Stimulus Package Passed Tonight

HR - 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed tonight by a vote of 244 - 188. All 177 Republicans voted NO, as did 11 Democrats. There were 244 Dems who voted yes.

This is the first time I can remember that the Republicans all voted together. The Republicans have objected to the fact that the bill does not provide any growth or stimulus, but grows government by leaps and bounds. It is rumored that ACORN is receiving 5.2 Billion. ACORN is a left-leaning non-profit that is under federal investigation for massive voter fraud during the 2008 Election.

We will dissect the bill in the next few days to really see what is in it.

Here is the text of the bill, so you can start reading for yourself.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c111:./temp/~c111MfX9cd

Stay tuned for Card Check. That can't be far behind.