What did the Republicans say when Obama was promoting the stimulus and job creation?

[insanity]

Because their narrative this week is that he needs to focus on jobs.

If I recall correctly, they were to busy saying no and talking about the damage it would do the economy to offer a plan.

Seriously, they change the reason they say no every week to excuse themselves from actually legislating. The whole party is becoming Michelle Bachmann-esque... concerned with saying outrageous shit on TV to get coverage than doing honest work.

[Warpy]

1. "WAAAAAH!!! IT COSTS TOO MUCH! IT'S SOCIALISTIC!

WE CAN'T AFFORD IT!! THINK OF THE DEFICIT!!! HE'S SPENDING US INTO THE POORHOUSE!!!"

You know, the usual temper tantrum on the far right that only discovered the country was deficit spending on 1/20/09.

[insanity]

4. Actually

That is when every problem in America actually became real to them.

[MiniMe]

2. NO! Isn't that what they say about everything?

[eleny]

3. They've had it pretty easy for a year

They don't have to do any of the hard work of crafting legislation. Come to think of it, they've had it easy for about 9 years. During the Bush years they just crafted legislation probably written by corporate lobbyists. Now they just have to obstruct and let outside groups like Club for Growth and Dick Armey's minions lead the way from behind the curtain.

No wonder they balked when they were forced to come to work for about the entire week and stay longer hours. How were House members going to fill their day waiting for Special Orders when they could stand their and read what their corporate masters wrote for them?

Oh, the pain - the pain!

But hey, it pays well and the benefits are da bomb.

[sandnsea]

5. The government doesn't create jobs

What happened to that line that they always use when they're in charge. :crazy:

I really hate them and I really hate that they get away with making these statements and nobody except Jon Stewart calls them on it.

[TomCADem]

6. In February and March They Were Insisting That The Economy Would Improve By Itself

Here is CNN:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/06/sitroom.03.html

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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Senator, it is probably pretty to say that this bill is going to look more like what President Obama wants than like what you would like to see and what most Republicans would like to see.

Let us assume that it goes out there and, in fact, does begin to turn the economy around.

Aren't you then on the wrong side of this politically?

Do you not then sort of doom this party to minority ship, if you will, for the next election and beyond?

CORKER: Well, I think that's a great question. And, Candy, I came here to major in substance, OK, not to major in sort of the politics of the issues. And on substance, I just think this is the wrong thing.

I hope the economy turns around. And, by the way, with or without a stimulus, at some point, the economy is going to turn around because we have cycles, OK.

But I truly -- this is not a political vote to me. I cannot possibly imagine how this type of spending within government is going to create jobs.

And so I hope the economy turns around. I hope it happens by the time the next election occurs. I do not see this at all as a political risk. I see this as something I'm voting my conscience. I've been in business all of my life. I was a commission of finance for a state. I know how this money gets expended in state government and here at the federal government. And I just do not believe this is a stimulus bill.

But I hope, Candy, I hope that huge jobs are created, because there are so many people in my state, so many people all across our country that need jobs...

BLITZER: All right...

CORKER: ...but they will not be created because of this stimulus package, I can assure you of that.

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