Stimulus-Hating GOP Rep. Frank Guinta Cuts Ribbon For Stimulus Project

[Lakhota]

By Benjy Sarlin

With Recovery Act funding running out, that old TPM favorite — the anti-stimulus Republican who takes credit for stimulus funding in their district — is becoming somewhat of a rarity. But Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) kicked it old school on Thursday by cutting the ribbon on a new road that received millions from the same spending bill he opposed.

Guinta spoke at the opening ceremony for Raymond Wieczorek Drive, a new access road connecting various towns to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Later he posted a picture of the event on his official Facebook page. Other attendees included Gov. John Lynch (D) and New Hampshire House Speaker William O’Brien.

“It’s going to help us with our tourism, our economy, and it’s going to provide us greater flexibility for our residents, our business commuters, and those visiting our state,” Guinta said at the event. “It’s a real example of how when we put our mind to it we can accomplish anything we want to accomplish.”

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Just more GOP hypocrisy. Don't give Obama credit for anything.

 

[whitehall]

Say what? It would be political suicide for a politician to reject money from a bill he merely voted against. It's true for democrats and republicans. That's life in the real world lefties. If the government throws money at you you better be out there with a catchers mitt. There is no hyprocrisy in it.

 

[Lakhota]

Say what? It would be political suicide for a politician to reject money from a bill he merely voted against. It's true for democrats and republicans. That's life in the real world lefties. If the government throws money at you you better be out there with a catchers mitt. There is no hyprocrisy in it.

I didn't hear him thanking Obama...

 

[whitehall]

Say what? It would be political suicide for a politician to reject money from a bill he merely voted against. It's true for democrats and republicans. That's life in the real world lefties. If the government throws money at you you better be out there with a catchers mitt. There is no hyprocrisy in it.

I didn't hear him thanking Obama...

No shit.

 

[paulitician]

Now he should get re-elected. Americans are so dumbed-down and this guy knows that. Another phony Conservative who's actually just a Democrat-light.

 

[Dot Com]

He's just upholding an Republican tradition started in 2008, saying one thing & doing another

 

[rdean]

Anyone can go on Google and find out who the more than one hundred Republican congressmen are who voted against the stimulus, then begged for the money AND THEN have the nerve to take credit for the jobs the stimulus produced. The same ones will lie again to the American public and swear the stimulus didn't create one single job. Jobs they take credit for. How awful.