It’s the truth. I hate when people complain that scripts are not followed, suggesting that lying is a good thing.
States benefited from the stimulus, because that’s where the money went. It didn’t help the economy, it helped states meet their own budget needs.
No one is suggesting that McDonnell lie. There is a way of recognizing the impact of “free money” on budgets without saying that Obama’s stimulus created jobs. It didn’t happen in CA