Here are the stats on the stimulus bill so far:

$16,031,000,000 Funds Awarded
$2,172,000,000  Funds Received

- There are 9 states where LESS than 100 jobs have been created. In Rhode Island, for example, only 5.93 jobs have been created. For more government fail, notice how they round UP in the charts *dunce cap*

- There are 31 states where less than 500 jobs have been created (not counting D.C. nor Puerto Rico as states)

- There are 43 states where less than 1,000 jobs have been created and only 7 states where more than 1,000 jobs have been created.

- The highest number of jobs created in one state is 4695.05 in Colorado.

- The total number of jobs created so far, according to Recovery.gov, is 30,383.  At this rate, with the total $16.031 billion spent, only 224,249.48 jobs will be created. That comes out to about $71,487.35 per person.

Not to mention, the number of jobs stated as being created are government contracts, meaning they are likely temporary jobs.

From WND via Patterico:

Anita Dunn, the White House Communications Director, has come out claiming that everything media-related to Obama’s campaign was “controlled” by…*drum roll please*….the Obama campaign.

Another interesting point Dunn makes is in reference to the strategy of the campaign:

“…a huge part of our press strategy was focused on making the media cover what Obama was actually saying as opposed to why the campaign was saying it…”

From The Obama File:

RULE 2: “I never go outside the expertise of ‘my people’.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat.  Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.

(Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues.  This is why.  They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)

RULE 3: “Whenever possible, I go outside the expertise of the enemy.” I look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.

(This happens all the time.  Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)

RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” I never let the enemy score points because I’d be caught without a solution to the problem.

(Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.  Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power.  So, they have to have a compromise solution.)

Betsey Cline: How exactly did you forget to file that on your taxes?

Charlie “Rude” Rangel: I wish you wouldn’t do that. I know it’s your job and I don’t blame you, but it’s so rude.

Patrick Kennedy  (D-RI)
…again. He entered earlier this year, yet still holds his position as a Representative. 

John Sullivan  (R-OK) 
A U.S. representative who also checked into rehab earlier this year. His job is still intact, no worries.

Gavin Newsom  (D-CA) 
Mayor of San Fran and California gubernatorial candidate. Entered in 2007.

Mark Foley  (R-FL) 
A former Representative checked into rehab in 2006.
 

And just for the hell of it, (ex)politicians who need rehab:

Ophelia “Tired Blood” Ford (D-TN)