A Change in the Wind

On Wednesday I felt a slight change in the wind. It was almost as if something deep within the earth's crust was shifting, but I noticed it. On Wednesday, the $819 billion stimulus was passed, but no Republicans voted for it. On Wednesday, the Republican party stood for principle again and stood up to the political-media establishment that does not want questions asked of their actions. This is the beginning of change to come.

This bill was a mistake and House Republicans had the wisdom to see it and the guts to stand against it. A stimulus plan is not a bad idea. THIS stimulus plan IS a bad idea. The way it is constructed and inspired is like an accumulation of pork barrel spending. Furthermore, there is no way that the government can retain any measure of satisfactory oversight on the spending. The government is not capable of spending money economically. It can only spend politically, meaning supporting some and freezing out others for political gain.

With debate, study, and discipline this bill could have been trimmed to a suitable size and a perhaps become more suitably targeted. However, the conduct of this bill has been highly polemicized by both the Democratic party and the media. The recovery of our nation's economy could have been a point of unification and a combined effort to carefully plan our steps forward. Instead, it has been turned into panic. The Democrats and the media have not stopped to question the bill, only to incite fear of it not passing. They worked up a scare and then demonized anyone who questioned them. This is not political leadership; this is mobocracy.

I think when 2012 comes around, Republicans will point back to this as one of their defining moments. They stood up against the scare tactics; they stood up against the demonization; they stood up against the establishment. Three years hence, this bill will be considered a mistake and will become an embarrassment to the Democrat party. The Republicans did the right thing and the American people will recognize that.