Stimulus such a powerful boost it even creates new congressional districts!

[makattak]

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=9097853

Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says.

There's one problem, though: There is no 15th congressional district in Arizona; the state has only eight districts.

And ABC News has found many more entries for projects like this in places that are incorrectly identified.

I'm so glad we have the most transparent administration ever!

[HankB]

Well, it's hard to keep track of what's happening in all 57 or 58 states  . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

[longeyes]

Not just lying but shameless, transparent lying.

Only shrinks can explain this administration.

[Standing Wolf]

Only shrinks can explain this administration.

1. It's an "administration" in name only. I believe "regime," spoken with contempt, would be more accurate.

2. Even the most junior amateur psychologist can spot Marxists without much trouble: they're every color of the rainbow on the outside, red inside.

[longeyes]

Yes, they are Marxists, true enough, but even Marxists, living in a country that is decidedly majority non-Marxist, would be less transparently mendacious than this crowd.  There is something wrong with this bunch, and not only politically.

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

The Dude has an axe to grind.  He is driven.

[Standing Wolf]

There is something wrong with this bunch, and not only politically.

I'll buy that. They're not very competent; they're also not the least bit subtle.

[MechAg94]

I'll buy that. They're not very competent; they're also not the least bit subtle.

It is the complete lack of subtlety that has me a bit baffled.  It almost seems that they believe their own propaganda and actually thing they won a majority of the vote because people actually liked him when it was only a matter of 'he wasn't Bush'. 

[brimic]

The whole damned bunch should be impeached.

[KD5NRH]

From Rep. Carter (R, TX):
http://judgecarter.amplify.com/2009/11/19/kxxv-phantom-districts-in-tx-receiving-stimulus/

WACO - More than $6.4 Billion in Federal Economic Stimulus money is going to 440 congressional districts that do not exist.

Seven of the "phantom" districts, as they are being called, are in Texas. The most recent stimulus report on recovery.gov shows more than $14 million supposedly creating 98 jobs in places that do not exist.

In the non-existent 58th district, about $3.5 million created 45 jobs, and in the "91st district," $57,000 is supposed to be responsible for 30 jobs.

News Channel 25 reached out to the two men representing real districts here in Central Texas. Democrat Chet Edwards voted for the Stimulus Act. Republican John Carter voted against the stimulus.

A spokesman at Edwards' office said the congressman was still preparing his responses to the errors.  Carter, however, had some harsh words after learning about the mistakes.

"We know there's money being spent and if we can't trust the direction as to where it was spent, how can we trust what it was spent [on], or how it was spent?" Carter said.  "I keep asking about this, because quite frankly we're spending ourselves into the poor house."

According to the Associated Press, many of the errors are because data like zip codes and district identifiers are not being entered into computers correctly by those receiving the stimulus dollars.

However, Congressman Carter said he and several other Republicans are looking at action to clean up the sloppy accounting.

[AZRedhawk44]

However, Congressman Carter said he and several other Republicans are looking at action to clean up the sloppy accounting.

How much will THAT cost us on top of the already spent, misappropriated money?

Do nothing.

Turn off the spigot.

Silence from Capitol Hill for about 6 years is all we need to pay off the national debt.