North Dakota Republicans Need To Follow The Example Of The National GOP On Obama’s Stimulus

Yesterday I posted of news of a significant event in the House of Representatives that could set the tone for at least the next two years of Congress, if not the next four years of the Obama administration. The Democrat “economic stimulus” spending spree, representing $825 billion in new spending (over 5% of our GDP, and more than we spend for our entire military for a year), came up for a vote and every single Republican in the House voted in unison against it.
House Republicans in Washington DC said a collective “no” to the Obama “stimulus.” So shouldn’t North Dakota Republicans follow suit?
Scott Hennen and I have been working hard to promote the idea that North Dakota should decline its share of any “economic stimulus” spending put into place by Obama and the Democrats (sign our petition here). This is an idea that popular former Governor and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has endorsed, and given the opposition to the stimulus nationally shouldn’t state Republicans fall in line and oppose it as well?
All government spending is a burden upon the taxpayers. We shouldn’t want unnecessary government spending. North Dakota, given its budget surplus and thriving economy, doesn’t need any “stimulus.” And we certainly don’t need government spending for the sake of spending that will only bloat our government and its future burden on in-state taxpayers. So why not just say no?
I think rank-and-file Republicans in North Dakota should be contacting their political leaders and asking them to do the right thing. Follow the lead of national Republicans and say no to the stimulus.