Republicans are so confident that their unconditional opposition to the recently passed stimulus bill is their ticket to success that they’re already voicing opposition to the $50 billion plan to stop home foreclosures being developed by President Obama’s administration.
The GOP senses an opening to attack Obama and the Democrats on the stimulus and future legislation as spending our nation cannot afford, which is of course ironic given that the Republicans signed off on President Bush’s doubling of our national deficit.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) previewed this line of attack today when criticized the upcoming mortage legislation on CBS today: "At some point, I think the people of this country are beginning to understand, who is going to pay for all of this?"