Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Then: Stimulus Bad. Now: Thanks For The Cash!

[Joanne98]

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is now offering effusive praise for $24 million in federal funds that allowed him to establish an office of Health Information Technology and to fund a program helping Virginia doctors transition to electronic medical records.

Just one problem - he thinks the government shouldn't have spent that money to begin with.

One year ago, McDonnell told reporters the stimulus plan "is not going to be good long-term for America," though he did say according to the Virginian-Pilot that the Commonwealth should still "collect its share of the stimulus anyway."

Last summer, the Roanoke Times reported that McDonnell said the stimulus created more problems than it solved.

Yesterday, McDonnell (R) lauded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for "advancing such a critical issue."

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[blueworld]

1. How can it be backpedalling...

If his head is stuck up his ass?

In my Virginia opinion, the man is the start of a long nightmare, especially with regard to "health care" and "health care conglomerates" funneling money into his campaign funds. :puke:

[ProSense]

2. More Republican hypocrisy. n/t

[Kyril Enko]

3. He was against it, before he was for it

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