Wingnut News for Sunday's afternoon edition.

McCain Slams Broadband Expansion Idea After Campaigning For It
Today on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that he would not support the stimulus pan in its current form. With the help of host Chris Wallace, McCain criticized infrastructure spending, specifically singling out a plan to expand internet access to rural communities:

MCCAIN: There’s got to be some kind of litmus as to whether it’ll really stimulate the economy and whether it will in the short-term. Some of the stimulus in this package is excellent; some of it, frankly, has nothing to do — some of the projects and others that you just mentioned, $6 billion for broadband and internet access. That will take years.

Expanding broadband was also a major part of his presidential campaign.

Speaking last April in Inez, KY, McCain emphasized that “government has a role to play” to makes sure “every community” has access to high-speed internet — and that it was key to driving innovation:

MCCAIN: In particular, through access to high-speed Internet services that facilitate interstate commerce, drive innovation, and promote educational achievements, there is the potential to change lives. These kinds of transformations of our way of life require the infrastructure of modern communication, and government has a role to play in assuring every community in America can develop that infrastructure. This country has a long history of ensuring that rural areas have the same access to communication technology as other places.

Boehner repeats Gitmo recidivism propaganda
House Republican leader John Boehner criticized president Barack Obama's decision to close Guantanamo Bay. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Boehner repeated the dubious statistic that 61 detainees released from Guantanamo Bay had once again become terrorists.
"We've already found 61 of those we released back on the battlefield," said Boehner.

A study published by Seton Hall Law Professor Mark Denbeaux on Jan. 15 finds the Pentagon wrongly altered its figures on terrorist 'recidivism' 43 times, with the latest figure being "the most egregiously so."

And looks like Boner didn't get the memo from V.P. Biden:

Vice president Joe Biden told CBS "Face the Nation" today that he didn't expect detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to be released inside the U.S. "We won't release people inside the United States because all but one, I believe, is not an American citizen," said Biden.