That has been the constant message from Republicans over the past several days when it comes to the stimulus package. Digby even picked up on it:

Can someone explain to me why I’m seeing Republican after Republican on television advising Americans on the right way to run the economy? Is there any reason why we should listen to them sanctimoniously lecturing us on “what’s worked in the past” and telling us that the only way to cure the problems they themselves created are to do more of the same? They’ve always been known for chutzpah, but this takes the cake.

I have been shaking my head non-stop over the same thing. Maybe, just maybe, if we trust the Republicans this time then they will get it right, unlike the countless other times their plans have lead us to recession. And maybe, just maybe, hobbits and elves will inhabit the earth.