You're a little late guys

I have to give credit where credit is due: every single Republican (and 11 Democrats) in the House of Representatives voted against Obama and Democrat's $819 billion so-called stimulus bill - excuse me, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. So good for the Republicans for taking a stand; this kleptocratic sham belongs solely to the Democrats.

Here's the problem. Where was this Republican unity when George W. Bush was doing his best impression of a socialist by signing spending bills hand-over-fist? It's great to be a tempering force on the over-exuberant whims of the party in charge, but do you know what even better? To be the party in charge! The problem is that when the Republicans ran the show in the Executive and Legislative branches, the federal government grew even larger than when Bubba was in the White House.

So where does that leave us? Even if you can get the Republicans in the House to do the right thing, then you have to deal with the nitwits in the Senate. You know, the same nitwits I just described in the previous post on Al Gore's appearance before the Senate.

In the end, in spite of the House Republicans' principled stand, the almost trillion dollar spending bill passed anyway. Yay.

Good Day to You, Sir