It’s not that surprising that Republicans don’t like the stimulus package that David Obey wrote and filled with goodies for liberals. What’s less clear is why liberals seem to be attached to everything in Obey’s fantasy. Just because it is a good idea doesn’t mean it is the end of the world if it isn’t in the stimulus. The stimulus bill has a specific job and that job isn’t to fulfill every item on liberals’ wish list. I have no problem with the Senate stripping out money for Hollywood and I don’t really care about many of the particular items in the bill. Sometime soon, the bill will pass both houses of congress with substantial bipartisan support. And then we’ll all pray that it stops the downward spiral of the economy. Regardless, it’s the final product and final votes that matter. The rest of this is just bullshit post-game analysis being done in the second quarter.
