Russ Feingold, running for re-election to the Senate from Wisconsin, produced, a campaign ad touting the jobs created by the stimulus bill. At one point the ad shows a nameplate for one "Elizabeth M. Acklund" being added to a cubicle, or possibly an office.
You can see the ad here, on Charlie Sykes' web page:
http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/charliesykes/100121269.html?blog=y
Naturally, inquisitive people wanted to find out the details about Ms. Ackland, and the nature of the job she got. Turns out there is no such woman. All they found was a death certificate of someone by the same name--except she died over a century ago!
This has made national news. Check out this article from the Washington Examiner:
"Stimulus creates jobs for the dead in Wisconsin"
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/stimulus-creates-jobs-for-the-dead-in-wisconsin-100125349.html
Ron Johnson, Feingold's opponent in the Senate election, has produced this ad. Listen to Feingold's arrogance at the end of the ad. "Good luck with that claim."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata&v=apKaljjsDpQ
So let's think about this. There are two possibilities:
1. Stimulus worked so well that even dead people are getting jobs.
2. Stimulus was such a total flop that Feingold, with a $15 million war chest, couldn't find a single person in the whole state of Wisconsin who got a job as a result of stimulus.
Which do you think is more likely?
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