Ms. Mack,
The House Republicans' unanimous vote against the greatly needed stimulus bill proposed by the president is troubling. While your party is employing obstructionist tactics for the purpose of political posturing, we are hemorrhaging jobs. The state is unable to support the students at my institution (UC Riverside), and my wife's staff is all being let go. Republican governors see that the stimulus is needed; Economists see that the stimulus is needed. Your decision to pursue silly politics will likely continue to drag down the GOP---in the meantime it is dragging us down with it.
It is important that the US always have an opposition party to check the government. However, the frivolity of the GOP's objections make it seem less like a good opposition party, and more like the the party of Herbert Hoover. When the stimulus bill is approved in the Senate and is put up for a final vote, I urge you to vote yes. A yes vote is a vote for good economic theory and for the pragmatic non-partisanship we sorely need.
Thank you