February 04, 2009 08:13 PM UTC

The Bailout is Wrong! Where's Our Bailout Money?

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• by: Colorado Pols

What is it with our local elected officials thinking they’re members of congress all of a sudden? Earlier this week the Colorado legislature wasted a day debating the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as though a resolution from the Colorado legislature will solve the issue.

Now we have the Larimer County Commissioners passing a resolution condemning the stimulus package in Congress and laughably – and arrogantly – acting as though our leaders in Washington should take their advice on the financial mess. “I hope the Senate will take this warning and move forward in a different manner,” said Commissioner Tom Donnelly.

But the best, or worst, part of this story comes from Commissioner Steve Johnson, the former State Senator who used to be one of the more reasonable moderates in the legislature.

The commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing the $819 billion package of federal tax cuts and spending programs that passed the House of Representatives last week…

…Commissioner Steve Johnson, who wrote the resolution, said the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act carries too much “wasteful” spending and would add to the national debt, which already stands at $10 trillion. But he said the county will spend whatever money it gets if the bill passes…[Pols emphasis]

…In a telephone interview, Johnson said the county would use money from the stimulus package since its taxpayers would be helping to foot the bill.

“Once it’s the law of the land, there’s no reason why our citizens shouldn’t benefit from it,” he said.

That’s real leadership, folks.