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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Tue Feb 17, 2009 at 12:58:44 PM MST
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| Our Congressman is apparently parroting Rush Limbaugh's talking points and repeating at least one straight-out lie while discussing the recovery act.
In a story in this morning's Gazette, Rehberg is quoted saying the following: "Two years down the road, I'm not sure we'll see much improvement in the economy," he told members of The Billings Gazette editorial board Monday. He warned people to watch for interest rates creeping up, triggering inflation, because Congress is "piling debt upon debt." Nevermind that there are indications that we're witnessing deflation or that interest rates are hella low right now. This is economic gobbledy-gook, but it's not nearly as bad as this:Finally, he said Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada inserted a provision in the stimulus bill to spend $8 billion building a high-speed rail from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. That's a lie. The provisions for high speed rail were inserted by the White House, not the Majority Leader. And there is no line from Las Vegas to LA. Check out real facts here.
I have to say, though, nice catch by Jan Falstad on this one: "I fall in the category of 'throw the bums in jail,'" Rehberg said, but he added that the country can never eliminate greed through legislation.
That said, in January Rehberg voted against a bill to impose some retroactive accountability into TARP, including limiting pay to top banking officers. I look forward to seeing the bill introduced by Rep. Rehberg to "throw the bums in jail."
For a sane take on this bill, look to this article with our Senators' views. Perfect bill? No. Better than not acting? Yes. Better than Rehberg's alternative? Fo sho.
Memo to Rehberg: approval of Congressional Dems is rising, approval of Congressional Republicans is going down.
Finally -- read more details on the whole plan at recovery.gov. That's impressive transparency. |
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