Denise D: just for you, here's something from your favorite news network, MSNBC -

Submitted by jennifer solis (United States), Feb 18, 2009 at 17:38

President Bush, a year ago, called for a $145 billion Stimulus Package - and it was made up ENTIRELY of TAX CUTS -

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22725498/

He signed it into law Feb. 13, 2008 -

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23143814/

Barack Obama authorized and signed into law the $787 BILLION "stimulus" package on Feb. 17, 2009 -

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29231790

Approx. 34% of the Obama's "stimulus" package is in the form of tax cuts. If you read the package, it doesn't put people back to work. It is a pork and ear-mark laden bill that repays the Democrats, ACORN and all the liberals in our government who voted for Obama with HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of your money.

$3 BILLION in "neighborhood stabilization" programs

$1.3 BILLION to bail out AMTRAK, the perennial money-loser railroad

$30 MILLION for the restoration of San Francisco's wetlands

$200 MILLION for a coal-fired power plant in Obama's home state

$45 MILLION for government office renovations

$50 MILLION for the Nat. Endowment of the Arts

Over $650 MILLION in coupons to help consumers buy digital converer-box coupons

$335 MILLION for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases....

...and the list goes on. If Obama wanted to form a bill full of billions for those who had gotten him into office, why did he not just say so? If Obama used our slow economy as reason to pass a bill which allows Liberal Democrats to live out their hallmark dream of socialism, Big Government and "pet projects" (as Nancy Pelosi admitted herself, after the passing of the bill - looks like she's learning a lot from Obama - don't admit the truth unless it's too late for anyone to do anything about it), again, why did he not say so?

The answer is, as I stated in my last post - Obama's M.O. is... DECEPTION = SUCCESS.

It is NOT a "STIMULUS" bill.

It's Obama's, and the Liberal Democrats' dreams of socialism come to life. Good luck in the bread line.

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