William Branigin and Michael D. Shear
The Washington Post
February 10, 2009
The Senate today passed an economic stimulus bill that President Obama and congressional Democrats called crucial to pull the U.S. economy out of its downward spiral but that drew scant support from Republicans.
Senators voted 61 to 37 to approve the massive bill, which the Congressional Budget Office now says would cost $838 billion over 10 years. Only three Republicans voted in favor of it. In the House, an $819 billion version of the package passed on Jan. 28 with no Republican support.
A procedural vote in the Senate yesterday cleared the way for final passage today. In that 61-36 vote, the same three moderate Republicans senators — Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania — broke with their party leaders and supported the legislation.
The package now heads to a House-Senate conference to resolve differences between the two versions. Obama, who hopes to sign the resulting bill into law before Presidents’ Day on Monday, has publicly encouraged negotiators in recent days to restore some education provisions that were stripped from the Senate version to reduce its overall cost.
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February 10th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
buckle up and hold on tight, it’s about to get really ugly!
iamfree Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Nothing will happen because everytime they make a move like this no one did anything, they will continue to push us to the edge. A lot of people are waking up but I think they are waiting for the moment to revolt.
Chicken little Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Hide your food stock up on ammo, Its all over!! The end of the world is near. Alex Jones will save us all. Jesus you people need to get a grip. Keep buying Jones bulls---. Keep spending you hard earned money on his “end of the world” crap.
Be Prepared Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Get Yourself educated.
Can you SURVIVE, without electricity? If they decide to kill the power, what are you going to do? If you have no idea and don’t care, then pack a bag now, and get ready for the FEMA camps.
If you don’t know, BUT want to learn, then:
Get educated:
http://www.thespectergroup.com/militarysales.htm
none Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 2:06 am
what u need to do is get a grip on jesus. And by the way, money is worthless – and soon the world will realize it, so “chicken little” keep going to work like nothing is wrong and worshiping money and all the fruits of this world, im sure it will work out great for you : )
…. not.
TEX Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
BUCKLE UP–HOLD ON TIGHT??????????? WHAT THE f---???????/
BEND OVER AND SPREAD UM and BRING YOUR OWN K-Y
YOUR ABOUT TO GET STIMULATED.
February 10th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
This country is officially kaput
February 10th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
OH BOY! Another Red Herring to hold the masses attention while the Master Magicians sneak to the other side of the stage and steal Mega Wads ‘O Cash”. And after they steal it they’ll stand there & say “It wasn’t me, I was standing right in front of you”.
So don’t fixate on this. Look for the REAL theft.
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
dammit!!! what are you doing exposeing my plans!!
you ahole! it took me ages to con you worthless pesants, and you are ruining it!!
i got some prozac for you!! i just prozac bombed your house from my, i mean, the northcom command center!!!
thats it! im calling obama to tell him to release my gestapo!! i mean the gestapo!!!
Officer Obie Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Yo Mr. Dick,
You want me to go pay this Outrage fella a little “social call”. If him & his buddies are gettin to be a problem, me & the boys from Blackwater could induce a little silence. Just say the word.
Put Me In Coach! PLEEEZE! Put Me In, I’ll Do Ya Proud!
February 10th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The people who signed on to this abomination are as culpable as the scum who wrote it. This is a plan to destroy our economy and turn the United States into a 3rd world hell-hole.
Welcome to the ObamaNation. This is the “Change” we’re going to get.
February 10th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Well, any day now, Canadians, Americans and Mexicans will all be brethren and fellow countrymen.
Most of us really love you guys down there in the US, but I’ll be sad to see Canada fall!
February 10th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
http://www.boingboing.net/2009.....50-bi.html
Rep. Kanjorski: $550 Billion Disappeared in “Electronic Run On the Banks”
February 10th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
The Global “Elite” have billions if not trillions of your hard earned tax dollars and their fake fiat money at their disposal for the purpose of enslaving us all… Wake up people, the INFOWAR needs more funding to get the word out to the MASSES!!! Do your part to help the cause today!!
It’s time to push back as a SINGLE UNITED FORCE for humanity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uns4n_Rd1do
February 10th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I am glad they managed to put partisanship aside to divide the pie up equally amongst them.
They did promise us it would be passed……that was never in question.
I love the Obama first speech last night…it is so rigged..Obama exposes how the questions are screened and planned by not knowing who the reporter is and just saying..Ed something is next..where are you??
It is false advertising to not put a caption stating…NOT A TRUE FREE SPEECH NEWS CONFERENCE…
Reporters questions have been chosen by the President and this is his response to them..this is not a real live-press conference except the people are present.
And the question about A-Rod using steroids?? Sue them Rod!!
No questions about what he thought about Michael Phelps hitting the bong….
Please understand he is young and can do that in his off time..the Olympics don’t own him.
The sponsors can go jump in a lake..he made his money he is fine for life…
Worse is the christian student who used the picture to ruin a man’s career.
The programmed question about wasted bill spending was silly too. Apparently he felt the need to show the side for supporting spending money not related to helping Americans.
I am happy the government is upgrading at the worst time in our history.
Jobs created in the government sounds great for them. Money to the Banksters is wonderful idea to them.
But all Americans know it would have been cheaper to have used that money to help the home market..They could easily afford to allow every homeowner in America reduced payments by half or more for several years for just 500 Billion.
The banksters would still get their money, homeowners across America get relief and governement don’t spend any money unless absolutely necessary.
This is NOT an option considered because the plan is not to stimulate the public, but the government and it’s boss the banks.
Big government funded by the banks, paid for by citizens.
I may end up homeless, but at least the government buildings will have green energy efficient windows. Who does not think that is great???
Just conspiracy nuts with partisan beliefs according to Obama.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Senate scum low class treasonists we will come for you all of you are working for the BIG corporations,trilateralists cfr bilderbergs club of rome all the scum wreckers they cant run nothing without stealing everything how many invent things they are known for nothing generation after i feel so sorry for them they are so lost beyond any kind of help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Is it just me, or is Chuck Schumer a class A camera whore? His image pops up EVERYWHERE!
mostt32 Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Schumer should be indicted for negligent malfeasance. He headed the Senate Banking Committee that was supposed to oversee all of this YEARS AGO. instead he’s posing and gloating. as one C-span viewer said- “I will no longer pay my taxes for these frauds.”
Take note and do the same. Nothing else xmillions of us, could be more effective in shutting this nonsense down. NOW
iamfree Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Chuck Shummer will be one lucky son of a gun when the revolution starts, so will the other politicians who voted yes on the bailout. good luck to them.
TEX Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
I TRIED and shall CONTIUE TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH THE
“INTERNAL RECTAL SUCKERS” THREATENED TO STEAL
ALL OF MY s---. OK, SO I LEFT THEM A BIG PILE.
Brian M. (Retired USN) Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
No, Your analysis is spot on about Chucky. Trouble is I’ve seen just about enough sellouts from this legislative branch. No surprises here from the USSA globalists/socialist scum.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
We’re doomed!
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
yes its working! you pesant are loseing faith. hahaha
zeebob Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
learn to spell little dick
February 10th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Funny how Arlen Specter…always shows up to take one for the team. Too bad he’s not playing for America….
Brian M. (Retired USN) Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
There are damn few statesmen left in congress. Apart from Ron Paul, every last one of them have voted incorrectly on a whole host of problems that needed a NO vote. This is no different. Globalism has taken over our government for some time now.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Just another band-aid to plug another hole in the dam before the flood of epic depression hits.
Then once we crawl through, we’ll have a whole new shiny currency to use anywhere in the world.
Welcome to the New World Order.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Yeah, get ready for the worst.
Have food and water and protection.
This shats about to hit the fan.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
DONT CASH YOUR STIMULUS CHECK WHEN IT COME.
JUST RIP IT UP.
SPREAD THE WORD SAVE THE COUNTRY
deadprez Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Shiddddd!!!! Im cashn mine, i got bills to pay.
Kiss the Rings, Biotch!!!!
“I wanna know where da gold at, I wanna know where da gold at”
Troy from wv, you are hilarious!!!!
deadprez Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Shidddddddd!!!!!!!! Im cashn mine, i got bills to pay!
Kiss the Rings, Bitch!!!
“I wanna know where da the gold at, I wanna know where da gold at”
Troy from wv, you are hilarious!!!
Ronnie (USMC 7yrs served) Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
That money is mostly going to the upper class not us
. I’ll send that damn check back to them. Why not wake up people and go to famguardian.org and realize the IRS is a HOAX I did 6 years ago and I’m still learning lol We would be better off they stopped spending so much damn fiat money and let us keep our own in our checks instead of them spending it. f---ERS
Horah!!!!
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
i keep putting more of your money in my pockets, their getting full!!
my house is almost finished in Dubai, so piss off America!!!
February 10th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
“FEMA Prison Blues”
I hear the FEMA trains a comin’
They’re rolling round the bend
And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when,
I’m stuck in FEMA prison, and time keeps draggin’ on
But that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Antone..
When I was just a truther Obama told me, Son,
Always be a good boy, or I’ll take away your guns.
But I shot a Fed in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..
Well if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I’d move it on a little farther down the line
Far from FEMA prison, that’s where I want to stay
And I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away…..
Train's are a comin' Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Good mornin’ America how are ya, don’t you know me I’m your native son, I’m the train they call the Department of Homeland Security and we’ll (Elites) be minus 200K citizens when the day is done.
Bad Slave Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
200K gone? How will we know? We are not allowed to count anymore. According to Barry’s census, those 200K citizens never existed.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
“FEMA Prison Blues”
I hear the FEMA trains a comin’
They’re rolling round the bend
And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when,
I’m stuck in FEMA prison, and time keeps draggin’ on
But that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Antone..
When I was just a truther Obama told me, Son,
Always be a good boy, or I’ll take away your guns.
But I shot a Fed in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..
Well if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I’d move it on a little farther down the line
Far from FEMA prison, that’s where I want to stay
And I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away…..
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
i will listen to it while i crack the whip on your back. haha
hautesauce Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Americafirst, That was really good.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
To Hell with ivesting in Silver and gold. INVEST IN LEAD!!!!!
February 10th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Get on the telephone line and get hold of your state Rep or congressman. Ask them to join the other states to succeed from the union. I’ve been on the telephone hollering about the tyranny today. Our congress woman is a patriot. Thank God. We talked for about a half hour. She is now listening to Alex live. Do it people. Get on the telephone and start talking NOW!!!
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
let me pull them out of my pocket so you can talk to them. haha
February 10th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
You can rip up your stimulus checks if you want, but the gov says you still have to report it.
Best bet is to send it back.
Be aware though, if you have any outstanding debt owed to any government agency, the Treasury is now acting as “creditor” and diverts stimulus checks to whomever is owed.
Just my experience.
Hard to be debt free living in a debt based economy.
Great article here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/roc.....table.html
Bad Slave Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
BigAl,
Lew Rockwell doesn’t get it. Barry knows exactly what he is doing.
February 10th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I would like to personnally thank the lying thieving bastards who stole my retirement and my kids and grandkids future……one by one ………When SHTF i pray that God is just and my Aim true…
You Bastards will pay Karma is a Bitch…..
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
thanks for the money.haha
your grand kids will be my field workers. or maybe i will put them in the mines.
karma has nothing to do with the harness you will wear. haha
AZ Patriot Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
The Last thing you will hear will be Nothing…….3000yds slight easterly breeze ……
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I the great big dick chenney rule the world!!! do i have to send the gestapo over or what??? gotta FEMA camp for you!! lil wanna be rebels. muaaaaahhaaaa
February 10th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
jebus this is bad bad bad , volgende is 1 trillion dan 1.5 trillijonen, dan 2 trilljionen, dan de grote instorten(Collapse) van de Amerikaa economie
February 10th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
dude. shut up. what do you think we’re doing at this site?
Walking towards the light Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
…Being sheep, thanks for the open door…Nate
khazaria Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 2:28 am
you really wok me upp
now i know de trut
i saw de coming of Him
Christians persecuted under Islam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWpIWDjQLUU
The trailer of Pierre Rehov’s last film ” First comes saturday then comes sunday “… First Islamist will kill all the Jews ( who pray on saturday ) then they will kill all Christians ‘( who pray on sunday )
February 10th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
The commenters on this site are crazy nerdy people. I mean I believe it, but all of your reactions are just gay.
iamfree Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
lol ur so dumb, the reason people have comments like these its because we are online, no one talks like this in real life. get a grip
February 10th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Well, there goes the neighborhood. Its all over! There is no comming back out of this now. This is “THE END”.
February 10th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Oooo yippie More government inflation packages. How about INCENTIVE PACKAGES.
NO CORPORATE TAX, NO CAPITAL GAINS TAX, NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. Funny thing is Government pulls in more revenue.
if not TAX REVOLT 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
my plans will be way finished before 2010!!! i mean thee plans
John Bisceglia Reply:
February 14th, 2009 at 1:41 am
“TAX REVOLT 2010!” – Some of us started last year!
February 10th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Kosovo is Serbia
g.
the dick chenney Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
no, serbia is kosovo
February 10th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
On BBC two days ago they had a guy from Bloomberg who said the total cost to tax payers so far was $9.7 trillion; and that was before this new ’stimulus’ bill.
February 10th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
There’s no money,there’s no posession,only obsession,i don’t need that s---.papa roach.
February 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
well the good thing out of all of this ppl are finally waking up. this isn’t the 30’s where ppl will just take having a depression. sure there are ppl out there who want to be slaves but there are also a lot of ppl buying out guns and ammo and are ready to defend the republic!
Not On My Watch Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
You ain’t s---tin’!We’re on irc with Mark Koernke and the Boys rightnow.And when this goes down don’t you dar start crying , because Mark will reach through that damned microphone and Slap Ya!And these stupid C&*ts running Maine have GOT to GO!
February 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Obama the Golden Boy for the Elite, was probably told to push through as many things as as possible and don’t care about what gets cut, we can fix that later, just get as much pushed through as you can while the population of this country are in a depression. and scared.
It seems to me there were a couple of experiments with groups up people to see if Socialism worked the other gr.oup won, because they were Capitalist.
February 10th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Senate Passes $819 Billion Economic Stimulus Bill and the people get taken as the hams that they are, once again, even knowing that they will be doomed just the same. Oh well !
February 10th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Abolish The Federal Reserve!
GET INVOLVED!
http://WWW.WARNTHEPEOPLE.ORG
February 10th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
First they ignore us … Then they ridicule us … Then they fight us … And then They lose ….
http://intwain.wordpress.com/2.....ion-first/
I think it’s time we move on to that part where they lose … Don’t you?
Continental Congress 2009 … Be there!!
February 10th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
The next generations born into slavery and servitude. Just what they wanted—slaves.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
PLEEAASE. just stooop. stop spending my money. please god stop these bastards.. .ohhh gooood… and by god, i don’t mean obama…
speaking of god and obama. have you guys seen that clip of julio, the mcdonalds employee praising obama as god and generally making a fool of all of us americans?
February 10th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
When there is no 1st best solution… you may have to accept 2nd best or even 3rd best.. implement it first.. while waiting for 1st best which is yet to come ( and noone knows if it will ever come ). There are so many economists who know about ‘externalities’.. get them analyze externalities of each economics activity – weight pro and con by scoring them. write down ‘ negative externalities’ and implement some solution by priority when appropriate… im sure there are hunderds things which the govt. has to do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
February 10th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I wanna know how many of you teamster members are happy now that your boy has
stabbed you in the back and picked your pocket
February 10th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Oh boy! Good. When can I expect uncle obama to start paying my mortgage payments?
February 10th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Man, I was hoping this would balloon to over $2 trillion!! I mean come in Senators, let’s get this party started!! Fed has some treasuries to buy (print).
P O F Reply:
February 10th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Don’t worry, it is coming!!!
February 11th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Why do I get a feeling the Main Honcho is going to spend the next Four years bailing out the banks and the Corporations which are too big to fail?
Why do I get a feeling that the Banks DO NOR want to lend money at between 4 and 6 % when they can force us to pay and shop using the “Credit cards” earning them between 18 to 28%?
Why do I get a feeling that it will be a very good idea if any “interest rate” exceeding 5% above the Bank Rate set by the Federal Reserve — it can— under the penalty of law— be only described as “EXTORTION RATE” e.g.if Fed Res rate is 2% and your favourite money lender charges you
8% it must be described as “RATE OF EXTORTION” and NOT “rate of interest”.
Why do I get a feeling that what is commonly described as “CREDIT CARD” is in fact nothing more than an “ENSLAVEMENT CARD.
WHY OH GODS WHY????
February 11th, 2009 at 12:55 am
The Barret 416. is legal in california!!! 50cal overrated! get em while you can!
February 11th, 2009 at 11:40 am
ARGHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
This country is handled like CEO’s handle a company. Who gave away the ability that put us in harms way for selfish purposes and/or sadistic pleasures? We gave these pricks the power to manipulate, their lap of luxury and rule over us. And for our generosity we get to be discarded and deemed irrelevant to any decision making that affects our lives. The self defeating message we broadcast: “woh is me”, stock up, self sufficiency, faith, buckle-up, etc. just gives more credence to what The Illuminists, Elite, NWO or whatever is proclaiming. The people/country is helpless and hapless. The world needs to be managed (extorted) under their watchful EYE. Would most, at least agree, this is an orchestrated political and economic implosion? Would most, at least agree, that fire does not implode or pulverize skyscrapers? Would most, at least agree, there were no WMD? The point: GET SERIOUS!
The one chance we have is being whittled down everyday. USE IT OR LOOSE IT.
February 11th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
ARGH!!!!!
This country is handled like CEO’s handle a company. Who gave away the ability that put us in harms way for selfish purposes and/or sadistic pleasures? We gave these thieves the power to manipulate, their lap of luxury and rule over us. And for our generosity we get to be discarded and deemed irrelevant to any decision making that affects our lives. The self defeating message we broadcast: “woh is me”, stock up, self sufficiency, faith, buckle-up, etc. just gives more credence to what The Illuminists, Elite, NWO or whatever is proclaiming. The people/country is helpless and hapless. The world needs to be managed (extorted) under their watchful eye. Would most, at least agree, this is an orchestrated political and economic implosion? Would most, at least agree, that fire does not implode or pulverize skyscrapers? Would most, at least agree, there were no WMD? The point: Get Serious!
The one chance we have is being whittled down everyday. Use it or loose it!