Blackwell: GOP Must Defeat Job-Creating Stimulus Because It Will Ruin GOP's Election Chances

[EV_Ares]

In an article published on Townhall today, RNC Chairman candidate and former Ohio governor Secretary of State Ken Blackwell urges congressional conservatives to oppose the reinvestment and recovery stimulus plan promoted by President-elect Obama. Though he offers standard conservative arguments against the plan — including a screed against the growth of “big government” — Blackwell seemed most concerned about the political benefit Democrats might see from successfully boosting the economy.

He warned that the bill, which calls for 80 percent job creation in the private sector, could create 600,000 new federal jobs — a problem because it would make it that much harder for for Republicans to win back Virginia.

The bottom line is that, in an economy that lost 1.2 million jobs last year, Blackwell’s biggest concern is to block the creation of new jobs because those newly-employed Americans might vote Democratic.

Link to article: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/16/blackwell-blocks-jobs/

[ananda]

1. The GOP is SO sick and corrupt.

nt

[LiberalFighter]

2. Blackwell is a terrorist cause he wants bin Laden to win.

[LiberalFighter]

3. I thought it was 2.6 million jobs lost last year.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Screw Blackwell and every one of his followers.

I am totally sick and tired of these clowns bellyaching about everything that Obama proposes.

They had their chance, they failed, and now they are on the outside looking in.

Enjoy being leader of the also-rans, Mr. Blackwell.

[mwb970]

6. I'm from Ohio and have been hearing about Blackwell for years.

He's been like this all along.

[NYC Liberal]

5. GOP only cares about what things look like - not the reality.

They'd rather have the economy get worse and have more people lose their jobs so they can play political games and blame the Democrats.

Not to mention -- if the Democrats will benefit politically from the bill, then what happens to the Republicans who vote AGAINST that very popular bill? Ken Blackwell thinks they'll be better off?

[bluedawg12]

7. GOP has run the coutnry down to bare bones in the name of the GOP

and it's hunger for power. Dead ideology.

[snowbear]

8. Only the GOP would consider someone that OHIO kicked out on his ass !!!

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Good luck with your choices for "Republic Party" chair Gop.

What a list of LOSERS you have to choose from!!

[EraOfResponsibility]

9. As long as Obama keeps calling for the American public to look past ideology

bullshit like this won't work anymore.

[TankLV]

10. Wow. Just - Wow...

Let's fuck the country, because we don't want to give the Dems any good press...

And tell us again how you were "impartial" during your stint as Ohio Sec of State...

[Jennicut]

11. The GOP risks then the angry voters who still have no jobs

they are screwed either way. Buh-bye Repukes. You reign of terror is over at least for now.

[Liberalboy]

12. Mr. Blackwell, your comments are nothing but treason and unamerican

[bluedawg12]

13. Say, that's the definition of the GOP.

I just read that in: Funk&Wagtails. :rofl:

[Cha]

14. Hmmm...some conservative on the Round Table

said the repubs better have some real ideas if things don't work out.