Originally Posted by PR_Tom

Thats just something that republican leaders are asserting. Not only do the majority want it, they elected Obama strongly based on it, they consistently poll that they want the ideas in the bill. Even republicans who proposed some ideas now in the bill supported it..... until they realised it was going to pass. Now they are just mad that they didnt get their payola because they decided on a plan of saying "no" too soon. Wah. Get over it.