Bush's Place in History.

[DuncanONeil]

As bad as Bush's ratings were the congress and senate's ratings were lower. President Obama's Ratings are falling. I think the main reason Our latest politians are rated so low is that we know what they do almost before they do it and judge them before what they did has had a chance to work. Look at the stimulas bill. the congrssional budget office has judged it a bad bill with little or no chance to fix the economy. Let's hope there're wrong.

Nothing in the Spending bill is designed to stimulate anything. In fact of the 40% claimed to be tax relief at least half of that is going to be spent on things that have their own category in the "plan". Not to mention the fact that the plans call for states that accept money from the Feds must undo Welfare Reform as a result!

[Belgarold]

Nothing in the Spending bill is designed to stimulate anything. In fact of the 40% claimed to be tax relief at least half of that is going to be spent on things that have their own category in the "plan". Not to mention the fact that the plans call for states that accept money from the Feds must undo Welfare Reform as a result!

This may be your opinion but it is far from any sort of fact.

[DuncanONeil]

This may be your opinion but it is far from any sort of fact.

Sorry not opinion but actual fact. The revelation of the tax relief not being tax relieve comes from "Recovery.gov". In case you do not have the desire to check here is what it says. "Tax Relief - includes $15 B for Infrastructure and Science, $61 B for Protecting the Vulnerable, $25 B for Education and Training and $22 B for Energy. Leaving only $165 B for tax relief. I was only guessing at 40% and in that you can say I was wrong as the reduction in relief is 42.7% not 40%.

The statement about "Welfare Reform" was from a news report. I am sure that a careful reading of the plans for the states will reveal the actual wording.

If there is anything I am it is not accepting of everything I hear. I am much more comfortable in reading the original material.