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To: Sully- who wrote (77654)	2/18/2010 5:28:52 AM
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Stimulus, They Cried Jonah Goldberg The Corner From Eric Cantor's shop (PDF): As we looked back over the past year of the Democrats’ Stimulus, two reoccurring themes emerged: 1. Every time the Administration or Congressional Democrats would claim credit for some number of jobs created or saved, a subsequent fact-check would debunk the claim 2. The unemployment rate kept marching upward. February 17, 2009: $787 billion Recovery Act signedinto law. Unemployment rate stands at 7.6%. February 17, 2009: Administration releasesspecific state-by-state numbers reflecting the expected impact of the Recovery Act. February 17, 2009: The nation’s first Recovery Act project is announced, a new bridge in Tuscumbia, MO. February 24, 2009: President Obama announcesthat Vice-President Biden will “lead a tough, unprecedented oversight effort – because nobody messes with Joe.” March 3, 2009: President unveils“Recovery Act” logo designed by the same Chicago firm that helped create the Obama Campaign logo. March 4, 2009: CNN reportson the controversy surrounding the first Recovery Act project in a segment titled “A New ‘Bridge to Nowhere.’” March 6, 2009: Department of Labor announcesthat 651,000 jobs were lost in February and that the unemployment rate rose to 8.1%. March 16, 2009: Press reports indicatethat even Recovery Act “Czar” Earl Devaney is questioning the state-by-state jobs figures released by the Administration Keep reading this post . . . corner.nationalreview.com