Man that was fast....

...But in no way was I advocating MORE government.

Since the money has already been SPENT, I was using it as an example of what COULD have been done. New Deal FDR or 2008 isn't about bigger federal government, it's about visible, reassuring leadership on the executive level. And that's what faith is all about in this political landscape. Something measurable, specific, visible and reassuring. The creation of more jobs isn't the primary goal. The infrastructure needs to be worked on. These things need to be done. The fact that they are being done now, in a time of uncertainty, restores the faith. The fact that these plans create jobs is great, but not the primary reason. You see?

It's THIS kind of plan people should be touting, not the redistribution of wealth or the nationalization of the banking industry and related financial fields.