Michael Grabell

Money Well Spent? Michael Grabell

The 2012 presidential campaign will, above all else, be a referendum on the Obama administration's handling of the financial crisis. Central here is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- the largest economic recovery plan in American history. Senator Mitch McConnell gave a taste of the enormity of it: if you had spent $1 million a day since Jesus was born, it still would not add up to the price tag of the stimulus package. The story of how this almost entirely partisan piece of legislation was passed -- and how the money was spent -- is barely known. Stepping outside the political fray, Michael Grabell offers a perceptive, balanced, and dramatic story of what happened to the taxpayers' money, pursuing the big question through behind-the-scenes interviews and on-the-ground reporting in more than a dozen states across the country.