After Voting No, Republicans Take Credit for Projects Funded by the Stimulus

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GOP leaders took great pride in the fact that every House Republican voted against the $787 billion economic-stimulus bill and that all but 16 opposed the spending bill. They battered Mr. Obama and other Democrats, saying the spending bill increased outlays by 8% over the 2008 fiscal year. They also criticized its numerous earmarks, the special items inserted by lawmakers for their districts.

Now many of the Republicans who opposed the bills are highlighting earmarks they inserted or other benefits the bills bring to their states.

After Voting No, Republicans Tout Funds - WSJ.com

 

[uscitizen]

Of course they would. This was totally predictable.

 

[Charles_Main]

Kinda like Obama wants credit for "winning Iraq"

LOL

 

[Charles_Main]

Kinda like Obama wants credit for "winning Iraq"

LOL

 

[Chris]

Kinda like Obama wants credit for "winning Iraq"

LOL

Which never happened.

By the way what did we win?

 

[uscitizen]

Kinda like Obama wants credit for "winning Iraq"

LOL

Which never happened.

By the way what did we win?

Ohh close to a trillion in debt so far.
4500? killed?
Wounded?
Maimed/crippled?
Iraqi dead?

And no real end in sight.

 

[Avorysuds]

Kinda like Obama wants credit for "winning Iraq"

LOL

Which never happened.

By the way what did we win?

You can't use that line until the war is actually over... Until then the Dem congress of 4 years and Dem president of 2 will keep funding all the same.

 

[California Girl]

GOP leaders took great pride in the fact that every House Republican voted against the $787 billion economic-stimulus bill and that all but 16 opposed the spending bill. They battered Mr. Obama and other Democrats, saying the spending bill increased outlays by 8% over the 2008 fiscal year. They also criticized its numerous earmarks, the special items inserted by lawmakers for their districts.

Now many of the Republicans who opposed the bills are highlighting earmarks they inserted or other benefits the bills bring to their states.

After Voting No, Republicans Tout Funds - WSJ.com

If they inserted earmarks for their own states, then they are right to take credit for such. Since the bill was gonna pass anyway, it is their duty to those who elected them to ensure they get something from it.

Not exactly rocket science.