Just because this was a hold-over from the Bush admin. doesn't mean that the current admin gets a pass on this one.  No one told the current session of Congress to keep those earmarks in & no one is forcing Obama to sign that monstrosity.  Nice try Heidi.

"Not to be a republican at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head." - Francois Guisot

is astounding. This is the Congress's spending bill, not the Bush Administration's. I wish the hell that before someone could become an anchor person they would be required to have gotten at least a "C" in American government / civics and economics in High School. Bush would probably have signed it without batting an eye but he can not be blamed for its construction. That falls clearly in the Congress. This kind of reporting is just patently dishonest. Every flippin anchor is trying to garner favor with the left by blaming Bush for every failure, bad deed and catastrophy since the Lindberg kidnapping. Just how is she going to square this when Obama signs it anyway? That it won't be his fault?  Perhaps someone needs to remind this ignorant bimbo the Dems have been in charge of the purse since 2006.

Translation: "As long as George W. Bush remains a physical presence in this earthly realm, we will continue to blame all bad policy, failures, debts, blunders, miscalculations, teleprompter gaffes, my wife's bad cooking, my kid failing algebra...., on the former administration."

I've heard Collins speak on a few subjects.  Let's just say it be like me discussing exactly how the space shuttle works.

I find it amazing that these "journalist" have no pride whatsoever. They can not be objective, they refuse to be objective.  I would have thought that by now CNN would have figured out normal folks are laughing at CNN and do not take anything they report as factual or accurate.  But then again, I've never won any money betting that CNN would ever do the right thing.  

Really? Going with that? OK--then perfect chance for President Junior to say, whoa can't have all this unncessary spending in there, maybe the other "folks" would, but not us, the Dudley Do-Rights.

Seriously, they're saying that they can't be bothered to evaluate a $410 billion package? While they're crafting their anti-Limbaugh strategy? It's just old business that they don't want to worry about?

Can't ... be ... bothered ... to work on ... a $410 billion ... package ...

Republicans are "mad?"

Is this ditz writing for Nickelodeon News or a board book?

Sad thing is that 80% of CNN viewers will believe every word of it - that SOB Bush screwed us yet again.

Folks get a grip on reality!

The monstrous spending bill is a result of the thousands of earmarks that caused Bush to not sign it. the Dem leaders of Congress knew this and hel it over because they knew that they could get it passed and blame Bush!

Bull$#it!!!!

"This is last year's business.  We want to just move on.  Let's get this bill done, get it into law and move forward."

Wow, the socialists are in a really big hurry to empty out the treasury. One or two more hits like this should just about do it, too.

We the People have lost control of our own government.

-Dave

It is well known that liberals are congenitally allergic to responsibility in general, especially facing up to it.

LET THE WORLD NOTE:
This latest ridiculous attempt to “blame Bush” is just another example of liberals’ basic irresponsibility, and an incandescent example at that.

Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.

Interesting, how the media would bend over backwards to nitpick, criticize, and "correct" anything and everything the Bush Administration said. Now, they'll bend over backwards and stretch facts and definitions in order to back up anything and everything the Obama Administration says. 

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

Did Heidi Collins explain her theory to everyone? I didn't think so.

The sheep will buy it...and they outnumber us.

These are angry people that haven't got a clue, probably little education and have a penchant for believing the government owes them something and can and should fix all their problems...and no, I'm not thinking of minorities.

I have in mind a thirty-something looking like she's fifty-something, smoking a cigarette on the stoop of her single wide muttering, 'That G-Damn Bush!' while CNN is chattering away on the Teeeee-Vee.  Or there's the retiree muttering something about his 'fixed income' and how the 'damn government better fix this'.   And his wife saying, 'There, there, George.  That Mr. Obama seems like such a smart young man.  I'm sure he'll straighten everything out.'

One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.

Hmmm, the chosen one has no problem getting rid of Bush's program's/spending he didn't like, such as no federal funding of stem cell research, forcing health care workers to violate their ethics by performing abortions, etc.  Why is compelled to allow this to pass?  

Obviously because it's a democratic bill not a President Bush bill. 

As I recall, prior to SOBama taking office, someone asked Bush why he had not asked for the stimulas bill SOBama wanted?

He said something like, "Well, SOBama has not asked me to request the stimulas".

One day later, the One's people asked the Bush administration to ask for the trillion plus stimulas bill to be passed and it was.

As I remember it, SOBama voted for this budget hold over.

Now SOBama and his minions blame the Bush admin for all their economic ills?

This disaster is SOBama's disaster. This is HIS economic mess and "this monserous spending bill is one the ONE voted for"

Give me a break!

When is SOBama going to be held to account?

I think you need to take your pics to another website.

just sayin

When it comes to covering up for Obama, the news readers at CNN are shovel ready.

bahahahahahaha!  Best line ever!

 Shhhh. No one tell CNN's Heidi Collins that as President, Obama could refuse to sign the bill.  Her head might explode from this kind of factual information!

Did she graduate from the Rocko School of Journalism?