NEW YORK (SR) - CBS News, a close ally of the Obama administration, is the latest to report on the gathering controversy over the White House's claim that their stimulus plan has saved or created between 160,000 and 1.5 million jobs.
Among several examples given of how the administration had exaggerated or outright fabricated the optimistic numbers was a Cocoa, Florida childcare center that reported 129 jobs created by a stimulus grant. In fact, no jobs were created, as the money was really used to increase the compensation and benefits of 129 existing employees.
In another example, over $400,000 paid out to prostitutes over the last three months by government employees was listed as having created over 10,000 jobs in the Washington DC area. An Obama administration source claims the statistic is "absolutely correct," saying the money went "exclusively for bl*wjobs."
The White House has admitted there may be some errors in their tabulation, but insists that "the success of the stimulus plan is not really dependent on the number of jobs created or saved, but rather how effectively the money is being spent."
My comments: There's nothing to say other than "margarita anyone?"