Several economic indicators are pointing up... but that's actually a bit of bad news for us if we expect the stimulus package to be effective. What this means is that the bulk of the economic stimulus package is going to come when the economy is already, to a large extent, recovered.
Basically, it's going to hurt, because we'll have recovered to a major extent by the time any of the spending is having an effect on the economy.
*sigh* Get at least one thing right before your 4 years are up, please. Approval rates are falling, and disapproval rates are rising. The falling part is about par for the course for new presidents, but the disapproval rate climb is sharper than expected.
Oh! link for economic turnaround:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Evidence-mounts-recessions-worst-past/story.aspx?guid={71467556-3683-4018-906C-7FFC8A3F9E8C}&dist=SecMostRead So at least be happy about that. About the money that our government seems determined to waste? Well, you're on your own.