Rep. Graves obviously has the best interest of Americans at heart when he says he saw "the worst in government" when the House passed the stimulus bill. The bill is filled with pork and at a recent inquiry no official could guarantee a single job with the passing of this bill. What a waste of money. And, to top it off, there was little accountability in the first stimulus - how can we be sure the government is going to hold recipients accountable for these funds? The American people deserve to know where the money is going and how it is going to be spent.
I'm not a die-hard Limbaugh fan, but I've gotta say, his recent proposal sounds more encouraging than any other proposal. Read the full text here... In his "bipartisan stimulus" he offers this amazing idea:
"Fifty-three percent of American voters voted for Barack Obama; 46% voted for John McCain, and 1% voted for wackos. Give that 1% to President Obama. Let's say the vote was 54% to 46%. As a way to bring the country together and at the same time determine the most effective way to deal with recessions, under the Obama-Limbaugh Stimulus Plan of 2009: 54% of the $900 billion -- $486 billion -- will be spent on infrastructure and pork as defined by Mr. Obama and the Democrats; 46% -- $414 billion -- will be directed toward tax cuts, as determined by me.
Then we compare. We see which stimulus actually works. This is bipartisanship! It would satisfy the American people's wishes, as polls currently note; and it would also serve as a measurable test as to which approach best stimulates job growth."
Whaddya think, folks? Sound like a plan? Yeppers. But alas, we know that this will never happen. Oh, but what a dream to dream.....
