Maria, you should read up on the difference between wasteful spending(Iraq) and investing into the future of our country and our people.
Investing in our people is very nice. Let's look who is our people:
Teachers unions, Autoworker unions, child care provider unions ( of Michigan -a very interesting new entity!), Acorn, Government employees unions, SEIU, buddies with financial interest in "green" jobs...
Anybody is welcome to continue the list.