I had been working up a draft on the recent ARRA and the bullshit definition of “bipartisan” that some of our legislators have imagined up, but it seems like Scalzi has done it for me, and better than I could myself.

Suffice to say I disagree with the current “you’re only bipartisan if you do it our way” mindset, but I’ll let you read for yourself.

Oh Noes! He’s Talking Politics Again!

As for my thoughts on the ARRA? Ya, it sucks. I hate that we have to spend all that debt to undo this cluster fuck of an economy, but guess what: we do. For my two cents, I think President Obama and congressional leaders have done a good job of making a relatively focussed bill that will at worst stop the bleeding until the economy can get moving in the right direction. Having a father and a wife who both work for the state, I know there are more than a few people around here relieved that budget cuts and layoffs might not be as severe as they once were sure to be.

I’m also a big fan of the transparency effort associated with this bill. Whatever it’s flaws, the new recovery.gov site is light years ahead of anything any other sitting president could, would or had done. The potential for bullshit is there, and sceptics should remain at the ready, but the very fact that it exists is to be lauded.