This is the kernel of Republican intransigence...

[misanthrope]

...in a beautifully stated nutshell:

"I'm glad to know where you stand, Mr. Boehner. Clearly, government spending can never lead to an increase in jobs -- I'm sure that the 600 percent increase in federal spending in your own district between 2000 and 2006 in no way benefitted the economy. In fact, I'm sure no jobs were created when defense giant BAE won a $71,546,085 no-bid contract for its subsidiary, Fairfield Ohio's own O'Gara-Hess and Einsenhardt (now Centigon) to build, among other things, doors for armored vehicles. All told, BAE pumped $217,764,911 government dollars into your district's economy in the last fiscal year. Man, if only they'd had a tax cut, maybe there would be some jobs in the Ohio 8th."

The rest of the essay can be found http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=94969">here.

Everyone reading this who has a Republican Senator or Representative needs to use this line of thought against them. Hold their feet to the fire.

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Perfect. n/t

[patrice]

2. Marking for later.