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Once More on Stimulus

February 12, 2009 – 11:39 am

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove – no slouch when it comes to Republican strategy – agrees with Josh and disagrees with me about whether stimulus opposition will be good for Republicans.
I agree with Karl that Republicans successfully branded this particular stimulus package a bloated, ill-prioritized porker. But they overshot. They forgot to push [...]

By Ed Walsh (WHWG) | Posted in Congress, Presidency | Also tagged , | Comments

Exactly who is dragging their feet here?

February 6, 2009 – 3:51 pm

I agree with Ed, but it doesn’t seem to me the Republicans are being obstructionist or even appearing that way, despite the President’s efforts to convey that impression. They’re not just standing athwart the stimulus bill saying “No,” they’re providing alternatives which might actually have a stimulatory effect and – another plus – seem to [...]

By Josh Gilder (WHWG) | Posted in Congress, Presidency | Also tagged , , | Comments

Words Matter

January 29, 2009 – 11:20 am

Words matter, so it’s time that Republicans stopped calling this a “stimulus package.” It has nothing to do with stimulating the economy, it’s simply a political payoff to Democrat constituency groups on a scale so massive it’s  mind boggling.
This is Chicago politics on steroids. It makes Blagojevich look like a piker (though it’s all perfectly [...]

By Josh Gilder (WHWG) | Posted in Congress | Also tagged , , | Comments