Stimulus Bill Wiki
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Because if there's anything we need, it's a place where pro/against govt folks can shit on and grief a gigantic bill article which their respective talking heads have misrepresented to them. Sweet!
posted by cavalier at 9:11 AM on February 15, 2009
posted by cavalier at 9:11 AM on February 15, 2009
The Stimulus Bill Wiki seems to need a Server Stimulus. First try: fatal out of memory error. Retry: very slow page load.
A better stimulus watch: Shovelware.
posted by beagle at 9:12 AM on February 15, 2009 [2 favorites]
A better stimulus watch: Shovelware.
posted by beagle at 9:12 AM on February 15, 2009 [2 favorites]
"Stimulus" Bill Wiki: St. Louis Browns (1922-1928)
posted by dirigibleman at 9:16 AM on February 15, 2009 [12 favorites]
posted by dirigibleman at 9:16 AM on February 15, 2009 [12 favorites]
Tomorrow on the Capitol steps:
"They signed ya, Bill! Now you're a law!"
"Oh, yeah!"
posted by gubo at 9:19 AM on February 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
"They signed ya, Bill! Now you're a law!"
"Oh, yeah!"
posted by gubo at 9:19 AM on February 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
In this CNN article about "Winners and losers in the final stimulus bill", it lists things that got removed from the final version. For example...
posted by chillmost at 9:31 AM on February 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
Nearly all items for Veterans Affairs were reduced and the $2 billion the Senate wanted for VA construction was wiped out altogether.Is there a way to find out who took these provisions out and why?
posted by chillmost at 9:31 AM on February 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
dirigibleman, I was going to make a similar joke, but I was going to make him a contemporary of "Wild" Bill Hickok and "Buffalo" Bill Cody.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 9:45 AM on February 15, 2009
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 9:45 AM on February 15, 2009
Wild Bill Hickock. Big Bill Broonzy. Black Bill Gates.
posted by e.e. coli at 9:59 AM on February 15, 2009
posted by e.e. coli at 9:59 AM on February 15, 2009
The Obama administration has their own site for tracking the funds at recovery.gov.
Here is a link to what should be the latest version of the bill as well as the other six.
posted by inconsequentialist at 10:00 AM on February 15, 2009
Here is a link to what should be the latest version of the bill as well as the other six.
posted by inconsequentialist at 10:00 AM on February 15, 2009
inconsequentialist -- can you try that second link again? I just get:
Please resubmit your search
Search results are only retained for a limited amount of time.Your search results have either been deleted, or the file has been updated with new information.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 10:16 AM on February 15, 2009
Please resubmit your search
Search results are only retained for a limited amount of time.Your search results have either been deleted, or the file has been updated with new information.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 10:16 AM on February 15, 2009
Ok, I hope it works this time.
H.R.1.PP
posted by inconsequentialist at 10:26 AM on February 15, 2009
H.R.1.PP
posted by inconsequentialist at 10:26 AM on February 15, 2009
Also: in a few years, "Stimulus Bill" is going to be a ubiquitous porn star name.
There's already a humorous fake porn video called The Stimulus Package.
posted by inconsequentialist at 10:45 AM on February 15, 2009
There's already a humorous fake porn video called The Stimulus Package.
posted by inconsequentialist at 10:45 AM on February 15, 2009
Also: in a few years, "Stimulus Bill" is going to be a ubiquitous porn star name.
Not if he constantly has to defend the size of his package.
posted by trunk muffins at 10:58 AM on February 15, 2009 [4 favorites]
Not if he constantly has to defend the size of his package.
posted by trunk muffins at 10:58 AM on February 15, 2009 [4 favorites]
The Obama administration has their own site for tracking the funds at recovery.gov.
...except that it's just a jpeg right now.
posted by niles at 12:09 PM on February 15, 2009
Another site, stimuluswatch.org, allows people to rate individual projects, for example to build a golf course in Austin or to reduce prostitution in Dayton.
posted by vira at 2:19 PM on February 15, 2009
posted by vira at 2:19 PM on February 15, 2009
I see nothing there concerning free Becks, Boddingtons, Stella Artois, Heineken, Grolsch, St. Paulli, Guiness, or the like. I vote NAY.
posted by buzzman at 2:59 PM on February 15, 2009
posted by buzzman at 2:59 PM on February 15, 2009
Here's my porn movie idea: Bipartisan Bill - He'll Fuck Everybody!
posted by jamstigator at 3:31 PM on February 15, 2009
posted by jamstigator at 3:31 PM on February 15, 2009
No provision for cyanide capsules? What, am I gonna have to shoot myself?
posted by orme at 4:41 PM on February 15, 2009
posted by orme at 4:41 PM on February 15, 2009
Is there a way to find out who took these provisions out and why?
A conference session is basically a big round of horse-trading. Essentially there isn't one person responsible nor any sort of accountability as there is with floor amendments. It's just all put in a blender until there's a consensus. I suppose you could even presume that not every item removed or added has a single counterpart -- it could me more like a three-way sports trade. So, no.
posted by dhartung at 10:42 PM on February 15, 2009
A conference session is basically a big round of horse-trading. Essentially there isn't one person responsible nor any sort of accountability as there is with floor amendments. It's just all put in a blender until there's a consensus. I suppose you could even presume that not every item removed or added has a single counterpart -- it could me more like a three-way sports trade. So, no.
posted by dhartung at 10:42 PM on February 15, 2009
Looks interesting, but seems the server is still overloaded or something, can not browse beyond the homepage.
posted by Smaaz at 11:48 PM on February 15, 2009
posted by Smaaz at 11:48 PM on February 15, 2009
Is there a way to find out who took these provisions out and why?
Try reading the conference report?
posted by deCadmus at 6:53 AM on February 16, 2009
Try reading the conference report?
posted by deCadmus at 6:53 AM on February 16, 2009
What would be cool is a page that can show parts of the bill in tiny and large font (a la tags on some blogs) based on how many comments/articles have been written about the provisions. That way, you can quickly find the interesting/controversial ones.
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:49 PM on February 16, 2009
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:49 PM on February 16, 2009
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Also: in a few years, "Stimulus Bill" is going to be a ubiquitous porn star name.
posted by Schlimmbesserung at 9:07 AM on February 15, 2009 [6 favorites]