Does Anyone feel like Bailing

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Well first of all the spending bills passed to date still have not produced "shovel ready jobs" and the employment of "millions of people". I would start by not spending money on any project that does not produce jobs and they should be prioritized and spent in a prioritized fashion. Instead we have a the current Congressional approach of a shotgun spending package, hoping we do some good in the end. This approach is destined to ensure that they will not reach their goals and blame will follow. IMHO the dems have really stuck their necks out on this one and I see blades being sharpened.

IMO, its a bit disingenuous to say the stimulus bill hasnt produced "shovel ready jobs" to date or the "employment of millions of people"....damn...its been just over one month and the law has procedures to follow, including safeguards against the potential abuse that concerns you.

It has for a fact already saved teachers and police jobs....not "shovel ready", but jobs that were to be cut in my cities as a result of local government budget constraints.

At the same time, there are steps being taken by federal agencies (DOT, DOE, HUD, etc) to put procedures in place for the awarding of those funds with criteria to verify "shovel ready"...that proper oversight is expected to take another month or so.....I can live with that.