I don't agree with the spending, but if we're GOING to spend anyway, there are better ways to do so.
In round figures, the US adult population above 18 years of age is approximately 225 million. Obama's initial $850,000,000,000 "stimulus" package is enough to give every one of those adults a tax free check of around $3800. Eliminate checks to convicts and illegal aliens, and you can round it up to $4000. That would do one heck of a lot more to stimulate the economy than the government spending being proposed.
Want a fast return? Instead of checks, send everyone a $4000 Visa gift card, with a 6 month expiration, so the recipients have to buy something before the end of this summer. Believe me, cars, TVs, and airline tickets will start selling.
And you don't end up hiring hundreds of thousands of government employees who will burden the budget in future years.