Understanding Obama’s Stimulus Bill

From the morning mailbag:

Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his economics professor and says, “I don’t understand this stimulus bill. Can you explain it to me?”

The professor replied, “I don’t have any time to explain it at

From the San Francisco Examiner:

If the recently enacted $787 billion economic “stimulus” package is intended to save or create jobs, why does it encourage states to move people from work back to welfare? Yes, you read that correctly.

How to counter a President who only knows how to campaign?    The perpetual protest.  Porkulus protest in Denver, Frosty Wooldridge, Examiner:

While President Obama landed in Denver to sign the largest spending package in the history of the United

Background, on Monday, February 16, police in Stamford, Connecticut shot and killed a two hundred pound pet chimpanzee.    The victim of the chimpanzee attack, Charla Nash, suffered major wounds and is still hopitalized.    We hope  that Nash can recover

Shakespeare, in Henry IV, Part One, 1596:

‘The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life.’

Martin Luther King,  Selma, Alabama, A.D. 1964:

I have a dream that my

Ronald Reagan

It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

So it appears that one, of the multitudes, of analogies Barack Obama makes to past presidents one is at last true, Rick Moran, American

While sitting with my morning coffee, I note an interesting question over at Transterrestrial Musings in their comments section, there:

How come the Left always preaches ‘sustainability’ or ‘it’s for the children’ … until it comes to their economic

Steve Gilbert, Sweetness & Light:

Folks irked by Obama coins that are simply stickers placed on 50-cent pieces

Somehow it seems all too symbolic, doesn’t it?

 Video:

Hat tip and more,  Moe Lane, Red State, who write:

‘Commemorative

Alan Elsner:

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Barack Obama’s aides warned Americans on Sunday not to expect instant miracles from the $787 billion economic stimulus bill he will sign this week, but said it would help eventually.

Mr. President you

Lynn Sweet at the Chicago Sun-Times, forwards notes from staffers Natasha Korecki and Dave McKinney :

State lawmakers are calling for a criminal investigation into whether U.S. Sen. Roland Burris committed perjury before a state impeachment panel, in the

Irwin Stelzer, Times(UK)

So Obama has his stimulus bill, but he has paid a very high price. He now owns the recession. He has asked to be judged by whether this bill and other measures he will propose create

“So I was surprised to hear that statement. Perhaps it’s because the administration has not yet put itself together. Perhaps they have not been given the information yet. And I hope as they settle down, as they learn more, we

Mary Katherine Ham writes in Weekly Standard:

The House just passed the stimulus package with no Republican support, and eight “no” votes from Democrats.
Rep. Aaron Schock, whose llinois district is home to Caterpillar, spoke on the floor about

The House passed Porkulus, the Pelosi/Reid/Obama Debt Plan, New York Times:

Stimulus Bill Passes in the House With No G.O.P. Support

WASHINGTON – The House approved a $787 billion economic stimulus package Friday afternoon, with Democrats successfully promoting it

Ben Feller and Christopher Wills, Associated Press:

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called on Americans Thursday to follow Abraham Lincoln’s example of showing generosity to political opponents and valuing national unity – above all else.

 AFAIK, Abraham Lincoln never