Dems in action

"I'll be back. You can't keep the Democrats out of the White House forever, and when they get in, I'm back on the streets with all my criminal buddies!" -- Sideshow Bob

With the Democrats back in the White House it isn't criminals out on the streets that I worry about, but rather the lack of a road block to keep a lid on the mad house that is Congress. Indeed, the bad news out of Washington continues to come thick and fast. The lunatics really are running the asylum and the Democrats just keep shooting the messenger.

Meanwhile, David Brooks takes aim at the stimulus package, whose flaws become more apparent with every passing day:

In a fateful decision, Democratic leaders merged the temporary stimulus measure with their permanent domestic agenda — including big increases for Pell Grants, alternative energy subsidies and health and entitlement spending. The resulting package is part temporary and part permanent, part timely and part untimely, part targeted and part untargeted.

It’s easy to see why Democrats decided to do this. They could rush through permanent policies they believe in. Plus, they could pay for them with borrowed money. By putting a little of everything in the stimulus package, they avoid the pay-as-you-go rules that might otherwise apply to recurring costs.

I really hope this thing fails. Not as a petty whack against Obama, but because this is a truly atrocious piece of legislation.