Republicans warn stimulus will lead to a disaster

[Onlooker]

Maybe the Republicans are right!

Since the Republicans are so concerned about leaving massive debt to our grandkids, let's tax the richest .5% of Americans 1% of their total wealth -- which is heavily loaded with illgotten gains from the past 8 years. That will pay for most of the stimulus bill.

At the very least, Obama should take the Republicans message to heart and return us to a more progessive income tax. After all, under the Republican Eisenhower, the maximum income tax rate was 90%. I hope Obama listens to the Republicans and raises taxes so that the stimulus can be paid for.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/08/congress.economy/index.html

"Leading Republicans warned Sunday that the Obama administration's $800 billion-plus economic stimulus effort will lead to what one called a 'financial disaster.'

"The country will 'pay dearly' if it executes the president's stimulus plans, Sen. Richard Shelby says.

"'Everybody on the street in America understands that,' said Sen. Richard Shelby, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee. 'This is not the right road to go. We'll pay dearly.'"

[underpants]

1. and they have been right exactly how often?

EVER?

[Parche]

6. run republicans run

they whine even with their fukin tax loopholes, while the rest of us pay
through our APU's.............:grr: :hi:

[tulsakatz]

9. NEVER!!!

which makes you wonder why anyone would believe them now?

[Triana]

2. We're ALREADY paying dearly for 80+ years of Republican economic policy...

...and that policy was roundly REJECTED in November 2008 because we're ALREADY IN A FINANCIAL DISASTER due to Republican economic policy.

WHO CARES WHAT THEY THINK NOW? Idiots.

[opihimoimoi]

5. They have led us down the wrong path all these years and only now

its been finally exposed as the WRONG PATH...full of cronies and blunders....a license to rob us blind they did...

[Skink]

3. It could be a disaster for what is left of their party.

Finally proving the ineptitude of trickle down economics. A theory that only appeals to upper income boomers.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Oh yes! It will be a disaster...

For them!

And it's about time they paid, and dearly too!

:rofl: :rofl:

[depakid]

7. Republicans will make certain that it does

As will Ben Nelson and many others who pretend that they're Democrats.

[Demobrat]

8. Those blustering idiots have no credibility left at all

and the more they bluster the more obvious their agenda becomes. Thank goodness they're effectively out of power. Obama paid them the undeserved courtesy of inviting them to the table, but they didn't negotiate in good faith so now they're done.

[Parker CA]

10. They've officially entered their most desperate phase of deploying their fear-driven devices,

because they know this stimulus is going to have a positive effect and they are terrified. Projection.

[Hellataz]

11. When have the republicans ever wanted to raise taxes?

They are all about tax cuts, especially for the wealthy. They believe in smaller government which to them means we don't pay taxes and we handle our economy on our own.

If there are republicans out there screaming that the stimulus plan will cause chaos, it's only part of the original GOP plan to taint any and all good Obama is trying to do.
They don't want the stimulus to succeed which is why they are hoping that just by saying it will fail, that it actually will.
They are idiots and to answer your OP...NEVER right.

[Cha]

12. They weren't concerned when bush was raiding the

treasury to kill people.

Why am I not surprised that you'd write "Maybe the republicans are right"?

The repukes have an agenda to derail Obama just like some people on this board.

[iamthebandfanman]

13. and the last 8 years have been ???

a party?

im pretty sure the disaster has already occured...

[DCBob]

14. They are more worried about the disaster in their own party.

If this plan succeeds they are doomed in 2010 and 2012.

[yourout]

15. for the Republicans.

If/when it works the Pukes will be out of power for a decade.

[high density]

16. Seems the disaster is already here

And it was led on by people like Shelby and John "The Fundamentals of the Economy Are Strong" McCain

[Still Sensible]

17. And masturbation leads to hairy palms and blindness. Please

eom

[bridgit]

18. Riiiight! And the extent to which that is true at all is due to republicans having already lead...

America into the disaster she currently finds herself. Richard Shelly, and the other Sessions dude, they're the Tweedledee/Tweedledumb of how to sell out America to foreign auto interests at the expense of Detroit = industrial north and the matrix of vendors foreign & domestic that supply them

republicans took their lucky break and broke it in two. Unless the subject is torture or monumental waste, fraud, graft, no-bid crony contracts and the spilling of innocent blood for war profits, personal aggrandizement & political gains they should be told to sit the hell down and STFU!

[kentuck]

19. WE'RE ALREADY IN A 'FINANCIAL DISASTER' !

What the hell are they talking about??

[hologram]

20. delete

[amborin]

21. they're doing their best to make it fail, and then they can say, "see, big gov't is bad, stimulus

bad," etc......

they're hoping for this

[Thrill]

22. Same Shit they said about Clinton's plans

They were wrong then and will be wrong again

[Thickasabrick]

23. How come they lead with what the republican says? Summers totally

blew his arguments out of the water which is in the same article.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

24. Do they mean before or after the changes they wanted in the bill are made?

And how exactly is this going to hurt the country worse than it's already hurting- may I add- because of THEM and THEIR policies?!!

And what's THEIR *grand* plan? Well, we all know it's.........MORE TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY (a.k.a. the a**holes that helped get us into this mess in the first place) of course!!!!!! Brilliant strategy...um......whatever. :eyes:

[TayTay]

25. Well, they are experts in how to cause disasters

But i think this is pure projection on their part.

[Baikonour]

26. Republicans know absolutely NOTHING about economics.

I think it's time we take the whole republican party and put them through a couple years of economic classes. These twits know NOTHING.

Saying this stimulus bill will lead to a financial disaster is like saying a snow storm is going to lead to a heat wave. What fucking IDIOTS.

And hey repukes, how about that 2 trillion to save the banks? Did THAT save us from financial disaster? NO.

[eridani]

27. It just may, if the Dems go along with the Repuke compromises that render it ineffective n/t

[bdamomma]

28. Repukes are a disaster!!! What hypocrites!!!

repukes are afraid because maybe Obama's plan will work!!!

[wyldwolf]

29. they said the same thing in '93

[Numba6]

30. yeah, like FDR & the New Deal was a disaster

Republicans’ Latest Talking Point: The New Deal Failed
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/opinion/12mon4.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print

Once Upon a Time in Republican Land...
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/9/01244/95631/561/695061


McCain Claims FDR ‘Exacerbated The Great Depression,’ Calls For Counterproductive Balanced Budget Provisions
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/05/mccain-fdr-depression/


Limbaugh, Hannity, and the GOP: an iron triangle of stimulus misinformation
http://mediamatters.org/items/200902070003