Indiana's Mike Pence, the number three Republican in the U.S. House and the enemy of all things stimulus, sounds off on Indian Gov. Mitch Daniels decision to accept a half-billion dollars in stimulus funds to boost Indiana's economy:
Pence defers to Daniels on stimulus
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence said he will respect his governor’s decision to ask for nearly a half-billion dollars of stimulus money, even though Pence vehemently opposed the stimulus legislation.
Indiana’s Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels yesterday told local media outlets he would ask the federal government for $207 million in Medicare funds and $227 million in education funds that were passed as part of a $26 billion Democratic-led spending bill earlier this month.
"The economic policies of this administration have failed," Pence said in a statement to POLITICO. "Hoosiers are hurting in the city and on the farm. Gov. Mitch Daniels is right to question the borrow-and-spend policies of this administration. Whether Indiana accepts more stimulus money is entirely the governor's decision, and I will respect whatever decision he makes."
So stimulus spending is a huge massive monumental failure, the worst thing that could ever happen to the American economy...but if Mike Pence's Republican governor thinks it's good for his state's economy, then Mike Pence thinks it's A-OK?
Jeesh. Have these guys no backbone?