Shovel ready

Pres. Obama said the stimulus would finance "shovel ready" jobs that were ready to go as soon as the money was approved. Some projects replaced miles of sidewalks that passed abandoned buildings, empty stores, and weed covered lots. When asked about why they needed to be replaced we were told the old ones didn't meet new regulations. Why would you change the regulations in a freakin ghost town? Do squatters need new sidewalks outside the abandoned buildings they call home? Maybe the crack addicts kept falling on the broken concrete and were suing the city. This poor family in the picture should have known better. The government has lost it's direction and is leading us all to a dead end. Maybe the President has been shoveling more than jobs lately. No wonder the economy stinks.