost the economy?    I would like to know the answer to those two questions.

I can understand a lot of things that I normally wouldn't agree with.  Give a town money to build a new swimming pool, or fix up its golf course.   That is fine.   Both will create some jobs and maybe some future revenue for the towns.

But I was reading where one county in the northeast was going to provide (not as part of this stimulis packaged) rain water collectors to residents in a disadvantaged neighborhood.  WTF?   There is no drought there?   Most of the homes in the neighborhood probably don't even have gutters to connect to the collection barrel.   Its just a dumb waste of money.

I use this as an example of the type of dumb spending I fear litters this bill.

Build windmills, dams,  turbines, roads, bridges, schools, and courthouses ... that will create jobs, and create infrastructure that will serve us for decades.    Save the feel good handouts for another day.

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/showDia ry.do?diaryId=2423

Who remembers how the GOP was able to create a media firestorm over Bill Clinton's budget that included money for midnight basketball?

Even though Poppy Bush's administration had supported midnight basketball funding, it suddenly became a symbol of wasteful and misguided Democratic spending once Clinton was president.

Obama better figure out soon that the Republicans are not negotiating with him in good faith.

Oh snore, ACORN again.  I hope people figured out during the election campaign that no one gets agitated over this issue except the hardcore right-wingers.  Let them scream about it all they like.  ACORN does a lot of good work and if we aren't allowed to pass any bill that helps out neighborhood organizations for fear that some of the money might go to ACORN, a lot of people are going to get hurt.

Maybe Jeremiah Wright.

Billions? That's just not even possible. Millions might be but I suspect Boehner is just blowing smoke.

And why is the Congressman from Ohio always so tanned? I'm always struck by this, that and his rigidity but that at least I suspect is from having something up his  . . .