Are you kidding me?!!?

In debate about the stimulus bill, the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee declares: the American people don't care about wasteful spending? Are you kidding me?!? The American people care very much how their tax dollars are spent, at least the Americans I know. This is without doubt one of the dumbest comments I have ever heard, and believe me, I have heard some pretty stupid sound bites before.

I honestly do not even know what to write or how to respond. I want and am all in favor of a stimulus package. A jolt needs to be sent through our economic system, jobs need to be created, and more tax dollars need to be kept in the tax payer's wallet in order to stimulate the economy. President Obama in his first prime time press conference explicitly said that no pork was in this bill, none whatsoever (and Sen. Schumer's comments came not a full day after). So, this begs two questions really: Did the President lie to the American people, or has Sen. Schumer not read the stimulus bill and is speaking out of turn? I guess there are three questions: does Sen. Schumer now how to read? I mean, legislation is pretty lengthy (especially with the amount of money the "Spendulus" bill is), and the legal terminology used can be quite confusing I'm sure.

If there ever was a time not to engage in the "politics as usual," that time is now! Americans are losing jobs and homes, but no, we don't care about the "porky amendments" and where our money is headed. We need to stimulate the economy, not spend it to death with over-excessive debt and wasteful spending. Democrats like to respond by blaming republicans and the former president for the dire situation we are in. Well, how long have the dems had control of congress? And how does over-spending now differ from over-spending during President Bush's administration. Sorry, but two wrongs don't make a right.

Senator Schumer, it is time to reconnect with the American people--and I don't mean those who contributed to your campaign. News flash: Americans care what you do with their money!