CNN.com today has listed what has been cut from the the bill in the Senate so far. Eye opening. I can see where some of the cut programs could be cut, but I can see a lot more of the programs providing jobs, particularly in housing (yes, housing) and construction. The Republicans have been pounding the pulpit about this bill not providing for housing needs and yet they have demanded the housing cuts. Do they rely on America only hearing what they say and not ever reading or seeing the facts?
The Republicans have had eight years to screw up the economy from the abundance that Clinton left for Bush. Now they're on the Hill crying that we need caution to keep from making a mistake. The camera is close in on the Senators, of course, but I'm curious to see how many people are actually in the chamber today. Although they are technically in session today, I'm pretty sure they show up for their twelve minutes to speak and leave. They want their speech in the Congressional Record. If the camera were to pull back, I'll bet that there aren't more than fifteen or twenty people in the entire chamber, if that many.
Obama has only been in office for short of three weeks and this is close to getting out of his hands. They are saying that he is going to hit it hard, like a campaign, starting Monday. I know he was busy building his cabinet and certainly has been working, but this seems to have needed more "hand holding" than anyone anticipated. Don't forget, even after it gets through the Senate it has to go back to the House and Nancy Pelosi, the Queen of the playground and protector of the education parts of the bill.
We're in for an even bigger fight when it leaves the Senate. What is the unemployment level going to be at by then?
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