I'm watching C-SPAN right now, where John Thune just proposed striking ALL of the stimulus bill, dividing the amount by the number of taxpayers making under $250,000, and cutting everyone a check.
That would mean roughly $5,000 per taxpayer and $10,000 per married couple.
His argument?
(Paraphrasing) "I look to history. Just look at how many jobs were created by tax cuts in the last 8 years under George Bush."
This is why bipartisanship is impossible. Not only would Republicans first have to negotiate in good faith, they would have to inhabit the same universe.
These are not serious proposals. This is nothing but time-wasting grandstanding bullshit in order to get invitations to talk radio shows.
People are hurting and these idiots are conducting a goddamn circus.
Anybody else watching the debate? Anybody else about ready to rip their goddamn hair out at these WATBs brazenly wasting the public's time without a though to the suffering of their constituents?