Monday, June 15, 2009

HUH. THE PORKULUS AIN'T WORKIN'.

Vice President Joe Biden says “everyone guessed wrong” on the impact of the economic stimulus.

From Innocent Bystanders:

Really. Let’s look back about 4 months and try to remember who was guessing what:

  • Obama reminds GOP in stimulus meeting: “I won” (Hot Air): 1/23/09
  • House passes stimulus plan, but with no Republican votes (McClatchy): 1/28/09
  • Pence Opposes Democrat Stimulus Bill: “It Won’t Work”: 1/28/09
  • Economists say stimulus won’t work (St. Louis Post-Dispatch): 1/29/09
  • Analysis: Stimulus Won’t Jump-start Economy (AP): 2/13/2009
  • Sen. Cornyn: Stimulus Won’t Work (Fox): 2/13/09
  • Republican Governors Step Up Attacks on Obama Economic Policies (Bloomberg): 2/23/09

And among the highlights to the opposition to the bill, we had 200 economists taking out an ad in the New York Times saying it wouldn’t work, all GOP representatives voting against the bill, and all but 3 GOP senators voting against the bill. [And as Joey Buzz points out in the comments, I'd forgotten to mention the Tea Paries, which involved hundreds of thousands of American citizens of all political affiliations.]

Seems like more than a few people lacked faith in the impact of the economic stimulus, and the only people who “guessed wrong” were its ardent supporters.
Stupid reality. Sure must be irritatin,' but of course, its nothing that The One's lyin-ass rhetorical skill won't be able to gloss over.

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