Stop the Stimulus Madness

You've seen the coverage of the approximately $1 trillion debt scheme pushed by Speaker Pelosi and President Obama that's being called the "Stimulus Package."
These political leaders don't realize that massive deficits, higher taxes, wasteful spending and heavy-handed regulation are primary reasons for the current recession.
You can fight back today by visiting http://nostimulus.com/ and joining the growing army of taxpayers saying NO by signing Americans for Prosperity’s petition to stop this disastrous trillion-dollar debt scheme, known as the “Stimulus Package.”
It is critical that we send a loud and clear message to DC politicians that ordinary citizens simply cannot afford the crushing burden and devastating consequences of this initiative.
Please act now to make your voice heard -- and encourage your friends and family to do the same -- by signing AFP’s petition at NoStimulus.com

I was thrilled to find this website...especially after hearing this morning that the current bill passed the senate. I thought it was all over, because that is what the news people are saying. However, that is not the case!! Go to the website and sign the petition. It gives you a little space to write a message, too. This was mine:

This stimulus bill is a horrific mistake. The expansion of the federal government represented therein will put a crushing burden on the American people in the long-term. We cannot afford the consequences of such an irresponsible move. Please listen to the millions of Americans (and the many economists) who are fiercly opposed to this legislation.

By the way, have you ever noticed that decisions based on fear are usually a mistake? I feel like the best argument I have heard so far for this stimulus bill is something along the lines of, "if we don't do something, anything, right now, civilization as we know it will be obliterated... oh, and your left kidney will most likely fall out too." I'm a dramatic lady and can appreciate well placed hyperbole, but come on! I would just like to think that huge decisions affecting the future of every American (including many yet un-born) would be well thought out, instead of just thrown together in a mad fury.

Again, the nifty little website is: www.nostimulus.com