Taking a cue from a number of other notable Republicans, Delaware's congressman and senatorial candidate Mike Castle is taking credit for stimulus funds that he voted against:
In the past two weeks, Castle has blasted multiple press releases publicizing stimulus funds awarded to his state. In his most recent release, he not only calls the money "imperative," but in "announcing" the funds, he tacitly claims credit for securing them:
Washington | January 7, 2010 – Delaware Congressman Mike Castle announced today that $5,230,610 has been awarded to the State to assist families and individuals in need. [...] "As we face the coldest season of the year, it is imperative we provide those programs serving Delaware’s most disadvantaged families and individuals with the resources necessary to house, feed, and protect those in desperate need," said Rep. Castle. "These grants, totaling more than $5 million, will help the invaluable organizations and programs which are working to help the homeless, hungry, and those facing economic hardship throughout the State."
Nowhere on the release is the source of they funds or the word "stimulus" mentioned. But the stimulus Castle opposed is the source of the "imperative" funds he now champions.
And as Lee Fang at Think Progress points out, Castle and his Republican brethren regularly alternate between taking credit for the benefits of the stimulus and denouncing it as a waste.
Hypocrisy upon hypocrisy. Otherwise known as business as usual.