Stimulus and the Tea Party
The Wall Street Journal reports that some of the big stimulus projects touted by the Obama Administration are still in the planning stages.
Others have moved along more quickly. Consider this recovery project, cited in Stephen Hayes recent speech to Hillsdale College:
"Then there was American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project number1R01AA01658001A, a study entitled: 'Malt Liquor and Marijuana: Factors in their Concurrent Versus Separate Use.' I’m not making this up. This is a $400,000 project being directed by a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The following is from the official abstract: 'We appreciate the opportunity to refocus this application to achieve a single important aim related to our understanding of young adults’ use of male [sic] liquor (ML), other alcoholic beverages, and marijuana (MJ), all of which confer high risks for experiencing negative consequences, including addiction. As we have noted, reviews of this grant application have noted numerous strength [sic], which are summarized below.'
Others have moved along more quickly. Consider this recovery project, cited in Stephen Hayes recent speech to Hillsdale College:
"Then there was American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project number1R01AA01658001A, a study entitled: 'Malt Liquor and Marijuana: Factors in their Concurrent Versus Separate Use.' I’m not making this up. This is a $400,000 project being directed by a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The following is from the official abstract: 'We appreciate the opportunity to refocus this application to achieve a single important aim related to our understanding of young adults’ use of male [sic] liquor (ML), other alcoholic beverages, and marijuana (MJ), all of which confer high risks for experiencing negative consequences, including addiction. As we have noted, reviews of this grant application have noted numerous strength [sic], which are summarized below.'
So what were those strengths? 'This research team has previous [sic] been successful in recruiting a large (>600) sample of regular ML drinkers.' Also, 'the application is well-written.' Well-written? With three spelling mistakes? But who am I to judge? As for the other strength, there is no question that the team’s recruitment had been strong. But is that really a qualification for federal money? After all, they were paying people to drink beer!"
Read the entire speech at Imprimus.
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