Wouldn't you know--as soon as I crossed into Colorado on Interstate 76, I'm greeted by one of those Obama stimulus "campaign signs." This one has the name of the state's governor, Bill Ritter, added. I didn't get a picture of it. Not only was it dark, but the interstate was limited to two lanes--no need to get killed over this issue. But something needs to be done--and things are starting to happen.
Friday's Chicago Tribune covered the growing Republican opposition to these "Aren't the Democrats Wonderful" placards.
First-term Republican Congressman Aaron Schock of Illinois is peeved over the green highway signs that have sprouted across the U.S. touting stimulus dollars at work.Good for Schock.
"Propaganda. An unnecessary overhead expense," argued Schock, who, like every House Republican, opposed last year's $787 billion stimulus.
Lately some Republicans have been taking aim at signage for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This month, Schock introduced a bill, the "End the Stimulus Advertisement Act," to prohibit them.
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2 comments:
We traveled to Southern MO then to SW CO then to Denver and back to NO. IL. I stopped counting the stimulus signs in CO after 25. They were everywhere in CO!!
Just saw my second one here.
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