NEW: $18 Million of Stimulus being Spent to Redesign Recovery.org

This from the ABC News blog the Note:

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: For those concerned about stimulus spending, the General Services Administration sends word tonight that $18 million in additional funds are being spent to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site.The new Web site promises to give taxpayers more information about where their money is going than the current version of the site.

“Recovery.gov 2.0 will use innovative and interactive technologies to help taxpayers see where their dollars are being spent,” James A. Williams, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, says in a press release announcing the contract awarded to Maryland-based Smartronix Inc. “Armed with easy access to this information, taxpayers can make government more accountable for its decisions.”  

The contract calls for spending $9.5 million through January, and as much as $18 million through 2014, according to the GSA press release.

“We are pleased that another major milestone has been achieved,” Earl E. Devaney, chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, says in the press release. “We thank the GSA for its assistance and look forward to working with Smartronix.”

UPDATE:  The RNC has released a new web ad mocking the Obama administration’s decision to allocate additional funds to the redesign of the Recovery.gov Web site.

Here is a hint for the Obama Administration, we don’t need a fancy website to find out how our money is being spent. We just need something simple. Perhaps and excell spreadsheet broken down by state with the various projects listed and amount of money spent. Perhaps a column about how many jobs were created by that expenditure. Hmm…sounds pretty good to me…maybe Obama should pay me $18 Million for that. With all the talk of a second stimulus package being needed it begs the question. Was stimulus one (as I will call it now) a waste of a ton of money? Maybe…maybe not. The thing is that not even a quarter of the money has even been spent. So was ask for another one, if the money hasn’t even been spent at all. WTF Obama … WTF?!?!?

Future of the GOP

The Republican Party has always had a future. But now the youngest Congressman to serve in the House of Representatives now embodies that future. The future is not necessarily Rep. Aaron Schock (IL-18) himself but the kind of person he is, a young Republican. Young Republicans and College Republicans across this country are now trying to ensure that the Republican party is reinvigorated and renewed to include an emphasis on technology and the youth. Here is Rep. Schock speaking at the RNC in September:

Here is an interview with Rep. Schock from the Associated Press:

And CBS Early Show (CBS News):

Finally, Rep. Schock speaks about the Stimulus Bill:

And CNN’s Lou Dobbs takes note:

 

I know this was a lot of videos … but in a short time in office Aaron Schock is making a name for himself in Congress. It is people like him that the Republican Party needs to stand up and renew our party. He is the future of this party … so get behind him and jump on board.