Texas GOP Lawmakers Who Voted Against Recovery Act Now Beg For Stimulus Funds

Think Progress:

Every single Republican in the House voted against the $819 billion Recovery Act in January. Among the Republican senators who voted against the stimulus were Texas' Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn. Both of them complained that they wanted to see more tax cuts rather than government spending.

But now, both Hutchison and Cornyn are pressuring the Obama administration to give Texas $3 billion in stimulus funds...

Read the whole story: Think Progress

Comments

[sushi27]

07:23 PM on 10/17/2009

Sad for the many Texans that are sane - they have to live with the hypocracy that is Texas politics.

[bcarb]

09:56 PM on 10/10/2009

The GOP is sooooo full of bologna. Wonder if MSM is reporting any of this. I haven't seen it.

[LiberalBuzz]

02:40 PM on 10/07/2009

Sorry TX, you want the money you have to say Obama was RIGHT.

Easy to do.

Go on public television, go on Fake News, CNN, Kieth Olbermann and admit you want the money you voted against and then say, "Obama's the best and we will start working with him instead of being the party of NO NO NO NO".

Then it should be easy to get the money you whined you didn't need but insisted on more tax cuts for the rich.

[bcarb]

10:02 PM on 10/10/2009

I would pay to see the GOP tell Pres O he was right. Hey, maybe that is another reality show that Sli mmy Tom Delay would be in. hee hee

[gtheb]

12:48 PM on 10/07/2009

Ahhhhh....the worm has turned.

[MissingHands2]

12:26 PM on 10/07/2009

Texas is Americas T.aint.

Texas High School Graduation Rate-- 64.1%
http://www.higheredinfo.org/dbrowser/index.php?submeasure=36&year=2006&level=nation&mode=data&state=0

Texas Health Rankings- ranked #46 lowest.
http://www.americashealthrankings.org/2008/results.html

Percent below poverty level-- Texas #8
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/eco_per_bel_pov_lev-economy-percent-below-poverty-level

[normalintexas]

06:03 PM on 10/07/2009

All due to the Bush/Perry reign of terror! Way to go good ole boys.

[myjoyy]

12:05 PM on 10/07/2009

Pictue Caption: Now for open mike night, we have Minnie the Moocher and Beggin' Benny the Con artists from Texas

[skipling]

12:12 PM on 10/07/2009

That's the best! ;)

[hrholmes]

10:41 AM on 10/07/2009

Since when did NASA become a state enterprise? WTF? Buddy can ya spare a few billion? lol

[Pharaoh617]

10:40 AM on 10/07/2009

I say "NO" to the party of "NO". no no no and hell nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

[pissedmichael]

10:25 AM on 10/07/2009

I guess the secession talk is over?

[Grunty1]

11:27 AM on 10/07/2009

At least until they get the money, then they will be back to becoming their own country again.

[Apov]

10:24 AM on 10/07/2009

You will get what you voted for......nothing.

[GranE]

10:22 AM on 10/07/2009

NASA just spent $72 mil to bomb the moon to see if there's water up there. Do WHAT??? Do Americans have to bomb everything in and out of this universe? This program needs a financial overhaul; delivery systems too outdated and costly, ROI unproven.

Put the blasting caps away and redesign the whole program in a leaner, meaner effort before any more money is spent. This is not a neccesity program, they can take a few years to modify their program according to our ability to pay for it.

Tell the Republicans to go home, they aren't doing anything anyway, especially the two from Tx. we never see them here until election time. Talk about bombing the Moon!

[pissedmichael]

10:30 AM on 10/07/2009

I agree. I think determining if there is water on the Moon is a low, low priority. Besides, what are we going to do--effect changes there that will ultimately prove even more disastrous than what we've done right here? Do we really know so much, scientifically, that we are certain that a blast capable of hurling debris 6 miles high (sounds nuclear to me) will not somehow affect the orbit, not to mention the tidal system right here?

[Grunty1]

11:27 AM on 10/07/2009

I'm sure its very important to colonizing the moon.

[Common1]

10:16 AM on 10/07/2009

They don't need public funds, that's communist!

[mcpizzie]

10:16 AM on 10/07/2009

Do NOT give them our money.

[lobo1939]

10:00 AM on 10/07/2009

Another ol' Dixie state begging money from those sinful yankees

[den1953]

09:32 AM on 10/07/2009

Here's the deal we'll give you the money if you give us GW Bush in hand cuffs and just to make the offer sweeter Gov Rick Perry shaves his head!

[normalintexas]

10:21 AM on 10/07/2009

A dream we share...