Cross posted at DailyKos

Regarding that stimulus package... I think we're going about this the wrong way.  The past few years have clearly shown that the American people want things to change in this country.  They want politicians to change the way they do things in Washington.  

We've got a crisis.  A huge, complicated multifaceted problem that developed over a long period of time.  There is no silver bullet that will solve it.  So why are we treating the problem that way by using this quasi silver bullet stimulus package?

It's not working for us.  It has become just like the huge omnibus spending bills that are the epitomy of "typical Washington".  We've lost the forest through the trees as the Republicans tramp through the forest with media teams shouting "Look at this tree!  The Democrats are going to spend 20 billion dollars to save this tree!  It's not a tree worth saving!  Americans don't want that tree!"  

Democrats have lost control of this bill and it's now being driven by the Republican minority.  I think there is a better approach.