If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it looks like I can save a whole lot of typing by inserting this recent cartoon by Michael Ramirez:
Now there is an argument that there should be some RINO pellets in that pile and that contention is a correct one to an extent. However, when you consider that had any of the 58 Senate Democrats thoughtfully departed from what became the party line and dissented from the stimulus package, you should realize that those “no” votes would have been enough to sink it as well. Certainly there is plenty of blame to assign to Senators Specter, Snowe, and Collins, but there’s a lot of Senators who have a “D” after their name who are equally guilty. At least there were still seven Democrats in the House who showed some cajones – unlike our so-called “independent” representative who doesn’t trust in the people to drive our economy despite the fact they’ve done it for what, 230 years or so?
Anyway, what Ramirez drew up simply serves as a timesaver for my rant. We’re stuck with this thing now, at least insofar as immediate spending is concerned. Perhaps over the next four years we’ll put the adults back in charge and terminate what we can of this boondoggle. Until then, look for a bleak economic outlook and yet more attempts to jumpstart the economy by attaching the cables to the tailpipe instead of the engine.
