These People Hold the Balance of Power

Although they have not been able to overtake Joe Lieberman in the standings, I really detest Arlen Specter and Susan Collins (the jury is still out on Olympia Snowe). Collins spearheaded the drive to remove funding for pandemic preparation from the stimulus bill because it didn't "belong there" and Congress could take it up separately. It didn't, of course, and now look where we are. Here is an analysis of the de-stimulating effect of their inaction.