"The question is: 'What kind of infrastructure spending?' Highway and mass transit projects can take a long while to get going. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) has noted that America's public universities and community colleges have massive unfunded deferred maintenance -- and all of those projects could be started in a matter of days, putting tens of thousands of people to work." Kari Chisholm, Blue Oregon

"Roads and bridges are falling apart. 30.7 percent of New Hampshire's 2,300-plus bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Infrastructure investment, including broadband and renewable energy, helps rural America." Matt L. Barron, RuralVotes

"While infrastructure projects could be helpful, the pending disaster is looming at the state level. States are planning on slashing budgets, which would totally counteract any stimulus at the federal level. States need not only assistance on Medicaid and unemployment, but also direct block grants to maintain education and other state spending." Brian Leubitz, Calitics

"Tax cuts for individuals are the placebo of the economy. Didn't we just try tax cuts for everyone? How did that work out? Create some damn jobs, as many as possible." Lee Papa, The Rude Pundit

"Whatever will get the most money into the broadest possible circulation is needed. No more 'trickle-down'!" Barbara O'Brien, The Mahablog

"Wrong question. The right question is, 'Given that there are going to be underutilized resources, how can we best use them to address current and future needs?'" Mark Kleiman, The Reality-Based Community

"Tax cuts are much more likely to be stimulative if they are permanent, if they cut marginal rates -- basically, if they constitute something people can plan around. Aiding states by taxing their own inhabitants is robbing Peter to pay Peter." Dan McLaughlin, Baseball Crank

"Spending on useful infrastructure could help the economy in the long run, but it will be difficult to keep the stimulus money from being used for inefficient pork projects, which state and local taxpayers have rightly refused to fund." David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy

"Government spending is generally a burden on the economy, not a boon. Sometimes spending on infrastructure can give the economy some asset that's worth more than the spending (as with Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System) but generally it's a net burden. The only way to stimulate this economy is to put more money back into the taxpayers' pockets." Rob Port, Say Anything

"There is a good argument for extending unemployment benefits helping some. And tax cuts always help. But the other stuff just isn't going to do much at all." Soren Dayton, The Next Right

"The states will just hemorrhage the money away again. I live in California, and trust me, I know. Cut taxes, put more money in people's pockets and let entrepreneurs do what they do -- and stop screaming about how the sky is falling, or thinking you can just run the presses to get more money -- and watch as things get better." Robert Miller, JoshuaPundit

"I like the idea of an income tax holiday. Let the people decide who gets 'stimulated.' I am opposed to throwing good money after bad, which is what all the government proposals really are at the end of it all." Doug Lambert, GraniteGrok

"Leaving more money in the hands of businesses and people who will spend it is the best stimulus." David Gerstman, Soccer Dad

"And where has government ever been proven to spend money wisely?" Bob Parks, Black And Right

TOO MUCH

"As a Jew, it is always hard to see the nation of Israel involved in a war. But it is now abundantly clear that the policies that the Israeli government has pursued over the past 10 years have made Israel less safe rather than more safe. In much the same way that we have radicalized Iraqis, Israel is creating more potential terrorists in Gaza and the West Bank." Brian Leubitz, Calitics

"Call a spade a spade: Israel's use of white phosphorus in civilian areas is a war crime." Susie Madrak, Suburban Guerrilla

"Putting aside the 'justification' angle, I don't see how Israel's strategy serves any long-term purpose for them. How is this mass killing going to serve their long-term interests? It seems to me it's just sowing more hatred, enmity and, of course, bloodshed." Ellen Brodsky, News Hounds

"I do not believe this use of force is in Israel's long-term interest. I don't see any good coming from this." Barbara O'Brien, The Mahablog

NO ANSWER

"As Chou En-Lai said when Henry Kissinger asked him whether Chinese historians thought the French Revolution was a good idea, 'In China, we think it's too early to tell.'" Mark Kleiman, The Reality-Based Community

ABOUT RIGHT

"If Hamas is defeated, then the right amount of force was used. Israel put up with a lot more terror than any country should have to, and was still savaged by its critics for whom any force -- by Israel -- is too much. The question isn't really about how much force Israel should use, but about whether Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism." David Gerstman, Soccer Dad

"Are there any other answers? As far as I can tell, the best answer is, 'They're all wrong, but we don't have a better answer.'" Jon Henke, The Next Right

"It's kind of hard to fight an enemy that purposefully hides behind civilians." Bob Parks, Black And Right

"It's too soon to tell if Israel will finish the job. But they can't stop as long as the rockets keep firing." Dan McLaughlin, Baseball Crank

"The bottom line is quite simple: Until Hamas -- or whoever rules the Palestinians -- is ready to make peace (meaning, stop terrorism) and accept Israel's existence, a two-state solution will never come about. Period." D.S. Hube, The Colossus Of Rhodey

"Imagine the reaction of the U.S. if 6,000 rockets were fired into Maine or Texas, killing a few Americans here and there. 'Nuff said." Doug Lambert, GraniteGrok

TOO LITTLE

"No nation should have to endure years of terrorist rocket attacks aimed at civilians. Israel has every right to destroy Hamas. The civilians who elected Hamas are the ones who are to blame for the suffering of the people in Gaza, just as the voters who elected the Nazis bore the responsibility for the necessary Allied military invasion of Germany." David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy

"Tell me, exactly how much of a response is 'too much' when a genocidal enemy is shooting missiles at your civilians? And why didn't I hear anyone yakking about 'too much response' when Hamas was firing rockets at Israel all these months? If the Israelis want to really end this, they're going to have to destroy Hamas as quickly and efficiently as possible. And yes, there will be civilian casualties, but then again, these were the same people that elected Hamas to lead them." Robert Miller, JoshuaPundit

"The only solution to this conflict will come when we finally let the two sides fight it out to a conclusion." Rob Port, Say Anything