What's in it?

Curious what's in the stimulus bill that will be so stimulating? The Wall Street Journal now has a whole long list of every line item. Some things that seem odd to me:

- $400 million for space shuttle construction - aren't we phasing out the shuttle?

- Under the "Justice" catagory, only one line item explicitly discusses something that creates jobs.

- Homeland Security got $1 billion for "Explosive detection systems for airports." How is that stimulus and not just a straight homeland security appropriations item?

- $2 billion in "funds for communities to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed and vacant properties." I'm just amused they put this in since they can just claim eminent domain for free!

There's a lot there and it's interesting to read through. I can definitely see things that would have fit nicely into a stimulus package. I see a lot of other things that would have been better applied in a relevant regular appropriations bill. I won't hold my breath in hope that the approps bills debated later this year won't double-dip on a lot of projects.