Everyone made a big deal about Obama using a Lincoln method for building bipartisanship...
Team of Rivals... and all that
He tried. And it looks like he's failed (or at least failing). But here's the deal. Gregg was not the right guy... And I'm beginning to wonder if Obama is, as well.
If O is really serious about bipartisanship, he's got to take Pelosi and Reid aside (privately) and slap them around (metaphorically) and demand (relentlessly) that they publicly make REAL concessions so that any reluctance by the GOP to make like concessions will be seen for what it really is: Obstructionism.
But I don't think O will do that... and the GOP will get a free pass... and Congress will swing back to the Repubs in '10... and who knows in '12
Can we get some folks to grow big enough sacks to SACrifice?
Please?
Monday, February 16, 2009
A Presidents' Day Rant
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Forget slapping Pelosi and Reid around "metaphorically." Obama needs to literally slap them around! Relentlessly, as you say...
I think it is SHAMEFUL that they would publish an 1100 page bill online after midnight and then Pelosi calls for a vote on the bill at 5:00 PM the next day. That's just crazy. So much for "transparency."
I think they are moving WAY too fast on this, especially considering the staggering dollar amounts they are talking about. Take some time, do it right, make efforts at real bipartisanship. This stimulus is not going to fix things overnight, so take some time to do it the right way, not just spend, spend spend, which is what this is...
How about this instead... This $800 billion+ stimulus package is hopefully supposed to create 2-3 million jobs. I’m no genius but I can do simple math:
$800 billion/8 million US businesses w/employees = $100,000 for every business in America.
If the federal government simply gave EVERY business $100K with the condition they must hire 1 new employee for a minimum 24 months you'd get...
Immediate 8 million new jobs.
The $100K can be a simple corp business tax credit or a check to those businesses with less than $100K tax liability.
Now, THAT would stimulate the economy... and increase tax revenues to boot...
Of course, this may be too simplistic, because it means Congress relinquishing all control over how the $800 billion is spent. So we know that's not gonna happen...
But it does make sense...
Jim
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