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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Health Care Warning-Stimulus
	Date:	2/9/2009 7:32:15 PM

It's an interesting article. In fairness though, you should point out that the National Review is an ultra-conservative magazine, so it's not likely they are going to think highly of any bill that doesn't conform to their ultra conservative thinking.

After watching scores of economists, and assorted other experts on a variety of news shows this week, plus reading a lot about it, I've come to the conclusion that it contains some components that are not likely to stimulate the economy; however they are a small part of the overall bill. The question that the experts can't seem to agree on is whether the legitimate simulus items will do enough, soon enough. I see that 4 Republicans in the Senate decided to get serious about it and there are tax cuts in the bill, presumably for business. I have to say that I'm a little disappointed the the Republicans did not fight harder for inclusion of more of their ideas. It appears to me that the majority of them just folded arms and took the political route. So my hat is off to those that got in there and hammered out what they could.

I watched the President's town hall meeting today in Elkhart and I didn't come away from it feeling much of anything. It was designed to make people feel better -- it was hard to tell by the audience whether they did or not.

WW - I have to say I thought the same thing as you did -- why didn't they just incorporate both sides in the same bill. I guess it's because at the end of the day, politicians are politicians.