In 2002, House Republicans voted FOR a stimulus package!

[alp227]

Found this from WashingtonMonthly.com: "The ‘s’ word Republicans used to love: stimulus"

Reader B.D. emailed me this morning about an interesting 2002 vote in the House that enjoyed unanimous Republican support. The measure, among other things, extended unemployment benefits, reauthorized the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant program, and included some new business tax breaks.

It was called, at the time, an “economic stimulus bill.”

Up until fairly recently, Republicans were not only comfortable — rhetorically and substantively — with government-backed “stimulus” measures, as Ezra Klein noted today, it was considered “orthodox conservative policy” during the Bush/Cheney era.

Well, guess who voted for HR 3090, the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act? It was a 417-3 vote, with 3 Nay's from Democrats. Among the 417 Yeas: John Boehner and Eric Cantor and ALL the other 216 Republicans.

Seems that Republicans are indeed, as Obama pointed out, putting party before country.

[Enrique]

1. also in 2008

the Senate roll call vote is interesting, both Hillary and Obama (and Ben Nelson) were "no". Mccain was "yes". :crazy:

Senate Vote On Passage: H.R. 5140 <110th>: Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2008-10

[liberal N proud]

2. That was before there was a Democratic President

And add to that the fact that that President is a black man.

They will do anything to make him fail, ANYTHING!