Searching For Bi-Partisanship: Compare, Iraq War Vote, Obama’s 2009 (non)Stimulus Bill

Something to remember … Only 3 Republicans voted for the 2009 Stimulus, while there were 111 Democrats who supported the 2003 Iraq War vote.

This is the face of Obama’s new age of bi-partisanship, as the largest waste of taxpayers money in a pork filled spending bill, in the history of the USA is passed — With the most partisan outcome for a major piece of legislation in recent memory. Of course, Obama promised a lot of things, and has so far delivered on none.

The way it has been told by the PRAVDA media, the Iraq war was hated by the American people, yet the facts seem to paint a different picture. Could it be the PRAVDA media lied about the facts, so as to paint the picture they wanted painted — You decide.

The Iraq War Resolution was introduced as H.J. Res 114 (Public Law 107–243). It passed the House of Representatives on Thursday on October 10, 2002 by a vote of 296-133 and passed the Senate on October 11, 2002 by a vote of 77-23^. It was signed into law by President Bush on October 16, 2002.

United States House of Representatives

Party	Ayes	Nays	PRES	No Vote
Republican	215	6	0	2
Democratic	82	126	0	1
Independent	0	1	0	0
TOTALS	297	133	0

82 (39%) of 208 Democratic Representatives voted for the resolution.

United States Senate

Party	Ayes	Nays	No Vote
Republican	48	1	0
Democratic	29	21	0
Independent	0	1	0
TOTALS	77	23	0

29 (58%) of 50 Democratic Senators voted for the resolution.

Now contrast these votes with the 2009 Obama stimulus bill.

United States House of Representatives

Party	Ayes	Nays	PRES	No Vote
Republican	0	177	0	2
Democratic	245	6	0	1
Independent	1	0	0	0
TOTALS	246	183	0

245 (96%) of 251 Democratic Representatives voted for Obama’s Stimulus Bill.

No Republicans voted for the Obama Stimulus Bill

United States Senate

Party	Ayes	Nays	No Vote
Republican	3	38	0
Democratic	55	0	0
Independent	2	0	0
TOTALS	60	38	0

55 (100%) of 55 Democratic Senators voted for the resolution.

3 (7%) of 41 Republicans voted for the Obama Stimulus Bill.

The new face of the magic Obama bi-partisanship.