Truth

Wherein we find the key to understanding the "stimulus" bill making its way through the Congress:

In normal times, Congress might never enlarge so many programs at once. But...the crisis-induced demand for action may suspend the normal laws of political gravity — and allow Democrats to redirect federal priorities as boldly as Reagan did. "This is a once-in-a-25-year opportunity to [implement] a lot of our agenda," a top House Democratic aide says.