Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Congress / Woods Lamar Slams Stimulus, Then Begs for Cash
Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 3:38 PM
In a letter to Mr. Vilsack for a project applying for stimulus money, Mr. Alexander noted, "It is anticipated that the project will create over 200 jobs in the first year and at least another 40 new jobs in the following years." Jim Jeffries, a spokesman for Mr. Alexander, said the senator believes his constituents have a right to apply for stimulus funds. "Sen. Alexander voted against the stimulus because it was too much spending and too much debt for too little benefit to the economy," Mr. Jeffries said. "Republicans lost that fight and the money will be spent, and because Tennessee taxpayers will end up footing part of the bill, they have a right to apply for the funds." Pete Sepp, vice president of the National Taxpayers Union, called that philosophy troubling. "It's hard to expect lawmakers to behave like angels when this much money is being airdropped all over the country," Mr. Sepp said. "But the more strident the rhetoric, the worse it looks. For me, with these grants where they're saying a project is going to create a certain number of jobs, it makes you wonder: Do they really believe that? Or is it just part of a cynical cash grab?"
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Sen. Alexander, What a large disappointment to learn that you have stood strong against spending the American's money and then turn around and ask for a bunch of the stimulus money in order to supply employment jobs for 240 people over the next 2 years.
How about doing the pencil thing to this thinking of yours. You DON'T get anything from the federal government that you don't 1) loose more of your control of the GIFT you received; 2) you lower your status to begging; 3) you misrepresented yourself as a convertive person.
I am presently unemployed myself, and I still don't want the government to take money from others in order just to give it to me. I want to earn my money the American way.
Please don't present this as 'what your constituents want.' We DON'T WANT IT!!!!
Very very disappointed in your conduct. I congratualted you for standing up and doing the right thing when you voted against the stiumulus - then you turn around and beg for TN to get some of the money. I hope you will stand up and go back and reject the stimulus money.
Ms Mike
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In 2003 Sen. Alexander voted for an unfunded Medicare expansion that provided drug coverage for seniors (an election year bribe to the geezers) through Medicare Part D; earlier this year, Medicare officials reported that this program alone will add $1.3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next 10 years — because the bill prohibited the federal government from negotiating volume discounts with the pharmaceutical industry in exchange for listing selected drugs on a Medicare formulary.
The current health reform bill will reduce the deficit, which Senator Not-Ray Blanton opposes.
Senator, you are embarrassing yourself and this state.
What do you expect from Lamar?
He votes with the Democrats two thirds of the time.
"He votes with the Democrats two thirds of the time."
Pogo, who are you talking about? The neutered poodle at the heels of Mitch McConnell?
Ezra Klein interviews NotRay Blanton in the WP:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/
look for "Posted at 3:42 PM ET, 02/ 9/2010"
Sen Alexander explains he doesn't like the health care bill because it is too long & he & his $3 million staff are too lazy to read that much.
