My column at the American Issues Project is live now. I wrote on the common misconception that we need a second stimulus:

Funny how there is never enough time in government to do things right the first time, but there is always time to do them over.

Well here’s a news flash for you: the last stimulus was the second stimulus. President George W. Bush signed the first stimulus into law in February 2008:

President Bush on Wednesday signed a multibillion-dollar economic rescue package on Wednesday that means $300 to $1,200 rebates for many American households.

Bush called the measure “a booster shot for our economy” to stave off a recession.

Several dozen members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, stood on the stage behind Bush as he signed the bill.

Back then, the experts said “the $168 billion package Bush signed will help prevent the current downturn from ballooning into a crisis.”

Now we have spent that, plus another trillion, and the “experts” want more. Only if a “three strikes” clause is part of the deal.

Read the rest here.

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