Just Obey and Shut Up, right?

Obey on Stimulus Waste: 'So What?'
@ 9:44 am by Michael O'Brien
How money is spent should be far from the biggest concern about the stimulus package, its chief author, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) said Friday.
"So what?" Obey asked in response to a question on NPR's "Morning Edition" about the perceived lack of direction from Congress as to how money in the stimulus should be spent. "This is an emergency. We've got to simply find a way to get this done as fast as possible and as well as possible, and that's what we're doing."

They wanted this done as fast as possible before the American people can figure out what's up and stop it. They got the POWER, and they are going to use it.
Here are some excerpts from a letter that Obey wrote in reference to the Stimulus Bill and why we need it so desperately. (My comments are in bold.)

Excerpts from :
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
DAVE OBEY (D-WI), CHAIRMAN
e Release
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Contact: Kirstin Brost, 202-225-2771
"Since 2001, as worker productivity went up, 96% of the income growth in this country went to the wealthiest 10% of society. While they were benefitting from record high worker productivity, the remaining 90% of Americans were struggling to sustain their standard of living."

90% of us were “struggling.” That’s a lot. How do they define “Struggling”? If we aren’t part of the millionaire’s club, we are struggling? If we can’t afford 2 Jaguars?

"They sustained it by borrowing… and borrowing… and borrowing, and when they couldn’t borrow anymore, the bottom fell out. "

Well, duh. But who said it was everyone’s right to have a house? Who told the banks, MADE the banks, lend money to people who were “struggling” in the first place? Hmmmmmm? Could it be…..you guys???
Yeah, and we have ourselves to blame too. The “struggling” couldn’t live without the 60” big screen TVs or fancy toys we all “need”.

"This plan will strengthen the middle class, not just Wall Street CEOs and special interests in Washington."

Yeah, because we already bailed those guys out. Oops, STILL bailing them out! (AIG)

"Our short term task is to try to prevent the loss of millions of jobs and get our economy moving. The long term task is to make the needed investments that restore the ability of average middle income families to increase their income and build a decent future for their children. "

A decent future, huh? Yeah, here kids, we are going to save our own butts right now and leave you with a $825 billion debt. Gee thanks, Mom and Dad. You’re swell.

And by the look of the stock market, this is REALLY working out for us. Riiiiiight.