What a Difference a Week Makes.

Newt came to Naples the other night to speak at the 2009 Town Hall Distinguished Speakers Series, just a week after the President appeared in Ft, Myers to herald the salvation of mankind, aka the Stimulus Plan. As might be expected, the press coverage for the two events was markedly different, but the local Bugle (The Naples Daily News) did feature a front page article, where it labelled Newt as a "strong opponent of the government's stimulus package, as if this this constitutes an outlandish position. And this from a newspaper that most people around here see as a bit right of center.

Newt spoke for an hour, but the only comment on the Stimulus Plan that was covered was:

When it came to politics, Gingrich said he was “disappointed so far” with President Barack Obama. That disappointment, he said, stemmed from the most recent stimulus package, and the push to get it through both the House and the Senate without many people being able to read it.

Read the article HERE.

Recall the urgency, the bill had to be passed by Friday night or civilization ,as we know it, was in jeopardy. The bill was indeed passed, at which point the Obama's took off for a three day, week end media love fest in Chicago. The bill was finally signed in Denver yesterday at still another staged appearance that makes it seem that this presidency will be run in bite-size personal appearances, produced like diet cola commercial.

Where is the outrage? The biggest lump of liberal federal spending since LBJ, and no time for any analysis, let alone debate? Maybe the Democrats really do believe that the government is one big piggy bank. Have we lost our collective minds? The stock market sure thinks so.

But I am being too kind. For a more determined comment, I invite you to view Iron Mike's COMMENTS, appearing today in the blog sponsored by the Fall River Republicans. Say what you want, but the man tells it like it is.