GOP: We’re Not Neo-Hooverites, The Dems Are

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From Sen. John Ensign’s (R-NV) press briefing on the stimulus, going on right now:

Hoover was very interventionist. He raised taxes, increased spending, and tried very much to [intervene in] the economy.

“A lot of us would not like to have the level of government involvement” that the stimulus involves, Ensign added.

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