Posts Tagged ‘porkulus’

In my AIP column today, I discuss the possibility of a second stimulus. Even though Barack Obama says he’s not interested right now, many others are, including Laura D’Andrea Tyson, one of his economic advisors. Instead of a second stimulus that would only send more money down the drain, we should cancel the remainder of [...]

Check out this handy stimulus flow chart. It will make everything clearer:

Hat tip: Barbara at Mommy Life

If you live in or around the St. Louis area and you are disgusted with the unnecessary spending that is a huge portion of the Spendulus Bill, then get yourself to the St. Louis Nationwide Chicago Tea Party, one of many taxpayer protests taking place around the country. Bill Hennessy got this one going. Here [...]

Congratulations to Retired Military for his winning quote by CS Lewis:
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point [...]

This is such a great idea. If you live in or around the Seattle area and if it’s at all possible, get yourself and everyone you know who’s also pissed off that this crap sandwich is being shoved down our throats down to the taxpayer protest organized by Liberty Belle. Here are the details:
The protest [...]

Remember the big tax break Barack Obama said he was going to give 95% of the American people? This big tax break will give you an extra $13 a week in June. But don’t get too excited, that reduces to $8.00 in January.
Stimuluspalooza!
Obama said he would bring change. Ha! So what will you do [...]

Leave it up to a Blue Dog Democrat to come up with a better stimulus bill than the Porkulus bill Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid have created. Will it get the attention it deserves? With the partisan media, of course not, but it should. The Examiner has the details:
Rep. Walt Minnick, a freshman [...]

Can someone explain to me how making it illegal for religious organizations or individuals to hold services or meetings on college campuses or any facilities that are improved or renovated with funds from this bill is stimulative. There, tucked cleanly inside, deep beneath the fat of all the social spending are two sentences that make [...]

There has been a swift and wonderful Republican uprising against the monstrosity that is currently making its way through the senate. President Obama and the Democrats are calling it a stimulus package, but it’s any thing but a stimulus. As was reported in the Washington Times yesterday, the CBO came out with its report and [...]

The Hill reports that Senator Reid has two Republicans voting for the stimulus which means passage of the $900 billion boondoggle.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate.
Reid said he believes at least two Republicans [...]