Much time has passed since Feb 17, the day Obama signed his $787 billion economic stimulus package into law. In the days leading up to this, we all heard countless times of the “shovel ready projects ready to go” to put America back to work. Now that nearly 5 months has passed, I have been unable to find a single one. I have traveled widely throughout the state, into areas of MD, WVA, and PA, expecting to see a lot of guys with shovels, after all, $787 billion does buy a lot of shovels, even in this day and age doesn’t it ?

Nope, nada, not a one.

Read today the unemployment rate hit a recent high, one not reached in something like 26 years. Guess this means that others are having the same difficulty finding these projects meant to get America back to work, particularly the unemployed.

So today I would like you all to help me in this quest. Should you find a “Shovel Ready Project” underway, please post information about it here.

What doesn’t count :

  • Someone planting his or her tomato plants.
  • Cleaning up after your dog, horse, or Senator.
  • The burying of guns or cash in the back yard to prevent government confiscation.
  • Projects begun prior to the stimulus, such as the Mixing Bowl. We will very likely find the Lost Ark before this project is completed, even if we stimulus the hell out of it.

    Should we find none, I would guess that is because we are in the midst of a very non-stimulating stimulus.