You think?

"Federal spending stirs second thoughts"?

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/943513.html

Maybe it's because "only about 23 percent of the stimulus would be spent by Sept. 30", i.e., spent to actually stimulate the economy now, when we need it.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/943513.html

Which means we didn't need to authorize the other 77% until later, when we can better judge if, where and when it's needed.