I will agree that some limited infrastructure projects could be a good thing. You can argue that upgrading health care is a good thing, or energy, and sure it can all be a good thing. What it should not be is packed into a "stimulus" bill. If we want to have a debate about energy, lets have the debate, not call it "stimulus".
Obama did not create the mess, I agree. Neither did Bush, neither did Clinton, etc etc.. I am not sure you can blame 1 party or person. I think government spending has to be reigned in to make any real difference.
I think a much smaller package, mostly focused on tax cuts (not rebates), added to a scale back in government spending would have been the best option. This was the basic premise of the Republican alternative, however I certainly would have liked to see it go further.
Well, you never know with Bush, he had no problem spending like it was his job. I would have opposed it then, as I do now. I can agree that limited government spending can be OK, the problem is government spending is never limited, and always seems to last forever.