The joke is on us (and the Republicans)

[kpete]

The joke is on us (and the Republicans)
by mysticlaker
Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 04:06:41 AM PST

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First off, the stimulus will pass today in the House. No big deal. Republicans will look like they are not in favor of the stimulus a package which is supported by the public. A few dems will not vote for it as well, and maybe a few cross-over republicans will vote for it.

Secondly, Obama has already lined up one Senator for sure on the stimulus so cloture is assured.

http://www.politico.com/...
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/18064.html

The chairman’s long courtship of Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe assures him of at least one Republican vote in his panel, and the typically soft-spoken Snowe was direct and forceful in giving her endorsement.

"We are in the vanguard of creating the jobs for the 21st century," Snowe said. "I think we have a twofer here, Mr. Chairman. I think we have the possibility of economic stimulus as well as economic transformation."

And other Republican Senators are lining up as well, including Judd Gregg who will have a tough fight in NH in 2010.

Rising above the fray — but almost omnipresent — was Obama himself, meeting with rank-and-file House and Senate Republicans Tuesday and making his case that the floor votes ahead are just the first steps in a larger action plan to address financial regulations, home foreclosures and banks teetering near insolvency.

"His presentation was a tour de force," New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg told Politico. The top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, Gregg has been an outspoken critic of the level of new spending in the administration’s plan but said: "I felt much better. ... He’s clearly moving forward aggressively on all the different fronts. I was very impressed. If he puts it in the context of an integrated effort, I’d consider it."

The joke is on us, and the Republicans, who will look obstructionist when they vote against an economic plan to help a hurting country. Obama has the votes, political capital, and will to push through the stimulus without leaving the Oval Office. But he went out there to show the country he is a man of his word when he talks about being President of the entire country.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/28/7641/15579/805/689740

[walkaway]

1. Everything he does seems to work

The media keeps freaking out and screaming about what big mistakes he is making and then it all works out in our favor.

Did you get to see the clip of Olympia Snow? It was great! The rest of her party should be ashamed of themselves.

[MUAD_DIB]

2. What did Snow say or do?