Watchdog group says stimulus is not doing it’s job

    This year’s $787 billion stimulus bill is under scrutiny from a watchdog group that says it’s not living up to its promise.
    At issue is the President’s claim the stimulus package would help create 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.
    The government watchdog says the White House is overstating the success.
    The Stimulus Oversight Board says the data is full of inaccuracies and errors.
    Those errors include reporting that jobs were created in congressional districts that don’t exist.
    The Government Accountability Office also says some reports claim jobs were created or saved with money that hasn’t been spent yet.
    Republicans call it White House propaganda.
    “The whole jobs created/saved metrics is not only trouble, it is entirely deceitful. No government agency, private sector group or research economics has any idea what the reliable calculation track for these numbers would be,” Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California.
    White House officials acknowledged that job numbers could change and that some forms were filled out incorrectly.
    They also say the focus should be on creating jobs, not counting them.