Taxes & Spending
BY Volunteer, ON NOVEMBER 18, 2009

NY Times Article Blasts Administration Reporting On Stimulus Package Results

So the reports on just how good the stimulus package has been doing in creating and saving jobs from recovery.gov are raising eyebrows all over the country.  It's not just that there are a few numbers that look a little off, it's that there are a whole slew of entries that are simply out of any frame of reality that is even remotely in the realm of what might be called truthful.

The folks at recovery.gov have attributed the poor data to human error, but that has only led to more questions about the appalling lack of oversight before posting figures as "facts."  And since many of the reports are not just misleading, but "outrageous . . .and ludicrous," (and that's Dem David Obey speaking) representatives on both sides of the isle are understandably upset.

The full NY TImes article can be read Here:  Exclusive: Jobs 'Saved or Created' in Congressional Districts That Don't Exist

You'll find it might just get your ire up as well.