Demoskratos

Fact #1 – Louisiana is one of the 5 poorest state based on income (Source).

Fact #2 – Louisiana received billions from the Federal Government to aid the ease and suffering of its residents and to help rebuild (Source).

Fact #3 – CBO Director testifies Stimulus will create jobs despite GOP jibberish (Source).

Fact #4 – Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticizes Democratic leadership for big government and spending despite the facts that at time of crisis, generally these actions will (1) help Americans and ease their sufferings and (2) create jobs allow Americans to rebuild.

Jindal – “…Democratic leaders in Washington, they place their hope in the federal government. We place our hope in you, the American people. In the end, it comes down to an honest and fundamental disagreement about the proper role of government. We oppose the national Democratic view that says the way to strengthen our country is to increase dependence on government…”  (Full Jindal Speech Transcript Here)

Even GOP leadership are quick to criticize Jindal.  (Sources:  Associated Press, Boston.com)

So what does Jindal do? He goes to Disney…wait a second, did he take the rail?  (Source)

Here’s the whole article and not just excerpts that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) claims that they predict recession will end in 2009.

There are major assumptions they are making about public vs. private capital in both the near and long run.

But then again, the very same CBO that advised Congress on the condition of the economy was showing signs of stress but fundamentally sound in 2008 was clearly wrong (page 13, paragraph 2 in this linked PDF also from the CBO office published in the beginning of 2008).

Then some other government agency advised Congress that the US is in a recession since December of 2007 but only realize that in December of 2008.  A whole year late!

Real geniuses in Washington the GOP ignored previously.  Suddenly with Obama in the White House and Democrats the majority, Republicans are now clinging onto these previously ignored governmental advisory agencies every printed word.

At least it’s cheaper per page and we know the money will go to more people versus just a handful of financial institutions.

And what’s with the page number theatrics again?  Are the Republicans unable to read lengthy documents?  Do Republicans want the 3 page memo from Hank Paulson ?

Further, it’s interesting that when Republicans controlled both the House of Representatives and Senate to pass spending and legislation between 1995 and 2006, no one said a peep about regulation or the national debt which grew from $4.7 trillion to $8.7 trillion.  In addition, during the last 3 Republican White House administrations (Reagan, G HW Bush, G W Bush), the national debt always increased.

When former President GW Bush handed the keys to President Obama, he was also giving him nearly $11 trillion of US National Debt. (Look up Jan 20, 2009 – day of Inauguration)

Now that the Republicans are the minority fighting to keep their jobs, they are suddenly so concerned about spending these days when they themselves are history’s big spenders (see previous link).  The Obama administration is trying to save the economy which based on every statistic is in a major recession with the distinct possibility of going into a depression.  All I hear is Republicans making the same old pitch that didn’t work for years and decades.

Brain washed propaganda or ignorant of facts, blind to the truth and reality?  Either is bad for America.  Time for an attempt to move in another direction.