i think that the gop does not want the economy to recover - they keep offering the same tired tax cuts and budget cuts (except the pentagon) that have not worked before and will not work now
http://news.yahoo.com/gop-trying-sabotage-economy-hurt-obama-135650274--finance.html
http://news.yahoo.com/gop-trying-sabotage-economy-hurt-obama-135650274--finance.html