GOP About to Cave On Obama Stimulus

Are Republican Senators rolling over and playing dead? Are they "compromising" on the Obama-Pelosi so-called "stimulus" bill and essentially giving President Obama and extreme liberals in Congress EXACTLY what they want?

Unless you drive the message home, RIGHT NOW, the answer may unfortunately be "YES."

You know what we're talking about.

We're talking about the bill that radio host Sean Hannity calls the "European Socialist Act of 2009" or "The End Capitalism As We Know It Act of 2009."

We're talking about the bill that we call the "Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009."

We're talking about BILLIONS of dollars in taxpayer-funded "payoffs" to groups like ACORN (ACORN should be INDICTED, not REWARDED).

We're talking about potentially HUGE PAYOFFS to BIG LABOR!

We're talking about a massive government boondoggle that will saddle your children and your grandchildren with a debt they CANNOT ever hope to pay! We're talking about plans to hijack their future... all in the name of advancing SOCIALISM!

In reality, the above descriptions don't do justice to the Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009! To speak frankly, this so-called "stimulus bill" (which has nothing to do with stimulating the economy and has everything to do with pork and payoffs to liberal special interests) is just PLAIN EVIL!

But there is hope. Make no mistake, Congress IS hearing you loud and clear. Because of your actions, our elected officials now know that the American people oppose this Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009.

But they have NOT totally gotten the message. Instead of scrapping this evil bill, in typical fashion, they're trying to tinker with it... hoping to make it better by amending it here and amending it there.

That's NOT what the American people want. The American people DON'T want this evil bill "fixed." The American people want this evil bill DEAD... PERIOD... END OF SENTENCE!

Republican Senators should know better! Putting lipstick on this pig of a bill is NOT going to make it any less socialist... any less egregious... any more palatable to the American people.

Our elected officials need to hear from you RIGHT NOW.

Tell them in no uncertain terms that the American people DON'T want them to "tinker" with this evil bill or to try to "fix" it. The American people do not want any "compromises" or "amendments" or ANY AMOUNT OF LIPSTICK PUT ON THIS PIG OF A BILL.

The American people want the Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009 DEAD... A STAKE DRIVEN THROUGH ITS EVIL HEART! Tell them - to borrow a phrase from former First Lady Nancy Reagan - they just need to say "NO" and stop this liberal boondoggle!

Are Senate Republicans Trying To Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory?

According to The Washington Post; "Senate Democratic leaders conceded Tuesday that they do not have the votes to pass the stimulus bill as currently written."

IT SHOULD BE OVER! The Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009 should be DEAD ON ARRIVAL! We should be popping champagne corks!

But not so fast!

Senator John McCain and a group of Republican Senators just proposed their own $445 billion dollar stimulus plan.

Admittedly, some of the provisions of the plan sound good and it is certain that in the coming hours you will hear some tough sounding rhetoric coming from the mouths of Republicans.

But MAKE NO MISTAKE, alternate proposals are ONLY offered as a precursor to compromise! The name of the game is still "let's make a deal."

The name of the game is STILL, "we give you MOST of what YOU want and the American people get NOTHING!"

Yes... our elected leaders ARE planning to haggle... to negotiate... to give Obama and Pelosi WHAT THEY REALLY WANT!

It might not be a stretch to acknowledge that the other side asked for MORE than they really wanted from the get-go, knowing that Republicans would foolishly seek "compromise," thus giving them EVERYTHING they really wanted in the first place!

Senator Lindsey Graham acknowledged as much. At least, he's playing "let's make a deal:"

"Get us all in a room. That's what you do with a major piece of legislation."

And Graham is not the only one sounding the trumpet of compromise! According to The Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune:

"Senate Republicans will propose a panoply of amendments to make the bill more palatable... Such changes, if accepted, could win support for the plan from conservative Democrats as well as Republicans."

Senator Mitch McConnell issued the following statement:

"We look forward to offering amendments to improve this critical legislation and move it back to the package President Obama originally proposed."

EXCUSE ME?

Lawrence Kudlow wrote the following on TownHall.com several days ago.

"McConnell might be willing to change his mind if the package changes, but he told me he didnt expect that to happen."

Well guess what? The package HAS changed! Does that mean that McConnell is NOW willing to change his mind?

We can't let that happen! We cannot allow our elected officials to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

They need to hear from you right now! They need to know you want them to stand firm and KILL the Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009!

Tell them in no uncertain terms that the American people DON'T want them to "tinker" with this evil bill or to try to "fix" it. The American people do not want any "compromises" or "amendments" or ANY AMOUNT OF LIPSTICK PUT ON THIS PIG OF A BILL.

The American people want the Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009 DEAD... A STAKE DRIVEN THROUGH ITS EVIL HEART! Tell them - to borrow a phrase from former First Lady Nancy Reagan - they just need to say "NO" and stop this liberal boondoggle!

Is It Perhaps Best To Do Nothing?

Let's be frank! We've already tried recklessly throwing taxpayer money at our problems to the tune of $700 billion. IT HASN'T WORKED!

Job losses continue. Foreclosures continue. Credit is still tight!

And now we're supposed to believe that spending MORE MONEY (money we don't have) to fund liberal causes and pet projects WILL work?

Glenn Beck with FOX News said it best:

"So, the question is, when will America finally say, 'You know, I think Ive learned my lesson. Enough is enough?'"

Senator Richard Shelby told CNBC that Washington should just "shelve the stimulus package."

Even economist Martin Feldstein, who initially supported a "stimulus plan" is singing a different tune and wrote in The Washington Post:

"It would be better for the Senate to delay legislation for a month, or even two... . We cannot afford an $800 billion mistake."

Admittedly, people are suffering under the strain of this economic downturn.

But history teaches us that government meddling may only extend what could be short term misery!

Former President Ronald Reagan cautioned us that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."

George Will, in a recent column titled "Same Old New Deal?" echoes those sentiments and insinuates that the New Deal turned a short-term recession into the Great Depression which lasted more than a decade!

"The assumption is that the New Deal vanquished the Depression. Intelligent, informed people differ about why the Depression lasted so long. But people whose recipe for recovery today is another New Deal should remember that America's biggest industrial collapse occurred in 1937, eight years after the 1929 stock market crash and nearly five years into the New Deal. "

We don't need compromises! We don't need fixes! We don't need alternative plans that will move America towards SOCIALISM!

Demand that our elected officials stand firm and KILL the Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009!

Do it NOW!

Yours In Freedom,

Jeff Mazzella
President
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