GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL - The Firearms Forum

thomas44 · 01-28-2009, 05:44 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama_economy

Lets give credit where it's due folks !

satellite66 · 01-28-2009, 05:47 PM

Good for them. Lets hope they keep it up.

artabr · 01-28-2009, 05:59 PM

It looks like they grew a set. Let's see if they keep them when it matters.

Art

millwright · 01-28-2009, 06:08 PM

Lotta pork, not much real "incentive" IMO.... >MW

dge479 · 01-28-2009, 06:52 PM

the bill is a POS and needs to go and sadly it won"t. this bilge will be rammed down our throught.
This bill is nothing more than a keep liberals in power bill. Funds for ACCORN, birth control, all kings of crap by the hundreds of million. Wheter the @#* is the main stream moron media.
this country is getting sold out fast.

graehaven · 01-28-2009, 06:58 PM

they didn't grow anything.....it's politically expedient for them to do so. They're in the true minority. There's nothing they can do to stop it. It's about saving their own seat now.

Lori Mick · 01-28-2009, 07:26 PM

The GOP have a better plan. And it would have stimulated growth in business. They got thrown out and tossed out. But none of them caved. When this stimulus doesn't do anything but kill the economy then the GOP will start to gain ground again. In 2 years they can say that they didn't vote for the mess and maybe they can get the house back...
praying alot...

oh well...we're screwed....time to drink...

CampingJosh · 01-28-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by graehaven

they didn't grow anything.....it's politically expedient for them to do so. They're in the true minority. There's nothing they can do to stop it. It's about saving their own seat now.

I would love to see this as some of the Republicans actually being conservative, but I think Graehaven is right on this one.

I don't believe for one second that the Republican politicians don't want government to have all the power in the world; they just don't want government to have this power when they don't control the government.

thomas44 · 01-28-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by graehaven

they didn't grow anything.....it's politically expedient for them to do so. They're in the true minority. There's nothing they can do to stop it. It's about saving their own seat now.

I respectfully disagree with the idea that it was politically expedient to oppose the bill. We've got a brand new President that the media just loves and the American people know that SOMETHING has to be done about the economy, so standing up to Obama without ONE single member of the house minority voting for this bill...I'd say that's worth a pat on the back, but that's just me.

UncleFudd · 01-28-2009, 11:28 PM

Agreed and I let my reps know how proud that I am of their actions.
We have to stop this and contacting our reps is the first and most important step for now.
UF

carver · 01-29-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CampingJosh

I would love to see this as some of the Republicans actually being conservative, but I think Graehaven is right on this one.

I don't believe for one second that the Republican politicians don't want government to have all the power in the world; they just don't want government to have this power when they don't control the government.

+1

mrkirker · 01-29-2009, 08:57 AM

I don't believe for one second that the Republican politicians don't want government to have all the power in the world; they just don't want government to have this power when they don't control the government.
Exactly, c-josh! And the politics of opposition continue, unabated.

graehaven · 01-29-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by thomas44

I respectfully disagree with the idea that it was politically expedient to oppose the bill. We've got a brand new President that the media just loves and the American people know that SOMETHING has to be done about the economy, so standing up to Obama without ONE single member of the house minority voting for this bill...I'd say that's worth a pat on the back, but that's just me.

Disagreeing is fine. However, if they were truly OPPOSED to it, then they would have opposed the first major bailout bill on the same grounds - too much pork. Principle is principle, and the GOP has proven time and time again that they have none, other than to preserve their seat, save their backside. That's it. When they grandstand as they are NOW, it's called political expediency - plain and simple. Almost, to a man, they are ignoring their constituency, as shown during the first $700 billion bailout bill.

They are all fakers (except Paul), and should be thrown out.

Haligan · 01-29-2009, 11:54 AM

This was a choriographed dance, all that's missing is the music. These Repubs did the same thing last year.
What do they think we forgot ! ? ! ? Don't be fooled guys(and gals). These congressman/woman are all part of the problem. I don't care what party they belong to.

RCGUIDRY · 01-29-2009, 01:01 PM

Hey Just google your Representatives and drop them an Email and tell them how you feel and what you intend do do about it ! It is the only thing they understand and it is your duty as a citizen to voice your opinion and not just bitch on the internet! Now I'm climbing down off my soapbox!

01-28-2009, 05:44 PM	#1
thomas44 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 577	GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama_economy Lets give credit where it's due folks ! __________________ Change...it's all you'll have left in your pocket by 2013. -->

01-28-2009, 05:47 PM	#2
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL Good for them. Lets hope they keep it up. __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948

01-28-2009, 05:59 PM	#3
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL It looks like they grew a set. Let's see if they keep them when it matters. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

01-28-2009, 06:08 PM	#4
millwright Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,436	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL Lotta pork, not much real "incentive" IMO.... >MW

01-28-2009, 06:52 PM	#5
dge479 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Haskell NJ Posts: 618	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL the bill is a POS and needs to go and sadly it won"t. this bilge will be rammed down our throught. This bill is nothing more than a keep liberals in power bill. Funds for ACCORN, birth control, all kings of crap by the hundreds of million. Wheter the @#* is the main stream moron media. this country is getting sold out fast. __________________ Proud GOA and NRA member. Old Mopars and Guns, About as good as it gets. Guns Dont Kill, Socialized Healthcare does

01-28-2009, 06:58 PM	#6
graehaven Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,853	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL they didn't grow anything.....it's politically expedient for them to do so. They're in the true minority. There's nothing they can do to stop it. It's about saving their own seat now. __________________ The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." - Thomas Jefferson RESISTANCE IS FEUDAL... PREPARE TO SERVE.

01-28-2009, 07:26 PM	#7
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL The GOP have a better plan. And it would have stimulated growth in business. They got thrown out and tossed out. But none of them caved. When this stimulus doesn't do anything but kill the economy then the GOP will start to gain ground again. In 2 years they can say that they didn't vote for the mess and maybe they can get the house back... praying alot... oh well...we're screwed....time to drink... __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

01-28-2009, 11:28 PM	#10
UncleFudd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix, Az Contributor Posts: 549	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL Agreed and I let my reps know how proud that I am of their actions. We have to stop this and contacting our reps is the first and most important step for now. UF

01-29-2009, 08:57 AM	#12
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL I don't believe for one second that the Republican politicians don't want government to have all the power in the world; they just don't want government to have this power when they don't control the government. Exactly, c-josh! And the politics of opposition continue, unabated. __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.*

01-29-2009, 11:54 AM	#14
Haligan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FEMA Region II Posts: 1,900	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL This was a choriographed dance, all that's missing is the music. These Repubs did the same thing last year. What do they think we forgot ! ? ! ? Don't be fooled guys(and gals). These congressman/woman are all part of the problem. I don't care what party they belong to. __________________ "He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falshoods and errors." - Thomas Jefferson

01-29-2009, 01:01 PM	#15
RCGUIDRY V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 79	Re: GOP IN UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO STIMULUS BILL Hey Just google your Representatives and drop them an Email and tell them how you feel and what you intend do do about it ! It is the only thing they understand and it is your duty as a citizen to voice your opinion and not just bitch on the internet! Now I'm climbing down off my soapbox! __________________ George Washington's feelings about the two party system "It serves to distract the Public Councils, and enfeeble the Public Administration....agitates the Community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one....against another....it opens the door to foreign influence and corruption...thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another."