Porkulus Passes House With NO GOP Votes

This really isn't surprising:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Handing the new administration a big win, House Democrats passed President Barack Obama's $787 billion plan to resuscitate the economy on Friday despite a wall of Republican opposition. The bill was approved 246-183 and sent to the Senate, where a vote was scheduled late Friday afternoon.

That vote was to be held open for hours, waiting for Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, who was attending a memorial service for his mother and then flying back to cast the deciding vote.

Senate passage would meet a deadline of sending the bill to Obama before a congressional recess begins next week.

The 1,071 page, 8-inch-thick measure combines $281 billion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses with more than a half-trillion dollars in government spending. The money would go for infrastructure, health care and help for cash-starved state governments, among scores of programs. Seniors would get a $250 bonus Social Security check.

Told that no Republican backed the measure, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs reacted by citing another number: "3.5 million jobs that we look forward to saving or creating."

Seven Democrats voted against the bill.

My calculator doesn't go up high enough to calculate the cost per job "saved or created", but let's just say that it's not much of a bargain.

Given that the deciding votes for this package will come from the three RINOs in the Senate, I hope the GOP actively supports challengers for these three. Arlen Specter comes up in 2010 and accoring to polls I've seen his numbers have plummeted because of his support for Porkulus. I'm hoping there are a couple of good conservatives that would like to take him on in the primary.