Obama Says Stimulus Worked, Created Jobs… Here’s a Reminder of the Waste

by Warner Todd Huston | July 6, 2010 11:01 am

In his recent trip to Racine, Wisconsin, President Obama claimed[1] that his stimulus policies worked and “saved jobs.” He also said that his policies staved off another Great Depression. But lets take a look at some of the graft, waste and pointless, useless, wild-eyed spending that was in his so-called stimulus.

Well, obviously this is just a tiny list of the graft, waste, and useless spending in Obama’s so-called stimulus bill but it serves to illustrate the fact that stimulating the economy was far from the minds of those congressmen that voted for the bill. It was more about paying off constituents than stimulating the economy.

Source unless noted: * = The Hill[5]. ** = Americans for Tax Reform[6], *** = Fox News[7].

(Originally posted at BigGovernment.com[8])

Endnotes:
  1. Obama claimed: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-JjHou3r7yaM5OB2eFAsyERFjtwD9GLPPS02
  2. Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204574473724099542430.html
  3. FoxNews: http://video.foxnews.com/v/3938810/cash-for-convicts
  4. New York Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mohegan_sun_casino_received_in_stimulus_RwulO6UDSkO3lPO0QRIVoJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=
  5. The Hill: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/71353-mark-penn-got-6-million-from-stimulus
  6. Americans for Tax Reform: http://www.atr.org/sen-coburn-details-stimulus-waste-new-a3380
  7. Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/04/millions-doled-questionable-jobs/
  8. BigGovernment.com: http://biggovernment.com/wthuston/2010/07/05/obama-says-stimulus-worked-created-jobs-heres-a-reminder-of-the-waste/

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