Since we've been told to trust Obama's economic statistics

Could someone offer a cogent explanation for this stuff that does not include the words "fraud"or "scam" ?

If a private investor put this dreck in the mail they'd be facing a host of federal statutory violations.

Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the website set up by the Obama Administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says.

There’s one problem, though: There is no 9th Congressional District in Arizona; the state has only eight Congressional Districts.

There’s no 86th Congressional District in Arizona either, but the government’s recovery.gov Web site says $34 million in stimulus money has been spent there

But there's more

In fact, Recovery.gov lists hundreds of millions spent and hundreds of jobs created in Congressional districts that don't exist.

In Oklahoma, for example, the site lists more than $19 million in spending — and 15 jobs created — on Congressional districts that don't exist. In Iowa, it shows $10.6 million spent – and 39 jobs created — in non-existent districts.

In Connecticut's 42nd District (which also does not exist), the website claims 25 jobs created with zero stimulus dollars.

We should have caught on quicker when we saw listings for jobs created in Bloom County, Gotham City, San Andreas, Sunnydale, and Sodor.

UPDATE: A reader reports, "I have heard the congressmen representing Lake Woebegone, MN and Margaritaville, FL are livid those communities did not get their fair share of stimulus funding."

I can speak from personal knowledge that Connecticut has never had more than six congressional districts. If it now has 42, I may want to announce my candidacy for the open seat. 

Jeez, and I thought Vice President Biden was on top of all this and "no one messes with Joe"

So when we are told that we must give full faith and credit to any economic number generated by the Obama Administration that appears inconsistent with observed reality, please ask him where Arizona's 86th Congressional District is.