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Proud Liberal Dem

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15. Question: Did Virginia take Obama's stimulus money?

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 10:31 AM

Feb 2012

Oops. O'Donnell sure did! So, will O'Donnell credit Obama's stimulus that all of them roundly smeared (but many still pocketed) for helping? They didn't do it all on their own. Plus, O'Donnell appeared went Enron/Arthur Anderson and used a bunch of accounting tricks to make things look better.
http://mediamatters.org/research/201108250024

I wonder how many other Republican governors accepted Obama's stimulus money and/or resorted to accounting tricks to make things look better?

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Bob McDonnell: Republican Governors, Not Obama, Deserve Credit For Rising Economy [View all] Botany Feb 2012 OP

"Ranked by CNBC as top places to do business' hobbit709 Feb 2012 #1

You know, because CNBC is just so pro-worker, aren't they? HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #3

Yeah---that's the new meme they are rolling out. trumad Feb 2012 #2

All they have done is FIRE public workers. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #4

That's a good way to frame it...they have done nothing but create unemployment... rfranklin Feb 2012 #6

Uh, the jobs numbers would be BETTER if it weren't for the public sector losses. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #5

Did I tell you that I take the credit for the Giants' win in the Super Bowl? Botany Feb 2012 #7

Public sector loses brought on by the kill-labor and unions GOP governors. nanabugg Feb 2012 #13

Keep telling yourself that, Bobbo. Arkana Feb 2012 #8

The problem is not that these lowlifes will say anything edhopper Feb 2012 #9

not only do they say anything but they forget about "the google" too. Botany Feb 2012 #11

So obviously the folks at edhopper Feb 2012 #14

........ marmar Feb 2012 #10

and seconded by the Department of Faith Based Economics. nt BootinUp Feb 2012 #12

Question: Did Virginia take Obama's stimulus money? Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #15

this graph is pretty damning Botany Feb 2012 #16

Yikes! Very damning Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #21

What part of the stimulus did was to inject capital into the market @ a time when .... Botany Feb 2012 #23

Rick Perry used Obama's stimulus money to balance the Texas budget NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #17

Virginia repukes lie about every single thing, like all repukes do just1voice Feb 2012 #18

If you count killing unions, screwing the poor! mailman82 Feb 2012 #19

They may be the 'top places to do business', but not the ones I want to live in. sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #20

I don't think that you make your states richer Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #22

Another fucking MORON. What a shock... gregtownsand Feb 2012 #24