Total Debt Passed on to our Grandchildren: $1.14 TRILLION

Veronique de Rugy spells it out for us.

The pork laden payoff touted as Economic Stimulus, or H.R. 1 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , which mr. Obama plans to sign tomorrow, will lay a $1.14 trillion dollar debt at the feet of generations to come.

Words like "billion" and "trillion" are being thrown around like so much popcorn and indeed, that's what your money will be worth when all is said and done.

Read what The Heritage Foundation has to say:

In addition to being the single most expensive bill ever proposed, this measure calls for a massive expansion of the federal government's reach into the day-to-day life of virtually every citizen, business and civic organization in the nation. That, in itself, should be the subject of an extensive public conversation and thoughtful debate. Instead, we have seen Congressional leaders schedule snap votes on a 1,434-page bill that no one—repeat, no one—has had a chance to read in its entirety, much less digest and deliberate.

The headlines at Yahoo say this is only the beginning. Indeed - what else does Mr. Obama have in store for us? If you believe government is the answer to all our problems, if you don't mind Big Brother's hand in too much that you do, if you don't have the resources, character, or initiative to be master of your own life, then I guess this "stimulus" is the answer. If you are independent, are willing to take risks and either reap the rewards or suffer the consequences, if you don't whine when things don't go your way, or solutions to your problems don't fall out of the skay, you should be outraged, scared sh*tless, and up in arms. Because this is only the top of a very slippery slope.

I maintain that this is the goal of this administration, to make as many Americans as dependent on government as possible, thereby insuring that their party remains in power to further denigrate this great country.

I remain hopeful that this extreme, radical agenda will envigorate the TRUE conservatives in this country. This is America, and we are not done.

edited: Here's an interesting graphic on the stimulus spending both over time, and how the wealth will be spread around money will be divvied up.

(ht: Laura at Southernxyl.

My Heroes

If you don't already, you should read Althouse every day. Maybe like I do, all day. All Althouse, All the Time.

Althouse is incredibly fair and intelligent (she is a law professor--I know, it doesn't always follow but in her case, it does), but her gang of commenters is the best on the Internet. She's a darn good photographer,too.

She doesn't need my endorsement, but if you want some really good conversation and hilarity, go pay her a visit.

My friend Norma is always spot on with well written, intelligent posts, sometimes political and sometimes not. Well, she was a librarian, what do you expect other than precise, well researched articles?

Then there's Herman Cain. I knew about Herman but it was after hearing him speak at a meeting of the Jewish Republicans right before the election that I felt I'd met someone truly special. He inspires confidence, has tremendous energy and common sense, and is totally unimpressed with Obama. If you want to talk about Hope, Herman is the one who restores MY hope for America.