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Last night, while American families were sitting down to eat dinner, Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Democrats were in Washington ramming the $154 billion Stimulus II through the House. This in spite of the fact that Americans overwhelmingly believe Stimulus I was a dismal failure, and continue to worry about Democrats' reckless binge spending.

With 10 percent unemployment and a $1.42 trillion deficit last year, the American people have a right to be concerned and this bill will only make matters worse.  Stimulus II, with its emphasis on government-knows-best spending programs, is a carbon copy of Stimulus I.

And if the news about Stimulus II isn’t bad enough, Democrats also spent last night raising the limit on America’s credit card by voting to increase the debt ceiling by $290 billion to allow for more binge spending. 

Vulnerable Democrats realize that reckless spending by Pelosi and Obama are not winning them any friends back home, and as a result Pelosi has had a tough time passing Stimulus II and the increase in the debt ceiling. The Hill reports to get the votes needed, she and other Democrat leaders “yelled, pleaded and cajoled reluctant Democrats worried over deficit spending.”  Yesterday, she even promised vulnerable Democrats that “they will not vote on controversial bills in 2010 unless the Senate acts first." Clearly, the pledge does not apply to 2009. 

While Pelosi was ramming through Stimulus II and an increase in deficit spending, President Obama was at the White House secretly signing the $447 billion bloated omnibus bill.  It appears that Obama likes doing his binge spending alone, apparently ashamed to admit what he was doing.