President Obama has a plan to create or save 3 million jobs. But did you hear what Rush Limbaugh said?
"I hope he fails."1 Limbaugh might just get his way: he already helped convince every single House Republican to vote against the bill. Now his listeners are calling Congress to oppose the stimulus plan, and senators are mostly hearing from folks who oppose Obama's plan. The calls are scaring swing-vote senators—even Senate Democrats are saying they may oppose the stimulus.2 Obama's stimulus plan will help real people, not the Wall Street banks. It's not perfect, but it's targeted on stimulating the economy immediately and investing wisely in long-term growth:3 - Millions of green jobs to double our clean energy production in three years.4 - Affordable health care for the unemployed.5 - The biggest investment in education since World War II—enough to "avert literally hundreds of thousands of teacher layoffs."6 Almost 200 economists from across the political spectrum sent an urgent letter to Congress endorsing the stimulus plan. They write: "The plan proposes important investments that can start to overcome the nation's damaging loss of jobs by saving or creating millions of jobs and put the United States back onto a sustainable long-term growth path. We do not have the luxury of a lengthy debate over the best course of action. This legislation may not be enough to solve all the economy's problems, but it is urgently needed and an important step in the right direction."7 Rush Limbaugh and other right-wingers don't think the government should help people survive tough economic times. And they don't want Obama to gain momentum for other progressive goals, like ending the war and making sure everyone gets health care. read the complete legislative text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 at: http://www.finance.senate.gov/sitepages/legislation.htm Sources: 1. "Dittoheads," Americans United for Change," January 30, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51129&id=15482-2638162-eC2Y7Vx&t=5 2. "Sen. Conrad: 'I'd have a very hard time voting' for recovery package as it stands," ThinkProgress, January 30, 2009 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/30/conrad-stimulus/ "Nelson 'Undecided' On Recovery Plan: 'I Don't Even Know How Many Democrats Will Vote For It As It Stands'," ThinkProgress, January 30, 2009 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/30/nelson-stimulus-bill/ 3. "GOP may vote no, but economists back Obama stimulus," McClatchy Newspapers, January 27, 2009 http://www.bradenton.com/916/story/1199058.html 4. "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," Speaker Nancy Pelosi, January 27, 2009 http://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/legislation?id=0273 "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," Senate Finance Committee, February 2, 2009 http://www.finance.senate.gov/sitepages/legislation.htm 5. Ibid. 6. "Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education," The New York Times, January 27, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/education/28educ.html 7. "Letter to Congress: Economists Across the Spectrum Endorse Stimulus Package," Center for American Progress, January 27, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51130&id=15482-2638162-eC2Y7Vx&t=6 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
