Sign of the Times

Staying in the "putting people back to work" theme, I offer this story:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/signs-stimulus/story?id=11163180

Seems that states are spending their stimulus money on ... signs? I guess signs are more important than jobs. Signs are more important that letting people keep their money.

It's probably just a coincidence that we're doing this just as the campaigns for the fall elections are heating up. Right???

You just can't make this stuff up.

P.S. Here is a cartoon that captures this well.