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To panic, or not to panic...

by: Jay Stevens

Fri Mar 13, 2009 at 18:25:02 PM MST


Dennis Rehberg, speaking before the state legislature, on how news of the economy is manufactured to support stimulus bills:

"But panic ruled the day," Rehberg told the state lawmakers. "The idea that it was the bailout or nothing is a false choice that politicians invented to justify their votes to irate constituents back home."

Kalispell state senator, Greg Barkus, writing on the  Rotunda Report on why we need to toss aside environmental regulations for stimulus-funded projects:

The purpose of this bill is to make sure that we convert these federal stimulus funds directly into projects, and therefore jobs, as soon as possible.  I believe it's important that we don't delay these projects with paperwork and red tape.

There's no question that this is the worst I've seen our economy in my lifetime.  We've lost a couple of thousand jobs in the Flathead Valley in the past couple of months.  We need to get these funds moving and Montanans working as soon as possible.

Hm...looks like they forgot to coordinate their notes...

Jay Stevens :: To panic, or not to panic...
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So devoted is Barkus to stripping MEPA, (0.00 / 0)
he was up there yesterday at 5:30 p.m. bringing forward SB 481 with the same justifications.

He's violating his own oath of office when he does stuff like that.


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Of course, it's not a time for Rehberg to panic. The rest of us don't have the fallback security of being gentleman goat farmers.

The things you learn on the internets.. (0.00 / 0)
because I thought Rehberg was more into farming subdivisions and golf courses these days.

Of course, not having water kinda hurts the golf course plans - but the the state's exempt 35 gpm wells are a big help for the rest.


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Cherry Pick Much? (0.00 / 0)
Way to cherry pick a comment Jay.

Denny's full speech is here: http://www.house.gov/rehberg/R...

Read the whole thing.  He's not saying that news of the economy was invented to pass the stimulus - he's saying that it's a lie to say that this stimulus was the only one available - that it was this one or nothing.

Also the Montanans I was talking to when this thing passed weren't exactly happy about it, so he's right about that too.


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He'd didn't say we don't need to panic? That we could have taken more time to consider ways to fix the economy? That the "panic" was used to push the stimulus through Congress? Because, when I read the statement, it sure sounds like that's what he's saying.

And it's sure funny to hear him say it, while his comrades in the state legislature are pushing panic buttons to bypass environmental concerns -- concerns, by the way, that are mandated by the state's constitution.


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Commented on the wrong post.

for the curious... (0.00 / 0)
Budge's comment can be seen in its proper context, here...

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