Since that complaints have largely been that there has been no time to read and seriously discuss this bill, who really knows what is in it? Especially this guy?

President Obama celebrates the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Cue “Sexual Seduction.” It’s President Obama’s nassssstyyyy booty-slapping, hair-pulling weekly address about our dire economy. What’s he on about? Tangible progress for the American people in the form of the stimulus package which passed last night.

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Obama Celebrates Stimulus Passage In New Web Address In his newest YouTube address, President Obama praises the passage of the economic stimulus bill, while also telling the public that this is only the start of a long road to economic reform and recovery:Obama did take a bit of a shot at his Republican critics: "Now, some fear we won't be able to effectively implement a plan of this size and scope, and I understand their skepticism. Washington hasn't set a very good example in recent years. And with so much on the line, it's time to begin doing things differently."No Obama Or Biden Events This Weekend President Obama is spending the weekend with his family in Chicago, while Vice President Biden will be in New York City and Wilmington, Delaware. They do not have any scheduled public events today or tomorrow.Coleman Campaign: We're Still In It -- And It'll Take A Long Time The Coleman campaign says yesterday's court ruling -- which forbade the counting of various categories of rejected absentee ballots -- has only reduced them to a pool of 3,500 remaining envelopes out of their original set of 4,800. Coleman attorney/spokesman Ben Ginsberg also said the court's imposition of strict requirements for newly-admitted ballots could lengthen the trial: "There may be fewer ballots to look at, but proving them up may take longer."NYT: Obama Finds Out Bipartisanship Isn't So Easy The New York Times reports that the Obama Administration has discovered in the stimulus debates just how difficult it will be to craft bipartisan legislation with the Republican opposition. David Axelrod said the White House has "learned some lessons from this," but is happy with the result, while former Clinton White House chief of staff John Podesta predicted that Republican support was "wishful thinking" that won't be coming to pass: "If you're going to do this at the moment of greatest need, at the height of his popularity, what sort of thing would get you to change?"House GOP: We Are Not The Party Of 'No' House Rep...

Obama again promotes the stimulus plan in Saturday's radio/YouTube address, calling it "a major milestone on our road to recovery.""After a lively debate... we've delivered real and tangible progress for the American people."Click above to watch.

Today President Obama is celebrating the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a "major milestone on our road to recovery," while still emphasizing that we have many miles yet to go.

"This historic step won't be the end of what we do to turn our economy around, but the beginning," he says in his weekly address. To get us there, he invokes President Kennedy, who said, "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to

President Obama celebrates the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act