Left OUTRAGED with Republican Susan Collins-who voted FOR the stimulus bill!

[oreo]

Here's a little poetic justice for we conservatives. Republican Susan Collins, along with Olympia Snow & Arlan Spector had a real opportunity to pressure democrats regarding the 787 BILLION dollar economic stimulus bill to rid it of pork & earmarks. They didn't--they chose to sign off on it.

It appears that republican Susan Collins insisted that 1.9 BILLION for CDC research be removed from the bill-or she wouldn't sign it. She stated at the time she did not believe this to be economic stimulus.

Democrats removed it--& of course she signed it. NOW--that the swine flu is in the news--the left is outraged at her for insisting that the 1.9 billion for the CDC was removed.

I wonder if she is real happy about signing off on the 787 BILLION dollar stimulus bill now??--he.he.he.

 

[xotoxi]

YAY FOR THE CONSERVATIVES!!!

Congrats for succeeding in striking out money for CDC research. Way to go!

You must be so proud of your little accomplishment.


(seeing that you have nothing else to cheer about )

 

[auditor0007]

YAY FOR THE CONSERVATIVES!!!

Congrats for succeeding in striking out money for CDC research. Way to go!

You must be so proud of your little accomplishment.


(seeing that you have nothing else to cheer about )

It didn't belong as part of the stimulus bill. If additional funding is necessary, they can pass a bill tomorrow for the funding.

 

[KittenKoder]

What I find amusing is that people didn't see this coming.

 

[Sarah G]

Here's a little poetic justice for we conservatives. Republican Susan Collins, along with Olympia Snow & Arlan Spector had a real opportunity to pressure democrats regarding the 787 BILLION dollar economic stimulus bill to rid it of pork & earmarks. They didn't--they chose to sign off on it.

It appears that republican Susan Collins insisted that 1.9 BILLION for CDC research be removed from the bill-or she wouldn't sign it. She stated at the time she did not believe this to be economic stimulus.

Democrats removed it--& of course she signed it. NOW--that the swine flu is in the news--the left is outraged at her for insisting that the 1.9 billion for the CDC was removed.

I wonder if she is real happy about signing off on the 787 BILLION dollar stimulus bill now??--he.he.he.

They can still pass a bill and if it gets bad, they probably will do that. I'm not mad at the three who worked to get the stimulus out. They were there when all the other Rs were sitting around obstructing.

 

[rayboyusmc]

If we were to have a pandemic, we would need every penny to keep the encomy from collapsing. No one working means no frigging economy.

 

[Zoom-boing]

Lots of stuff didn't belong in a stimulus package; including this.

 

[WillowTree]

If we were to have a pandemic, we would need every penny to keep the encomy from collapsing. No one working means no frigging economy.

yes,, and even without a pandemic and all the freaking stimulus money you've thrown down the shithole less and less and less Americans are working.. go figure.

 

[AllieBaba]

What a bunch of panicked self wetters you are.

 

[Mr. President]

A couple people die from a flu Im not seeing Epidemic out of this one.

 

[DiveCon]

A couple people die from a flu Im not seeing Epidemic out of this one.

let alone a pandemic
the media has blown this out of proportion

 

[Yurt]

it did not belong in a stimulus bill...

put in the budget, and as has been pointed out, a bill could be passed tomorrow approving emergency funds...you know, just how obama got everybody all whipped up that they had to pass his stimulus in days else the economy was going to tank...

emergency funds for hurricanes etc get approved all the time. i find the faux outrage over this partisan lunacy.

 

[manu1959]

A couple people die from a flu Im not seeing Epidemic out of this one.

let alone a pandemic
the media has blown this out of proportion

wag the dog baby....nothing like a pandemic to pedel a universal health care program.....

 

[DiveCon]

A couple people die from a flu Im not seeing Epidemic out of this one.

let alone a pandemic
the media has blown this out of proportion

wag the dog baby....nothing like a pandemic to pedel a universal health care program.....

"never let a crisis go to waste"

 

[editec]

What evidence to you have the left is "OUTRAGED"?

Any at all, or is this just another example of more right wing blather?

 

[jillian]

Lots of stuff didn't belong in a stimulus package; including this.

well, true... tax cuts didn't belong in the stimulus bill.

but to get back to the OP... who on earth says anyone is "OUTRAGED"?

(pretty strong language there).

 

[driveby]

Wait, i thought we were all supposed to be dead already from the bird flu ? .........

 

[manu1959]

Lots of stuff didn't belong in a stimulus package; including this.

well, true... tax cuts didn't belong in the stimulus bill.

but to get back to the OP... who on earth says anyone is "OUTRAGED"?

(pretty strong language there).

turthmatters and her droogies went postal in a thread they created about this topic....

 

[DiveCon]

Lots of stuff didn't belong in a stimulus package; including this.

well, true... tax cuts didn't belong in the stimulus bill.

but to get back to the OP... who on earth says anyone is "OUTRAGED"?

(pretty strong language there).

actually, tax cuts can stimulate the economy

 

[Sinatra]

Across-the-board tax cuts would have seen far more stimulative impact on the economy - and cost far less, than the abomination that was passed under the guise of a stimulus bill...