Glimmers Of Death For The Porkfest

clipped from www.powerlineblog.com An influential Senate Democrat said Friday that it's unclear whether President Obama's $819 economic stimulus bill will win enough support to pass in the Senate. ... Asked how many Republicans he can get to vote for the bill, Nelson said he didn't even know how many Democrats would vote for it. That this "stimulus" will stimulate, principally, Democratic voting blocs, was illustrated best this morning on CNBC. Erin Burnett interviewed Max Baucus, asking at one point (at about 5:30 in) "How, exactly, will this stimulus create actual, identifiable jobs?" In response, Senator Baucus breaks down, desperately recalling the very few slivers of the bill that provide tax incentives to companies, and ignoring the majority that is nothing but federal adiposity. He eventually stammers that "we're in uncharted waters." I suppose that is the best the Democrats can do when pressured, even lightly, by a CNBC anchor, on their scam-stimulus. A rather poor showing.

But just call me an optimist...