I don't expect the Republicans or the establishment press to issue public corrections, but an actual CBO report on the Senate recovery bill was released and -- holy crap on a stick! -- lookit:
The budget office found that $694 billion of the bill's total $884 billion cost would be spent during the first 18 months after enactment, or a spend-out rate of 78%.
And what else? Here's actual text from the report summary:
CBO anticipates that implementing this legislation would have a noticeable impact on economic growth and employment in the next few years.
So how many ridiculous, unfounded Republican talking points will have to be debunked before the establishment press stops taking these know-nothing hooples seriously? Zero credibility on the economy. Zero!