"A dead pawn buys time, diverts attention, and allows the bigger pieces a chance to reposition themselves.

Congress is really discussing a third stimulus. Doan says that we forgot that there have already been two stimulus efforts.

The Department of Labor Jobs report for May 2009 shows that the stimulus is not working

(from the body text) The stimulus package is not only a political crucible for Obama and the congressional Democrats who pushed it through; it is also the ultimate test of government's ability to deliver, from a vast array of federal agencies and departments down to state and local offices across the country.