Joe Biden Puts in a Plug for More Stimulus

By Doug Powers  •  August 26, 2011 03:03 PM

**Written by Doug Powers

“Plug” is the word Reuters used, so it’s possible they have a better sense of humor than I originally thought, but in any case, here’s a good head-shaker to kick off your weekend:

Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. economy needed more stimulus to get it moving, putting in a plug for government measures shortly before the White House unveils new proposals to boost job growth.

Great! Finally something that hasn’t been tried!

How many times do we have to watch Barney Fife shoot the economy in the foot before his requests for more multibillion-dollar bullets are denied?

It certainly sounds like Biden’s boss is on board, too. Gird your coins for “Recovery Winter.”

**Written by Doug Powers

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  1. #1
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:06 pm, NavyGal said:

    It’s too bad that the plug isn’t being put into his mouth.

  2. #2
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:08 pm, Rorschach said:

    They don’t call him “plugs” for nothin’.

  3. #3
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:12 pm, letget said:

    Well you have to give bho and team credit, if something didn’t work the first time maybe the second, or third time will? Just keep spending money we don’t have bho and team! Just keep jobs going overseas, just keep borrowing money from china! That’s the ticket slugs do whatever isn’t working to do again!
    L

  4. #4
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:16 pm, cheapseat said:

    It worked so well Joe, who wouldn’t be up for round two of DEMOCRAT REELECTION SLUSH FUND.
    Payback for all the union bribes, ahmm, campaign contributions, you took.

  5. #5
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:33 pm, tiredofit2012 said:
  6. #6
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:36 pm, cabrerski said:

    If you removed all the plugs from Joe Biden, he would be completely bald. On the other hand, he would finally be able to have a bowel movement.

  7. #7
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:37 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Well you have to give bho and team credit, if something didn’t work the first time maybe the second, or third time will? Just keep spending money we don’t have bho and team!

    Perhaps they really do see the writing on the wall for November 2012 and seek to print more money and issue more IOU in order to redistribute our non-existent federal funds to their union and corporate cronies before plunging the nation into insolvency by late summer of next year. The ensuing crisis and chaos should be enough to consider suspending the campaign season and elections to permit the Pretender in Chief to focus on a proper solution.

  8. #8
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:39 pm, davebrown said:

    Stimulus is as stimulus does (or has been)

  9. #9
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:42 pm, Iowa Guy said:

    And who to blame when this one fails miserably?

  10. #10
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:43 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Joe ‘butt plugs’ Biden: I need more stimuli.

  11. #11
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:43 pm, letget said:

    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:33 pm, tiredofit2012 said:

    Gotta say this is interesting! I have never heard of this person or group so how am I to know this is legit? But, from what I read, it is just what bho would do to keep his and mo’s power.
    L

  12. #12
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:44 pm, Flyoverman said:

    SSDD from the Regime.

    437 days and a wake up till we get our chance to send them packing.

  13. #13
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:49 pm, bjc said:

    *I’m waiting for P-BO to send the FEMA dude out to say that Stimulus Irene will be a huge boost to the east coast economy; Anchor Joe and these other clowns know no limits when it comes to stupidity.

  14. #14
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:50 pm, rambler said:

    To stimulate what???? The printing presses? The interest rates? Public unrest?

    tiredofit2012 said: race wars planned

    No surprise here. That was always part of the ’60s dope smokin’ hippy culture. Race war/riots may well happen, only this time the truth behind them will be exposed. Soros did something like this in Poland. Get the gov to secretly cause unrest so that the public will demand martial law. We are not the like the Poles. It won’t play out this time, especially when Americans are so frustrated with an incompetent gov and the citizens are armed.

    bho is an addict and so, he could never get rid of his smoking habit unless he replaced with another addiction. His marriage is on the rocks and the scandals are getting more difficult to manage. bho’s decent into self-destruction has begun. Oh what the WH staff knows about the administration. Get the popcorn ready.

  15. #15
    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:53 pm, Hangfire said:

    Biden said it IN HAWAII

  16. #16
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:01 pm, rambler said:

    Commies don’t give up on big gov social engineering until they have had their plan fail in every country, on every planet, in every solar system. They are totally committed and persistent with their policies of failure. The average person learns from failure and make changes; commies make excuses.

  17. #17
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:01 pm, sbw999 said:

    I am obese so I went on a double cheeseburger diet to lose some weight…
    My house was on fire so I used Kerosene to put it out…
    I was freezing, so I laid in a bathtub filled with ice cubes to warm up…
    My friend said he was depressed, so I told him he was a complete loser too, and handed him a gun just to cheer him up…
    I lived 20 minutes from my office, so I moved another 30 miles away to be closer…

    Since deficit spending by the government has brought us to the brink of bankruptcy, I decided to spend trillions more to make the economy stronger

    etc etc etc….

    God Almighty…is there any end to the ****ing stupidity of liberals?????

  18. #18
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:07 pm, AmericanGirl30 said:

    I would hope Republicans in the House would vote any stimulus down and Republicans in the Senate would filibuster, but Republicans have been showing us that any hope in them is misplaced…

  19. #19
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:10 pm, MrFreeman07 said:

    For those of you old enough to remember Professor Irwin Corey. It’s as if he lives on in Joe Biden. For those of you too young to remember Professor Corey – look him up.

  20. #20
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:10 pm, stillontheroad said:

    White House unveils new proposals to boost job growth.

    Where to begin on this statement.
    Here is a proposal for Job Growth:
    Start getting rid of the regulations that completely killed manufacturing in this country.
    Here is another:
    Sock Puppet, his minions, hangers on, appointees and everyone else directly or in-directly involved with this regime,
    “Resign, I say again – resign for the good of the country and leave this country for good, never to return.”

  21. #21
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:12 pm, AmericanGirl30 said:

    On August 26, 2011 at 02:37 PM, hawkeye54 said:
    Perhaps they really do see the writing on the wall for November 2012 and seek to print more money and issue more IOU in order to redistribute our non-existent federal funds to their union and corporate cronies before plunging the nation into insolvency by late summer of next year. The ensuing crisis and chaos should be enough to consider suspending the campaign season and elections to permit the Pretender in Chief to focus on a proper solution.

    I have to admit, that certainly sounds plausible.

  22. #22
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:17 pm, Truesoldier said:

    #9 On August 26th, 2011 at 3:42 pm, Iowa Guy said:

    And who to blame when this one fails miserably?

    They will blame Irene for yet another entry in their string of bad luck…

  23. #23
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:18 pm, NavyGal said:

    ‘The difference between intelligence and stupdity is that there are LIMITS to intelligence.’ A. Einstein

  24. #24
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:18 pm, NavyGal said:

    Hmmm, I thought that black cats brought bad luck…..

  25. #25
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:24 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    sbw999 #17,

    By your logic, I`m expecting you to hurry on down to Ocracoke Island to be safer in the middle of Irene ! ;-)

    By that same logic, my sinus issues can be blamed on my choice of Burger King napkins for blowing my nose !

  26. #26
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:27 pm, sbw999 said:

    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:24 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    sbw999 #17,

    By your logic, I`m expecting you to hurry on down to Ocracoke Island to be safer in the middle of Irene ! ;-)

    Yes, at which time I will hide in a small sailboat about 50 yards off shore. That should really do it!!! :)

  27. #27
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:31 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    sbw999,

    I`d offer to drive down and keep you company, but my truck is nearly out of gas and I`m broke. I could drive in reverse, which gives me more gas than when I started, but Irene would be in New England by then; unless of course time also reverses in reverse ! Hmmm !

  28. #28
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:38 pm, Peter Hughes said:

    And people thought Dan Quayle was an idiot! Sheesh! He was a Rhodes Scholar compared to ol’ Joltin’ Joe.

    The sad thing is that “Plugs” actually believes what comes out of his mouth. Remember, nobody ever lets a lie slip out by accident.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  29. #29
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:47 pm, Hangfire said:

    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:24 pm, SignPainterGuy said:
    sbw999 #17,
    By your logic, I`m expecting you to hurry on down to Ocracoke Island to be safer in the middle of Irene !
    By that same logic, my sinus issues can be blamed on my choice of Burger King napkins for blowing my nose !

    If I save $300~$400 dollars by switching to GEICO, and then save another $300 by switching to Progressive, and another $300 by switching to Allstate……pretty soon I will be getting my insurance for F R E E.

  30. #30
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:51 pm, Hangfire said:

    Hey, Plugs:

    You say we need to use less gas?

    You say we need to conserve energy?

    You say you’re here to help?

    Then don’t land at Honolulu International and travel by motorcade with police escorts during rush hour! IDIOT!

    My wife got home from work so late, I wound up taking her out to dinner.

    That’s economic stimulus, Dildo-san!

  31. #31
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:52 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    I would hope Republicans in the House would vote any stimulus down and Republicans in the Senate would filibuster, but Republicans have been showing us that any hope in them is misplaced…

    There are still far too many establishment Republicans in CONgress who control its leadership and the party’s direction, and who like the status quo and big, if not bigger, federal government.

    They make a point of stiffling the TEA party Republicans’ conservatism and keep them out of important committees as much as possible.

    If there’s to be real change in DC, the establishment GOP leadership must be replaced.

    Vote ‘em out.

  32. #32
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:53 pm, stillontheroad said:

    Joe Biden Puts in a Plug for More Stimulus!

    Joe Biden also advised everyone in the path of the storm to be outside, hold a piece of sheetmetal over their heads to keep them dry and then hide under the nearest tree to be safe.

  33. #33
    On August 26th, 2011 at 4:56 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    pretty soon I will be getting my insurance for F R E E.

    Under Barky’s and Plug’s plan, you will have nothing valuable enough to insure, ergo, you won’t even need FREE insurance.

    Not to worry, though, our government will be there to help you.

  34. #34
    On August 26th, 2011 at 5:02 pm, walterc said:

    I’m thinking Obama’s new plan will include creating at least one new agency. Something like the Department of wasteful spending and economic recovery redundancy department.

  35. #35
    On August 26th, 2011 at 5:08 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    Hangfire #29,

    $900.+ in savings ? How expensive IS your car ins. ? Gaawwwleee !! They should be paying YOU !

    I clicked one of those sidebar ads for lower car ins. rates. It said “as low as $9. / day”. I have way more than minimum coverage (comp. collision), their rates would add over $200. Uuuhh, No thanks !

  36. #36
    On August 26th, 2011 at 5:31 pm, Hangfire said:

    On August 26th, 2011 at 5:08 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    I pay a lot less now per year than I used to, especially since my daughter moved out.

    She hasn’t met a car yet that she couldn’t total. Now, it’s just me and the wife and 3 vehicles.

  37. #37
    On August 26th, 2011 at 5:33 pm, tiredofit2012 said:

    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:43 pm, letget said:

    On August 26th, 2011 at 3:33 pm, tiredofit2012 said:

    Gotta say this is interesting! I have never heard of this person or group so how am I to know this is legit? But, from what I read, it is just what bho would do to keep his and mo’s power.

    Yea I agree…not sure on the legitimacy of the site or the insider but it does sound like something barry would do.
    L

  38. #38
    On August 26th, 2011 at 5:57 pm, wckelly60 said:

    Plugs!!! ROTF!

    Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up.

  39. #39
    On August 26th, 2011 at 6:03 pm, kwyoung said:

    The economy won’t improve until these dolts are removed from office, no matter what kind of phoney plan they propose. I think most Americans are ready to prosper again, but know they can’t until the anchor is cut loose. The lame duck president might as well play golf for the next year and a half.

    We are a resiliant people and don’t take our freedoms for granted. We enjoy our way of life and will again starting in 2013.

  40. #40
    On August 26th, 2011 at 6:24 pm, prendad said:

    Maybe Biden should get together with Dowd, Frank, Maxine Waters, Axelrod, Kerry, and Pelosi and they could study each other’s stimulus plugs.
    Actually, (and I can dream) maybe the combination of so much stupidity in close proximity would warp the structure of the universe and teleport them into another dimension.

  41. #41
    On August 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pm, GrnHornet said:

    I was trying to think of something funny/cute to say but you know this is so pathetic I can’t think of anything. Could we have worse leadership? I think not!

  42. #42
    On August 26th, 2011 at 8:04 pm, flameinhair said:

    Joe can take his ‘stimulus’ plug and SIT ON IT!

  43. #43
    On August 26th, 2011 at 8:06 pm, flameinhair said:

    P.S. IDIOT!

  44. #44
    On August 26th, 2011 at 8:52 pm, swede said:

    kwyoung said:
    I think most Americans are ready to prosper again, but know they can’t until the anchor is cut loose. The lame duck president might as well play golf for the next year and a half.

    We are a resiliant people and don’t take our freedoms for granted. We enjoy our way of life and will again starting in 2013.

    That’s what I’m talking about kw. This nation has survived and thrived through far worse than these cretin. Watch us roll when we get the Govt off our backs!

    Conservatives – lose the gloom and doom, please. Time to rock!

  45. #45
    On August 26th, 2011 at 9:54 pm, RedDog said:

    Here’s an idea. How about impeaching the Marxist In Chief and turning the page on a dark chapter in American history?

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