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Posted at 11:53pm on Jan. 24, 2008 US Economy To The Democrats: "Don't Taze Me Bro!"

OR: "Please Mr. Custer...I don't wanna go"

By haystack

[h/t FBI]

Disclaimer...I am NOT a professional fisherman... but I know the smell of rotten fish, and THIS reeks of Boston Harbor at sunset in August ladies and gentlemen:

I am pleased the Speaker and the House Minority Leader, working with Secretary Paulson, have reached an agreement to send stimulus checks for individuals and provide tax relief to businesses. And I am proud that Democratic negotiators were able to secure tax relief for millions of Americans who would have been completely left out of the President’s proposal.

In an effort to get the bipartisan process moving in the Senate, Finance Committee Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Grassley will conduct a markup of stimulus proposals next week. I expect that the Committee and other Senators will work to improve the House package by adding funds for other initiatives that can boost the economy immediately, such as unemployment benefits, nutrition assistance, state relief and infrastructure investment. I look forward to this proposal’s quick passage in the House so that the Senate can debate these provisions soon and meet my goal of sending the President a package by the President’s Day recess.

My head is exploding. Harry Reid credits Democrats for helping folks President Bush would have ignored (false), and he means to mark this thing up and ADD initiatives. Can you spell earmarks? Yeah, I thought you could. I personally believe this so-called stimulus package is a bad idea, but it's pretty clear that Harry and Nance mean to spend our grandchildren into the poorhouse. Gotta love this do-nothing Congress...if a pig can be made to fly, these cats have all the pork we need to get 'em off the ground.

Note to Reid:

Dear Harry...You might have spent a little more time with your stick buddy over there running "my house" passing spending bills we DESPERATELY needed last year, and a little LESS time whining and complaining about a war you still can't seem to find a way to force us to lose.

Instead, we find ourselves faced with a crisis you two are personally complicit in having helped create, and you're STILL going to make us pay for it by redistributing our collective wealth to people that haven't even paid IN to the system...and for what?!?!? so they might go throw a little of it down at the local Wal Mart...?

This whole thing is a disaster...

The Republicans have tried, and ARE trying, to elicit a little restraint from the Democrat spendaholics, but only time will tell if they can succeed. Blunt said as much in a presser today so there's room for hope at least...

Blunt, and what the Dems are trying to pull off here, below the fold...

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