Typical liberal elites.  They know more than us dumb voters.  We should 
just give them all of our money and think how better off we would be.

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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/02/06/biden-urges-passage-of-stimulus-
despite-voter-backlash/

February 6, 2009, 11:27 am
Biden Urges Passage of Stimulus Despite Voter Backlash
Susan Davis reports from Williamsburg, Va., on the House Democrats’ 
retreat.

Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged today that Democrats could face 
political repercussions in 2010 for their support of the $900 billion 
economic stimulus package. 

“But when we do [approve it], I’m sure you’re going to be nailed in ads, 
‘Well they voted on that’ 30 second ads,” Biden told roughly 200 members 
of the House Democratic Caucus gathered here for their three day annual 
retreat. “I promise you as [a colleague] once said to me, ‘I’ll come 
campaign for you or against you, whichever will help you the most in 
your district.’ And so will the president because, again, we’re all in 
this together.” 

The vice president also offered some trademark candor about the 
prospects of success.
He recalled a recent White House meeting with the president and senior 
aides in which they were discussing the many challenges the country 
faces. “If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, 
there’s still a 30% chance we’re going to get it wrong,” was his message 
at the meeting. 

Biden warned that the consequences were too great for the country to 
allow politics to prevent action. “The only thing we can get wrong is 
not reaching a consensus among ourselves…and demonstrating to the 
American people that we’re thinking small and politically—you [House 
Democrats] have not, you’ve thought big,” he said. All but 10 House 
Democrats voted for the bill. 

Echoing President Barack Obama’s remarks here Thursday, Biden aligned 
this moment with other great challenges the country has faced. “Not 
since World War II has a caucus gathered with so many challenges facing 
our country and the stakes so high,” he said. “The slope is pretty 
steep. The opportunities are great.” 

Biden noted that history suggests many of the smart decisions made to 
aid the nation were unpopular, and that Congress will have to take tough 
votes. “There were very few decisions that were made [back then] that 
were popular,” he said. “That’s the bad news folks.”

Yet Biden sought to strike an optimistic tone here and underscored the 
importance of unity in the ranks. “This is about all of us, we’re in 
this together,” he said, and “when it works, as I’m absolutely convinced 
it will, I’m absolutely convinced, that our best days are ahead of us. 
I’m not just saying that, I really believe that with every fiber in my 
being that this is an opportunity.”

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