wHATUP... I would rather have the Republican Party move away from the Democrats than join them. They have tried to be like the Democrats and work with them for the last 8 years (at least domestically), and we see how that worked out. We cannot spend our way into oblivion and expand the size and power of the federal government. Hopefully, Steele will drill that into the heads of his colleagues. I liked the vote on the stimulus this week. It's an atrocious bill that needs to be completely scrapped. There is no need whatsoever for massive spending from the government. We need tax cuts and deregulation. No, it is not deregulation that has caused the decline in our markets. It was too much government involvement/mandates with housing and loans and not enough oversight of quasi-government institutions like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And our ridiculous amount of debt, both public and private, certainly didn't help. As long as this "stimulus" bill stays as it is, there shouldn't be a single politician voting for it. But it's impossible to ask a Democrat to not spend someone else's money, so it will pass eventually - even though the country is turning largely against it. Sooner or later the voters will understand that Democrats are in this to help their friends and their own wallets/careers. Then the tides will turn and we will elect Republicans again. And eventually they will do the same. It's a vicious cycle, isn't it? Who is Publius? Join Xomba and get PAID to write - CLICK HERE!