President Obama worked to win Republican support of his economic stimulus bill by calling in Democratic congressional leaders and telling them to make concessions to their GOP colleaguesA group of centrist Democrats is emerging as a potential force to reshape the bailout package by teaming up with moderate Republicans to reduce the overall cost of the bill and funnel more money to rebuilding the nation's infrastructure.
Pressure also mounted on Republican leaders as four GOP governors, including Florida's Charlie Crist and California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed a letter Monday urging passage of the stimulus bill. They were joined by Vermont's Jim Douglas and Connecticut's Jodie Rell, both Republicans, along with 15 Democratic governors.
The governors have become powerful allies for Obama in the stimulus debate as states are facing huge budget shortfalls along with increased demand for services by the growing number of unemployed. - ABC News
Is this story for real? "Pressure also mounted on Republican leaders as four GOP Governors..." You are kidding me right? The pressure is mounting on the GOP, the pressure is mounting on Obama and the Democrats. A new Gallup poll shows that only 38% agree with the stimulus plan, and a whopping 62% don't want it or want it drastically changed. This is the good old media trying to work some magic. HELLO!!!! This is a bad deal, it stinks of pointless spending in a time when we need fiscal thoughfulness put into every bill.
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