Rubber Meets the Road

The Super Tough Macho Republicans, as we know, are totally against President Obama's stimulus spending he signed into law a little over 5 months ago. They've called it everything from failure, to socialism to fascism and the always on the tip of their tongues "fiscally irresponsible." For a while a few Republican governors were grandstanding that they were not going to accept the funding. Super Moral Crusaders like Mark Sanford, Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin to name a few played it out as long as they could but eventually caved.

So what do Republicans do when that stimulus money actually hits their constituents and starts having some positive effects? They grandstand around their districts and pretend that it's all because of them.

• Republican Governor Bobby Jindal traveled to Anacoco, Louisiana to present a jumbo-sized check to residents of Vernon Parish. He even had his very own name printed on the check to give off the appearance the money was coming from him. Way to go you Warrior Tough Guy!

• Though Republican Congressman Mike Pence didn't personally take credit for the stimulus funds in his state (at least not yet he hasn't) the Evansville Courier reports more than 2,400 people are now at work on stimulus construction projects all across Indiana with hopes of more on the way. Pence is known for his publicly harsh criticisms of the stimulus.
  

In a response to Greg Sargent at The Plum Line, Pence's office chose to focus on his new found avocation of "fiscal responsibility in Washington" instead of addressing the stimulus directly. This from a guy who voted lockstep with George W. Bush. Somehow fiscal responsibility doesn't come to mind when actually looking at Pence's record.

Maybe it's just me but wouldn't someone who truly opposed these funds not go around handing out giant sized checks and smiling on teevee?