to those idiots

Senate To Vote Tuesday On Stimulus Plan | NPR (audio & text)

Leading the Republicans' opposition to Obama's stimulus plan was the man who lost to him in November, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

"This is not bipartisan. This is two Republican senators that decided to join after meetings behind doors from which almost all of the rest of us were not present," McCain said.

And he had a dire warning for his colleagues: "If this legislation is passed, it'll be a very bad day for America."

Far less caustic but equally negative was the Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

"I will not be in a position to recommend support for this product as it has developed," he said.

But those Republicans' votes won't be needed for the stimulus to pass, as long as the two or three who've shown support for the compromise hold firm.

To those Republican idiots,

And these children that you spit on,
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations,
They're quite aware of what they're going through

- David Bowie