The bill passed by a vote of 244 to 188, with no Republican support and 11 Democrats voting against it. Members of both parties said that despite Obama’s overtures to Republicans – including a trip this week to Capitol Hill to woo members in person – the congressional leadership of both parties approached the stimulus legislation with the same unrelenting partisan tactics Obama attacked during his campaign and inaugural address.
Yesterday’s vote to approve the package of $275 billion in individual and business tax cuts and $544 billion in new spending – too much spending, according to the Republican minority – showed that Obama could get his way on major issues without the type of cross-party support he had hoped to get on a bill he has described as crucial to the country’s economic recovery.
All of Obama’s good will tour was for naught all the kind words from the Repubs in the House was for naught….they were gonna vote against it from the start because they were told to by their leadership. The era of the OBama bi-partisanshipo lasted about 8 days. Now the battle in the Senate will begin and it will not be as easy as it was in the House.
What would you expect from the republicans? Pelosi’s idea of bipartisanship is to allow the republicans to be in the same room when they vote on the bill. That does not mean that there are shenanigans on the republican side. Have you noticed that the tax cuts in the measure are being referred to as tax rebates? To a point, some of their opposition is just that; opposition because it is not their policy.
All the tax cuts, both sides, sounds like the old trickle down economics of the Reagan days…did not work then will not work now. The Repubs may be in some danger if any of this works because it will be used against them, just as it will be used against Dems if it fails. I do not opposition, I too oppose the plan as it is, but they have yet to say just what their plan is other than tax cuts……asnd that is getting abit tired….I have a post about a tax cut con…please read it and tell me what you think…Terrant as always thanx for your visit.