David Obey on stimulus waste: “So what?”
posted at 2:10 pm on February 6, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via Breitbart, the “logic” of panic as articulated by Congress’s cuddliest Democrat. An even more glorious soundbite than Mitch McConnell’s yardstick for measuring a trillion dollars, I think you’ll agree. But is it more glorious than this?
Recounting a conversation he had with Obama in the Oval Office earlier in the week regarding the economic stimulus bill and other matters, Biden said the two came to the realization that: “If we do everything right… there’s still a 30 percent chance we’re going to get it wrong.”
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I’m sure his opinion is not at all biaed due to 2 billion of that “waste” is going to his son…
Rogue on February 6, 2009 at 2:13 PM
This piece of filth is my congressman. I hate him, and only wish the worst upon this pacifist troll.
Keep in mind, he also found a way to stick a million for his son’s eco-Nazi group in this bill.
What a f&^king a$$hole.
PimFortuynsGhost on February 6, 2009 at 2:13 PM
That Biden quote is golden.
Slublog on February 6, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Isn’t Obey the gun who ran away from some Iraq War question last year too?
lorien1973 on February 6, 2009 at 2:14 PM
All material for campaigns. Juicy.
marklmail on February 6, 2009 at 2:15 PM
The ads just write themselves. This is going to be the House Banking scandal x 10. The 2010 campaign is going to be fun as hell.
rockmom on February 6, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Another liberal man-child. “So What?”. Nice response, idiot.
sherry on February 6, 2009 at 2:16 PM
And just wait until the tax increase and defense cut bills come forward to pay for all of this shinola. America is going to LOVE those.
rockmom on February 6, 2009 at 2:16 PM
60% of the time, it works every time.
BadgerHawk on February 6, 2009 at 2:16 PM
It’s a disaster! It means he actually asks Biden’s opinions on things. Truly, I never thought that would happen. I thought Biden was an establishment figurehead only.
JiangxiDad on February 6, 2009 at 2:17 PM
I disagree with his %.
I don’t rate the chance of and “act of God” kind of event undoing all the damage they are planning on doing at 70%.
Count to 10 on February 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Smell the Change ™ Biden is clinical.
Mason on February 6, 2009 at 2:20 PM
They believe in spending=stimulus. That’s the problem.
the_nile on February 6, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Our Republic has fallen so far….
http://a4cgr.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/davy-crockett-and-public-money/
I’m floored… they are not even trying to hide it anymore.
Romeo13 on February 6, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Yogi Biden
whitetop on February 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Biden Johnson is right!
Authentic Washington Gibberish!
snickelfritz on February 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Word is that Snowe, Collins and Specter are going to vote for the stimulus package.
It’s really easy to send these Senators an email from the Senate website:
http://www.senate.gov/
CarolynM on February 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM
On a side note, AP starts a thread on David Frum’s latest Palin-bashing article in 5-4-3…
pugwriter on February 6, 2009 at 2:24 PM
So much for accountability and transparency. (not that I expected any from these jerks)
CP on February 6, 2009 at 2:26 PM
President Pelosi’s Panic Package
I have never seen a leader of state so completely panicked, one who has been subordinated to Pelosi/ Obey/ Reid congress.
The panic is not reassuring to the American people or the world. Our enemies are now taking full measure of Mr. Obama.
The politics of fear is now emanating from Washington at the highest levels, the White House. President Obama’s new energy secretary, Steven Chu, warned the world yesterday that California’s agriculture base was likely to become a wasteland if Global Warming continued.
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 12:57 PM
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Obey is a flaming ass but pretty well represents the general state of this poor sick Republic.
rplat on February 6, 2009 at 2:31 PM
What a terrible thing to have lost one’s mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.
- Dan Quayle
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Could you imagine running your own household finances the way this dummy wants to run the stimulus package? His son is head of a group that is supposed to get $2 Billion in taxpayer dollars. Isn’t this a conflict of interest?
DL13 on February 6, 2009 at 2:32 PM
60% of the time, it’ll work every time.
loudmouth883 on February 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Nice attitude…
Wade on February 6, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Under Barack Obama’s do everything right leadership I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward great prosperity – but there is a 30% change that could change.
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:35 PM
30% of the time.
scalleywag on February 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM
I spend a great deal of time with the President. We have a very close, personal, loyal relationship. I’m not, as they say, a chia pet in these meetings.
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM
It looks like the “Hope ‘N Change” Party has been transformed into the “Fear ‘N Manipulation” Mob. No worthwhile decision is made while operating out of fear, except maybe to vacate a burning house. And, this house isn’t really burning; they just say it is so we can be manipulated into caving to their Socialist agenda…
DL13 on February 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM
What’s a coupla billion among friends?
Akzed on February 6, 2009 at 2:38 PM
If we don’t succeed we run the risk of failure.
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:38 PM
This is what the voters of America wanted…this is what they get.
Pathetic…the standard is “so what?”
right2bright on February 6, 2009 at 2:39 PM
My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right.
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Someone must have pictures of Specter.
Akzed on February 6, 2009 at 2:40 PM
The government’s ability to spend is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Some stupid decisions made??? for God’s sake…..the whole dang Congress is showing how stupid they are.
becki51758 on February 6, 2009 at 2:41 PM
The other day the President said, I know you’ve had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM
When you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it’s always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
- Joe Biden
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Do you write these out ahead of time or are you just making them up as you go?
BadgerHawk on February 6, 2009 at 2:44 PM
As the CBO report yesterday concludes, better for the economy in a few years to do NOTHING now than to enact this miserable ‘stimulus’ bill.
Probably better to pay people to dig holes in a field and fill them in, rather than dole out the partisan pork in this bill.
petefrt on February 6, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Bush – “You’re either with us or against us”
Obama – “Present”
Obey – “So What”
fogw on February 6, 2009 at 2:44 PM
The great thing about liberals like this merde-de-tete is that he makes all us common people feel so much better about ourselves. Too bad he has all that power and authority stuff.
AubieJon on February 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM
I don’t know if you’re making these up, but if not, RUN, don’t walk, to a publisher and sell these in a book with a review on the cover from Neil Kinnock. I think you will make a small fortune. Don’t forget foreign language editions. If you do well, you owe me.
JiangxiDad on February 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Good one, fog, but what President Bush actually said was “You’re either on our side or on the side of the terrorists…”
Only the Lefty Libs think he said “You’re either with us or against us.”
Jenfidel on February 6, 2009 at 2:48 PM
By Obey’s own “logic,” so what if it’s any emergency?
Christien on February 6, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Make that a 100% chance….
ElRonaldo on February 6, 2009 at 2:50 PM
I’d like to so what him.
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Ryan Gandy on February 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM
AP, you need to warn people when there’s an audio clip coming of one of those annoying NPR voices. My skin is still crawling.
rivlax on February 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM
i know this is lame, but i gotta point out that this was supposed to be my scoop.
i had actually just gotten back from an interview and imported the audio into premier when i refreshed the page and saw this.
you may now golf-clap derisively.
eh on February 6, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Does anyone really believe the demonstrably corrupt and incompetent Democrat Party doesn’t believe it’s offal is not odorous?
I read Victor Davis Hanson’s latest entry in the ever growing Intellectual Clue Clubbing of President Empty Suit.
We see the Know-nothing Harpy Harridan proclaiming ‘500 million Americans have lost their job while simultaneously holding the House of Barons’ Testicle Lock Box to do a Deep Throat ramming on the next several generations.
We look at Kali-fornia, the third largest state in this Republic and now paying IOUs to its citizens and furloughing State employees due to the spend-aholics in the Democrat ruled State Government.
We look to Tax-achusetts where the Speaker of the House is preparing to resign due to, as The Radio Equalizer puts it, shady dealings.
The (former) Democrat Governor of Illinois was IMPEACHED for crying out loud!
Miss Barney Frank, Wisconsin’s own Dairy Queen, and Connecticut’s Silver Capybara are central to the economic collapse that this Republic is experiencing
Democrat politicians at virtually every level are under indictment. Yet, 52% of the voters have given the keys to the kingdom to these dis-honorable, avaricious criminals.
Why do we tolerate such behavior?
SeniorD on February 6, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Is this that “new math” I keep hearing so much about?
gryphon202 on February 6, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Does anyone really believe the demonstrably corrupt and incompetent Democrat Party doesn’t believe it’s offal is not odorous?
I read Victor Davis Hanson’s latest entry in the ever growing Intellectual Clue Clubbing of President Empty Suit.
We see the Know-nothing Harpy Harridan proclaiming ‘500 million Americans have lost their job while simultaneously holding the House of Barons’ Testicle Lock Box to do a Deep Throat ramming on the next several generations.
We look at Kali-fornia, the third largest state in this Republic and now paying IOUs to its citizens and furloughing State employees due to the spend-aholics in the Democrat ruled State Government.
We look to Tax-achusetts where the Democrat Speaker of the House is preparing to resign due to, as The Radio Equalizer puts it, shady dealings.
The (former) Democrat Governor of Illinois was IMPEACHED for crying out loud!
Miss Barney Frank, Wisconsin’s own Dairy Queen, and Connecticut’s Silver Haired Capybara are central to the economic collapse that this Republic is experiencing
Democrat politicians at virtually every level are under indictment. Yet, 52% of the voters have given the keys to the kingdom to these dis-honorable, avaricious criminals.
Why do we tolerate such behavior?
SeniorD on February 6, 2009 at 2:57 PM
They write themselves. With a little help from Dan Quayle this time.
MB4 on February 6, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Verbatim, he said this …..
“You’re either with us or against us in the fight against terror”
That makes us both half right :D
fogw on February 6, 2009 at 3:01 PM
We have become the tools of our tools.
Tav on February 6, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Cheshire Cat on February 6, 2009 at 3:07 PM
This is an EMERGENCY! We must pull the trigger! I don’t care what we’re aiming at!
hawksruleva on February 6, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Listen to this fool: so if someone spends the money badly, they’ll be held accountable.
SO WHAT? What about the money that was spent incorrectly? The moron cannot see beyond his own ideological glasses…the money is then gone, Mr. Olbey, and we have to foot the bill in a time where we can’t afford to spend more money we don’t have.
You pathetic ideologue — how do these folks get elected?!?
Richard Romano on February 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM
BO is using Biden as an advisor? Good grief, we are in real danger of tanking the whole damn mess…
jbh45 on February 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Olby is the type of Congressman that needs to be taken out on the Capitol steps and shot. The last words he hears should be “so what”.
GarandFan on February 6, 2009 at 3:37 PM
i love biden. comedic. just as i loved blago. they are the only real humor in all of this.
kelley in virginia on February 6, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Thank you, Van.
Jaibones on February 6, 2009 at 4:06 PM
I sure hope everyone is paying attention……
Seven Percent Solution on February 6, 2009 at 4:26 PM
to sum; we are not sure it will work, but we have to do it!
Isn’t that the basis of Russian Roulette?
pgrossjr on February 6, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Obey’s a fucking crook.
Jaibones on February 6, 2009 at 4:32 PM
There’s also a thirty percent chance that the US voters got it wrong last November, too.
eaglewingz08 on February 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
These leftover hippie losers are literally creaming themselves at the thought of passing this massive socialist cluster eff.
ex-Democrat on February 6, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Thanks Dad!!
Obeys son (an exec for the National Parks)
Fuquay Steve on February 6, 2009 at 8:51 PM
My only hope is that when this stimulus package drives the country into economic chaos, the people of this country will rise up in one united voice and demand term limitation on every single member of Congress, regardless of whatever their party affiliation is.
This is the only way we will ever get any measure of change in this country, because the people running the show right now are driving everything into the ground. They need to be removed from their offices and positions of power now!
pilamaye on February 7, 2009 at 8:51 AM
“So what if we force banks to loan money to people that can’t repay? So what?”
“So what if Franklin Raines gets millions of dollars in bonuses while people lose their homes and 401ks”?
“So what?”
Politicians like Obey are so what is wrong with this country.
soundingboard on February 7, 2009 at 6:14 PM