The headline on MSNBC (buried, of course and seemingly scrubbed off most sites since it was big news this morning) "Biden Ignores Problems With Stimulus". Any journalist with some basis remotely in reality might have said "Biden Spouts Blatant Lies, Talks Out of Ass, and Contradicts Self". First, VP Biden said that he is confident the Council of Economic Advisers will talk about how the stimulus has succeeded more than the anyone had hoped. Insert noise of truck tires screeching to a halt here. Pardon? President Obama said that if the stimulus isn't passed, unemployment would reach 8%. Even he is now predicting 10% unemployment will be reached (do you think he'll strike me down for not capitalizing he?). So there's that.
Also, Biden claimed the stimulus is working more efficiently than people expected. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense has wasted much of the money it has contracted out because it isn't going through the competitive bidding process. Also, much of the construction work is more like busy work, taking place on bridges and projects that don't need the work. Of course, there is also the fact that little of the overall package has actually made its way out into the economy, but what little has, seems to be a waste. And what about the millions of jobs the stimulus was to "create or save", whatever the hell that means? They're going to say they've saved tons of jobs but there is no way to measure that, and it is totally disingenuous to claim such a thing.
So, is Biden lying or is he stupid? My vote is both, but he thinks we're stupid, too.
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