The Stimuli

I have been following the stimulus debate in a haphazard way. Some observations:

I am concerned that the compromises the Democrats made to pick up a few Republican votes may gut the most effective part of the stimulus -- money that could be spent on projects by states. What we have now are more tax cuts, which no one believes can really help an economy in such bad shape.

It may very well be the case that Congressional Republicans are still drinking heavily of the kool aide, or they simply hope to be as obstructionist as possible. Too much effort expended on a show of bipartisanship may not be time well spent.

The survival of the Republican argument for tax cuts is proof that Darwin was wrong. Sometimes the unfit do survive. Usually just long enough to muck things up.

I saw Mike Steele on The Week. He is an idiot. His point about government money creating "work" and not "jobs" was silly. His belief that private sector jobs do not go away was even sillier. I'll just say it. If Mike Steele is white, no way he's Chairman of the RNC. His elevation was just a cynical and half hearted attempt at being able to say "we've got a black guy too.."