Heath Shuler voted against the dangerous exercise in Keynesian appeasement because it was awful, but now that it already exists we need to get our fair share. We have to be careful how we spend it, however, because more could be on the way.

But how is one to dissent? Senators refusing stimulus are accused of being callous toward the needy for their unrealistic and lofty political ambitions. My proposal for no proposal, submitted to the City of Asheville a week ago and acknowledged, has not been posted on the online stimulus portfolio, contrary to the stated rules of the game.