Obama Serves Stimulus Leftovers

12:43 PM, Sep 9, 2011 • By JAY COST

First, we had the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA. Now, we have the American Jobs Act, or AJA.

These are bold new ideas! That’s why the president needed a primetime address before Congress to introduce it. And of course, they’re not calling it a stimulus. It’s a jobs act.

But in reality, ARRA and AJA are strikingly similar. Let’s drill it down “line by line,â€