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Schwarzenegger hammers fellow Republicans over stimulus hypocrisy - Yahoo! News
****ing Right. Some republicans seem to only oppose pork when they are in Washington. Then when they go back home they take credit for bringing money back to their states. Same go for these "conservative" blue dog democrats who complain about spending but take the money anyway. Actions speak louder than words in this world.
Last month, President Obama scolded Republicans in Congress for playing both sides when it came to last year's economic stimulus plan. Addressing a group of House Republicans at a retreat in Baltimore, the president accused many in the group of outright hypocrisy, saying, "A lot of you have gone to appear at ribbon cuttings for the same projects that you voted against." Many Obama supporters have levied similar criticisms, and now at least one prominent Republican politician is joining in on the chorus: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Appearing on ABC's "This Week," Schwarzenegger praised the "terrific" effect of the influx of federal dollars into his financially troubled state, and chided Republicans who've tried to play both sides of the fence.
"I find it interesting that you have a lot of the Republicans running around and pushing back on the stimulus money and saying this doesn't create any new jobs," he said. "And then they go out and they do the photo ops and they are posing with the big check and they say, 'isn't this great?'"
****ing Right. Some republicans seem to only oppose pork when they are in Washington. Then when they go back home they take credit for bringing money back to their states. Same go for these "conservative" blue dog democrats who complain about spending but take the money anyway. Actions speak louder than words in this world.