The Dallas Morning News was one of 3 newspapers kicked off "The Hope and Change" airplane in 2008.
We don't know for sure why "hope and change" objected to our local newspaper. The DMN supported Sen McCain for president in 2008 and Pres Bush for election (2000) and reelection (2004).
We know this.
"Hope and change" and the "yes we can screamers" will not like today's DMN editorial regarding this thing called a stimulus proposal.
Let's review some of the highlights:
"Unfortunately, the nearly $800 billion framework finalized Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators lacks the right mix of shock and awe.
The several hundred billion dollars in spending is not sufficiently targeted.
It's spread across almost every level of government, like a stored-up wish list of projects.
Congress still is not relying enough on tax cuts.
The Senate improved on the House's limited amount, but even that got it to only about 40 percent.
A deep reduction in the payroll tax workers and employers pay would have been a smarter way to rev up consumer spending and grow jobs.
Money from this massive bill doesn't get into the economy fast enough.
Less than half the discretionary spending is projected to reach projects in the first two years, and too much of it smells permanent, not temporary.
We need spending that will stimulate the economy now."
That's right.
Want to stimulate the economy?
Let people keep their own money and spend it,
Of course, that means that people spend their money.
Today's Dem party is all about spending your money!
As we wrote before, this is a spending bill intended to reward those groups that turned out to support "hope and change".
Let's call it the political equivalent of a "finder's fee"!
After all, how many jobs is ACORN going to create?
P.S. Here is another example of this "scam" called a stimulus package:
"FOXNews.com readers pored over the package and found a host of expenditures that might not pump money in any time soon.
What follows is a list of some of the more fascinating -- if less stimulating -- items in the bill:
--$100 million for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program
--$200 million to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
--$300 million for "Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs"
--$900 million for the IRS for the "Limitation on Administrative Expenses"-- $1 million for the Railroad Retirement Board for administrative costs
--$2 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Act
--$50 million for Health and Human Services to carry out injury prevention programs
--$1.1 billion for studies on the effectiveness of different medical treatments
--$200 million to upgrade labs and facilities for the Department of Agriculture "to improve workplace safety and mission-area efficiencies"
--$10 million for urban canal inspection
--$16 billion to pay for student financial aid
--$1 billion to pay for the U.S. Census
--$600 million to pay for a fuel-efficient federal auto fleet
--$650 million for the Digital Converter Box Program to help the constantly delayed transition from analog television
--$485 million to the Forest Service for "hazardous fuels reduction and hazard mitigation activities in areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfire"
--Up to $1 billion for "summer activities" for youths as old as 24
--$40 million for the occupational research agenda-- $3 billion for the Centers for Disease Control wellness programs and vaccinations
--$410 million for Indian health facilities
--$2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstrations"
