Monday, April 13, 2009

Krugman Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy
on Job Creation and Defense Cuts



http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/12/krugman-defense/

In February, only three Republican senators broke party ranks to vote for the economic recovery package. Zero House Republicans voted for passage. Part of their opposition centered around the belief that an increase in government spending would do nothing to create jobs:

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"Instead of focusing on three major issues — job creation, housing and compassion for Americans who have lost jobs through no fault of their own — to boost the economy, this bill has morphed into a bloated government giveaway." [Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), 2/10/09]

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Chambliss, in particular, said that he was concerned people in his state would lose jobs if F-22 production was cut, because "when it comes to stimulating the economy, there’s no better way to do it than to spend it in the defense community."
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KRUGMAN: What’s so wonderful is watching Republican congressmen saying, “But this will cost jobs!” The very same Republican congressmen who were denouncing the stimulus, saying government spending never creates jobs, but cutting defense spending costs jobs. It’s wonderful.

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Amanda Terkel has more to say at the link, but that's the core of it.

The Grand Obstructionist Party could stop talking out of its ass any time now...