Over a 48 hour period when 100,000 job layoffs have been announced, Hill Republicans have decided to take a stand against the stimulus.
Now - President Obama's approval rating is about 70%;
Congressional approval is still around 20%;
After the election, Democrats still have a 9 point lead in generic
identification.
The public approves of the stimulus plan by a very large
margin - the numbers vary with the wording of the poll question, but it's
at least a plus 40%.
Obama is the most talented political figure of our
generation - Boehner and McConnell are, uh, less talented.
Obama's got the megaphone, they've got...
Republicans are trying to use fiscal discipline as their
excuse for opposition, but they whistled away that former strength away over Bush's
presidency.
Republicans' notion of stimulus is tax cuts -- but not just tax cuts for those of modest means -- that is, again, they're supporting tax cuts for the wealthier among us - that is, their economic prescription is more Bush economics.
Obama has done everything reasonable, and more, to move toward non-P-partisanship. The overwhelming impression he's leaving for voters is one of reasonableness and accommodation.
The public is clamoring for Washington to do
something, anything. How'd
you like to be a Republican member from Michigan
or Indiana or Ohio?
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