I hate who John McCain is right now. This one paragraph from an article in today's NY Times set me off:

Republicans, bolstered by their coordinated opposition to the package, remained on the offensive over the weekend. On CNN, Senator John McCain continued to brand the stimulus bill a “generational theft,” and accused Mr. Obama of not reaching across the aisle despite promises of bipartisanship. The measure gained the votes of only three moderate Republican senators in the Senate. No Republicans voted for it in the House.

Two big problems here:

1. On Thursday's Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon interviewed former Republican Senator John Sununu. It was a pretty testy exchange, and Jon ended up making what I thought was a great point. Future generations pay for everything that government does. No exceptions. Every dime that the government has to borrow, for every purpose, will be paid down by future generations in some form. So isn't it funny that the Republicans are trotting out this argument now, like somehow Democrats are mortgaging the country's future? What about a few years ago when Bush pushed through his ridiculous $1.2 trillion tax cut, which apparently did nothing to stimulate anyone? Who's paying for that? Oh, right, it's our children. And our children's children. And our children's, children's chil… holy hell. Enough already.
2. From one point of view, maybe it's only fair for McCain to be complaining the Obama's not really reaching across the aisle because he didn't get many Republican votes. Obama himself has admitted it was a mistake to define bipartisanship that way. There was never any real chance of getting many Republicans to vote for the bill. What's happened is that party, in the face of a powerful, popular president and shrinking numbers in congress, have decided to circle the wagons, not give an inch. So, what… Obama's going to give up on Democratic principles to get Republican votes? Nope. But McCain is sticking the screw in, like the little pissant that he's become. I used to respect this guy, but now he's become such a Republican stooge. Maverick my ass.

If you're interested in checking out the Stewart / Sununu interview: