I must admit I had my doubts, but when the White House announced today that the stim bill had "created or saved" 650,000 jobs my heart soared like a hawk.Tammy Luhby of CNN - with a perfectly straight face - gives us the details:The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved at least 650,000 state and local jobs, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Friday.Based on approximately $150 billion in spending from the $787 billion recovery package, the tally is the first broad, concrete look at the stimulus program's impact on the economy. The numbers are drawn from tens of thousands of reports from state and local recipients as well as private companies.The White House said the actual number of jobs created so far is likely closer to 1 million, since its report on stimulus job creation only focused on $150 billion of the $339 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds spent so far."We're solidly on track to...(Read Full Post)