Topic: Newsmax
A Feb. 3 Newsmax article by Jim Meyers uncritically repeats a claim by South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford that the stimulus bill is, "according to the Congressional Budget Office itself, about money that in many cases will not get to be spent for another two years or so."
In fact, a new CBO analysis of the stimulus concludes that 78 percent of it will be paid out over the first two fiscal years.
Posted by Terry K.
at 10:03 AM EST
