Morning Cup of Stimulus: Would-be VPs and RVs
The Wall Street Journal brings some unlikely economic analysts to the forefront: laid-off recreational vehicle builders. In single-industry towns like Elkhart, Ind., which depends on the RV business, workers question whether the stimulus package, which pays for jobs in unfamiliar areas, like road construction and health care, will help with their plights. The stimulus' extended unemployment benefits and increased tax deductions on vehicle purchases may offer some relief, but workers there say their livelihood depends on rapid thaws in the credit markets.
Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin, the one-time Republican nominee for vice president, has out Jonesed her counterpart in South Carolina, rejecting as much as 45 percent (accounts vary) of stimulus money bound for her state. Attempts by state legislatures to bypass other stimulus-opposing governors are stalling in other states.
Officials have struggled to spend the nearly $800 billion stimulus package quickly and effectively.
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Purple Girl
March 22, 2009, 7:36 a.m.
Repugs choose the Worst Representatives from the various ‘minority ’ groups.
Sarah was a small minded woman who already had an invetigation in progress for Abuse of Power. Her mothering Skills also left some quetion about her mental facilities -waits 8 hours to seek medical attention after her water broke, got on a plane, drove to Wassila instead of going to the first Hospital in TX? Does her child actually have the genetically determined Downs- or is his disablities caused from lack of oxygen related to Fetal distress during that 8 hour Travel escapade?I fshe’s willing to endanger the live of her unborn child- what real regard will she have for US?
Steele has to be the most spineless example of a Black man I can think of. Everytime he opens his mouth and goes off script he must come back and ‘clarify’..Retract his statements.
Jindal although highly educated is a horrid public speaker- so they throw him out to respond to an Address the Pres made to Congress? A Gov, who starts with ‘Let me tell you a lil’ story’??? One who’s state is still in disarry after 3 yrs?
then theres ‘Joe’- the worst example of a Blue collar worker. Not a licensed Plumber- just a hack who undercuts the licensed competition and may very well do more harm than good for customers who are foolish enough to use him. If Problems occur after the ‘repair’ don’t you think the insurance company may deny a claim since they used an unlicensed person? He’s not just a Hack, but a shyster.
Repugs are choosing these horridly stereotyped people to make a point- in combination, this is no mistake, it’s a pattern. They are attempting to subliminally get across the point that only White Christian, White collar males can be trusted in leadership positions. Women are stupid, Blacks are weak, ‘Browns’ are inarticulate and Blue collars are shiftless & lazy.
what these Repugs are realizing is that in reality- they are the minority and that We have realized they are the stupid, weak, inarticulate and shiftless and lazy. Their terrified of US continuing to act upon these realizations.
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