It’s really time to put partisanship aside and for the House and Senate to come up with an economic stimulus plan that will in fact stimulate the economy.   Will this particular package work?  We don’t know, but we do know what hasn’t worked……tax cuts; bailing out the banks and other corporations; and doing nothing to stimulate the economy have resulted in more job losses and more home foreclosures.  Americans are growing angry, frustrated and fed up with the bickering on Capitol Hill.  Why is it so much harder to pass a bill that helps regular  Americans than it is to bail out the big boys?  3.6 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last year.   If the members of Congress can’t come up with a plan to prevent further loss of jobs and prevent a depression maybe they should be the ones losing their jobs.

Senate Democrats were near a deal Friday to win passage of their economic recovery plan, as White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel came to the Capitol to meet with moderate Republicans and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called a Democratic caucus for the evening.

After days of watching from the sidelines, Emanuel’s sudden arrival was telling, and two Democratic sources said the outlines of an agreement are now in place. “We have a deal,” said one official.

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The stepped-up action came amid more bad news of payroll cuts out Friday, and an increasingly impatient President Barack Obama said the continued delays were becoming “inexcusable and irresponsible.” REST OF ARTICLE