CHESSNOID

It doesn’t matter if things are better or worse for our Vice President Biden, he will choose to stay focused on the positive side of a situation.  If it doesn’t exist, then he will simply make it up.  We have had a few economists and experts along with the VP stating that the stimulus package is a success.  I remember when Bush declared victory in the war on Iraq.  Remember we won that 6 or 7 years ago, but we are still there fighting.

AP News:

- Vice President Joe Biden proclaimed success beyond expectations Thursday for the $787 billion economic stimulus, but his glowing assessment overlooks many of the program’s problems, including delays in releasing money, questionable spending priorities and project picks that are under investigation.

In a speech aimed squarely at Republican criticism and public skepticism over the costly program’s effectiveness, Biden said accomplishments over the past 100 days provide proof of promises kept when he and President Barack Obama began rolling out the plan earlier this year.

“The Recovery Act is doing more, faster and more efficiently and more effectively than most people expected,” he said.

The stimulus program includes tax cuts, billions for Medicaid and unemployment benefits, and a massive federal investment in education, environmental projects, technology and traditional infrastructure work. The administration has struggled to make the case that the huge spending program has delivered real economic recovery at a time when the nation’s unemployment rate threatens to top 10 percent.

Biden, Obama’s chief stimulus cheerleader, proudly pointed to more than 2,200 highway projects Thursday funded by the program, but didn’t mention the growing frustration among contractors that infrastructure money is only trickling out and thus far hasn’t delivered the needed boost in jobs.

Why is unemployment still near 10% and 13% of homeowners delinquent on their mortgages if these programs are working? Well, the answer is simple. The programs are not working and wasteful government spending is not a myth, it is a fact. There is a reason why the economy is still doing poorly and that our deficit is at historical highs.