Administration Makes Kyl An Offer He Can't Refuse

The Associated Press: White House turns up heat on Arizona senator: "The White House on Tuesday released letters from four cabinet secretaries to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, citing Kyl's comments and outlining transportation, housing, Indian education and other projects in his home state they said would be eliminated if the senator has his way.

Kyl, the No. 2 Senate GOP leader, has said the stimulus spending hasn't succeeded in boosting the economy and that it's adding to the deficit. He's suggested on his Senate Web site and in interviews that spending not already allocated be halted.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, one of two Republicans in Obama's cabinet, made no attempt to conceal his needling.

Kyl 'publicly questioned whether the stimulus is working and stated that he wants to cancel projects that aren't presently under way,' LaHood wrote Brewer. 'If you prefer to forfeit the money we are making available to your state, as Senator Kyl suggests, please let me know.'"

Isn't this a great modus operandi:

1) Steal the assets of a the Senator's constituents
2) Offer to give some of it back in the form of "federal aid"
3) When the Senator objects, threaten to withhold "federal aid"
4) Tell the constituents they aren't getting any of the money back because their senator won't play ball

Obama's Chicago roots are showing. Hat tip to Horendo...