Common sense

A handful of Republican governors are saying they might turn down some of the stimulus money targeted toward their states because they question the program's ability to revive the economy. Enter California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who seems to think his fellow GOP leaders are crazy. Schwarzenegger, displaying a pragmatism missing in the posturing ideologues who want to spurn the money, says California would be more than willing to take their share. The governors who are railing against the stimulus plan are just following the lead of members of Congress - from both parties. As I recall, the stimulus bill passed the House on a strictly party-line vote, and in the Senate, only three Republicans crossed over to support the measure. It boggles the mind to think that no Democrats would oppose the legislation and that virtually no Republicans would see it as beneficial. This lock-step brand of governance is asinine, on the parts of both political parties, and we Americans should be both ashamed and angry about the quality of representation we're receiving.