Stimulus And Backlash

Apparently the inappropriately-named "stimulus" package is going to pass. No shock there, considering Pelosi and the Demorats have decided the Republicans can go straight to Hell and a speedy adoption is infinitely more important than "bipartisanship." Bipartisanship. Right.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid stunning new job losses and yet another bank failure, key senators and the White House reached tentative agreement Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. Two officials said the emerging agreement was for a bill with a $780 billion price tag, but there was no immediate confirmation.

At $780 billion, the legislation would be smaller than the measure that cleared the House on a party-line vote last week. It also would mean a sharp cut from the bill that has been the subject of Senate debate for a week. That measure stood at $937 billion.

Beyond the numbers, though, any agreement would mark a victory for the new president and would keep Democratic leaders on track to fulfill their promise of delivering him a bill to sign by the end of next week.

You and I both know the bill will pass. Remember McCain's amnesty ramdown? This is the same damned thing. "Speed is of the essence." Yeah. Speed. So the bill can't be discussed further and its pork exposed more to the light of day:

In a statement sure to rile Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Friday dismissed calls for bipartisanship as “process” arguments extraneous to passing a stimulus bill — and warned Senate Democrats against slashing proposed increases to education spending.

But bad things are brewing "locally" as well.

In Fornicalia, the lack of a budget (gee, only months overdue) and economic pressures have caused counties in the state to begin to fight back.

First, the State of Fornicalia has officially stated that taxpayers won't get their refunds.

Most recently, some counties in Fornicalia have said they'll fight back:

Counties in California say they've had enough – and they aren't going to take it anymore.In what amounts to a Boston Tea Party-style revolt against the state Capitol, they're threatening to withhold money.

Los Angeles is considering such an option. And Colusa County supervisors said they authorized payment delays for February.

"We didn't vote on it, because I don't think anybody wants to go to jail," Colusa County Supervisor Kim Vann said.

Closer to home, Sacramento County is planning to file a lawsuit this week against the state and Controller John Chiang for withholding millions of dollars – much of it for social service programs.

"The Legislature authorized those expenditures, and (the controller) has decided to withhold it," said Susan Peters, chairwoman of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. "I believe it's possible other counties will be joining in the action."

Intemperate reactions?

Revolution?

Anarchy?

Guess what: it's already happening.

This should not be unexpected. President Barack Hussein Obama has already sent a plain and clear signal that it is not so important that persons pay their taxes. Right?

BZ