I agree with parts of everyone’s comments. This entire stimulus plan is a sham.  Yes, many Americans ARE against it, and for good reasons;
- govt stimulus has never worked - Keynesian economics was thrown out years ago.
- only 5 pct proported to go to infrastructure projects
- too much of the spending occurs in 2010-2011
- the entire package has been built behind closed doors. Not one Senator has even read the bill, and nobody is doing a good job of explaining why the money is being spent on “programs” and not going into the pockets of working people.

Nevertheless, Congress will pass it without Republican votes, and Obama will sign it and try to tell us what a great victory it was. Now y’all go buy yourself a new house!

This is just dipping toes in the water. Our Nation’s reality is much deeper. Consumer confidence isn’t going to fix our economic structure. Obama and his administration better come up with more than band-aid fixes like this to carry us into the future.

Regardless of any final vote, its effects will probably be DOA.  Every talking head on TV or radio and the entire GOP have lined up against each and every item.  The GOP twists every iota to fit their comeback requirements in the mid-terms.  The media twist each nuance to present pseudo-shocking “breaking news”.  (Consider the so-called Breaking News that A-Rod used a controlled substance:  is it really “new” that a game player used drugs back 6 years ago in 2003 ?)  The public will be arm-twisted into rejecting the stimulus program even before the conference committee puts together a compromise.  You could see the overall public reaction in Joe Scarborough’s morning tirade today.