Rightwingliberal is extremely impressed with the success of the democrat’s stimulus package. The government’s own web-site (Recovery.gov) demonstrates that Washington has managed to figure out a way to spend money, and save jobs, in Congressional districts that don’t exist.
I really, really wanted to believe this was an Onion move; then I actually feared some clever lefty had laid a trap for over-eager center-right bloggers.
It is neither. The Stimulus tracking site really does tout – and proudly, money that goes to phantom Congressional Districts.
Bill McMorris (Watchdog.org) has the details on North Dakota.
On a whim, I took a look at Virginia.
Among other things . . .
Over $2.26 million was spent in the “12th Congressional District,†which only exists in the fevered recesses of Tom Davis’ ambition.
Another $2M- plus went to the “00 Congressional District†(creating or saving exactly 2.5 jobs in the process)
More than $2M went to such venerable Virginia Districts as the 36th and 26th (neither seen since the 19th Century), plus the 79th (which can only mean Obama has created a new and more perfect dimension to spend the money)
Hat tip to Adam Bitely.
SDD
But $1,047 in stimulus money was used to buy a Toro riding mower to cut the grass at the Fayetteville, Arkansas National Cemetery. That single lawn mower was reported as saving or creating 50 jobs! Imagine what would have happened had they bought some push mowers instead.
This government has promised that they will help us by creating and managing automated medical records. I can’t wait to see what those look like!
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