The only genuine "stimulus" coming out of Washington appears to be among the politicians sniping at each other over why the legislation is stuck. One Democrat accused his Republican counterpart of acting childishly. A Republican countered that the Democrats are angry that they're no longer in power, at the center of attention. The longer the arguments go on, the more people suggest that the time for economic stimulus has passed, that its either too late or too insignificant to make a difference. The prize line of the whole debate at this point belongs to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle who said earlier this week that "now is not the time to play politics with our economy and security."
So what are they doing in Washington ? Politics, the economy, and the business of staying busy.
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Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA)
Gail Chaddock, Congressional reporter with the Christian Science Monitor
and Dave Wessel, columnist with the Wall Street Journal.
David Wessel: There are two things that caused Congress to act. listen
Gail Chaddock: This doesn't feel like an urgent push to go through those last minute appropriations listen
