Rachel Maddow explains the “trash and grab” strategy of the Republican party. “Trash and grab” is the term that has been coined to describe the Republican habit of trashing the stimulus then taking credit for funds coming into their district. Mike Castle comes about 6:00 into the clip, and oh yeah, there’s a picture of Castle with a giant check.
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As Rachel points out, it’s not just the stimulus – it’s everything that Republicans have claimed to support in the past, even their own ideas. They vote no on PAYGO rules, on a bipartisan deficit reduction plan, on health care reform. They are the party of no, but more than that they’re the party of “no to Obama.” They don’t have any intellectual consistency, and they don’t have any interest in solving the problems they created in this country. They are the anti-America, hope for America’s failure party. Mike Castle seems like a nice guy, but when push comes to shove he still votes with his party. I don’t expect him to be any different as a Senator.