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Spending Stimulus Money - Another Negative for Democrats
Even if Democrats can prove that stimulus money has helped the economy (a notion that the American people have yet to believe), the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress face questions about how the money was spent.
According to a recent article in the Washington Post:
As struggling communities throughout the country wait for more help from the $787 billion stimulus package, one region is already basking in its largess: the government-contractor nexus that is metropolitan Washington.
Reports from stimulus recipients show that a sizable sum has gone to federal contractors in the Washington area who are helping implement the initiative — in effect, they are being paid a hefty slice of the money to help spend the rest of it.
Isn’t this type of waste the stuff that VP Biden was supposed to protect us against? Isn’t this his only job!?!
If there is one thing that a generation of voters hate, it is “Washington, D.C.” So, this news that a huge amount is being shovled to DC-based firms from their Democratic friends does nothing to help a party that is already looking at losing nearly two-dozen seats.
In fact, this helps bolster the Republican message that the stimulus money has done nothing for the economy except fatten Democratic-friendly firms.
Tags: Democratic Leadership, Economy, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, Stimulus, Waste
