Today's example by Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane

The legislation represents the first major test for President Obama and an expanded Democratic Congress, both of which have made economic recovery the cornerstone of their new political mandate. The stimulus package has now tripled from its post-election estimate of about $300 billion, and in recent days lawmakers in both parties have grown wary of the swelling cost.

If this were true, the provisions under attack would not be ones that actually pay for themselves - such as contraception funding. If this were true, then the corporate tax breaks would have been slashed. What is going on is a Republican "no money for black people" offensive, with enough help from the blue dog fringe of the Democratic Party.

Remember the most important principle of American Conservative thought is that giving money to urban African-Americans corrupts our vital bodily essence. POE OPE EOP...