Michelle...couldn't agree more...the Americna people need to wake up!

Michelle...couldn't disagree more...the American (republican) people need to wake up and acknowledge the truth. The last 8 years were run by a conservative in the White House and a conservative Congress (6 years). To say that the conservatives have the answers when conservatives caused a large part of the problem is insane. What you conservatives and repubs need to do is accept the results of the election. Quit whining about not getting your way and change your (losing) agenda!

Big Momma Michelle O won't let anyone make dolls that represent her daughters. Big Daddy O is working as fast as he can to destroy his daughters' future. Amazing.

Ma'am;... Lawd God in heaven... You speak, and the house of representatives; every single republican member hears you and refuses support for the stimulus... Good for them... I would have let it sit... I would have not voted for it until enough republicans gave it cover... Whether it succeeds or fails; now, the republicans win...That was too easy... They should have been made to pay... When it was clear that they were not going to get republican votes, the dems should have shut the doors, and went home... Let their constituents demand it...Let their constituents support them, or recall them; but don't do it without the republicans... They want to put party before country, so let them... What is the point of putting country first while the republicans sit on their hands... If they will not support it, their people will be hurt too...Let them howl... Let them hurt, and hurt, and hurt; but why give the republicans the power to pick on the solution and benefit from the problem??? I can't believe how stupid democrats are...They have played into a republican trap, and there was absolutely no cheese to be had....I don't care if the democrats said they would get something done...I don't care if they were elected to get something done... When it is clear that the republicans are not going along, and are determined to play spoiler, there is simply no point in going around them... No matter how stupid you believe the democrats to be... Some times they just bat amazement right out of the park... They are crazy... Thanks...Sweeney

Re: Kathy Keck;... Ma'am,... The Democrats have been played... They have been had... This was not a case of the Republicans serving their masters...They did not.. Their masters are begging for this stimulus... This is the republicans serving their ideology...They don't have anything new; but they have not cut loose of the old... As long as they can pretend to be fiscally responsible, they can count on their voters having short memories and forgiving natures... It was stupid to do it alone... The democrats have got a huge problem now.. The problems wiith the economy are deep and systemic...There is little chance that throwing a bunch of numbers at the problem will do any good; but now, every single republican can say: I told you so... Their problem... Their fault, and they get to blame the very people trying to save it for them... I can't believe the democrats... They are sooooo stupid... They should never have done it alone...Now they are hung out like a turkey's neck at thanksgiving; and the republicans can already taste the gravey...Thanks...Sweeney

Mr. Sweeney, I understand your point but I disagree. Stimulating the economy is required. Our leaders in Washington must rise above politics and tend to the needs of our nation. We're in a crisis situation and I expect the people's representatives to DO THEIR JOB and ACT! If one of the parties refuses to play ball, then I will hold them as responsible as the party who tried and failed. Of course this will have ramifications at the next election. Elections are the time the people rate the performance of their reps, so not acting out of fear of the people's vote is cowardice and does not deserve reward.

Re: Kathy Keck;... I agree that it does not stand a chance unless they throw a bunch of money at it. ..I don't think it stands much chance of working at all...I am cynically against trying to save rotten capitalism, and I am certain that for any help to be effective, it must help common people survive....And since the problem comes from the rich taking too much too fast out of this land in order to build international capitalism; they should be taxed into their under pants.... But the sight of the democrats putting in on the line to save capitalism while the republicans held back, when the odds are, that no stimulus will have much effect before two years- which forces a lot of pain and frustration on the people, which will be blamed on the dems- is just playing politics... I think it can play against the republicans... I wrote to my representative, Mike Rogers... I told him I would love to run against him, and be able to say that when something, anything, needed doing, the republicans did nothing... And they did nothing together... They have clearly chosen party above country...They have clearly chosen party over the interests of their states... The republiclones have become the republiducks in a political shooting gallery... They better learn how to duck duck duck if they are not going to get hit with that one... It is easy to get slamed for doing something, and hard not to... But to get slamed for intentionally doing nothing when their own people are begging for something is beyond explanation...I guess they must have some alcohol in their liquor in Washington D.C.....Thanks...Sweeney