1.0link156592<![CDATA[Obama Defends Stimulus Against Critics]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/09/obama-defends-stimulus-ag_n_156592.htmlBarack Obama said today that he never expected the process of crafting a stimulus package to be easy and that he welcomed any idea, regardless of author, that would get the economy running at a more effective and efficient level.
"What I want to do is get past the habit that sometimes occurs in Washington," he said, "[where what matters is] whose idea is it, what ideological corner does it come from. Just show me."