That'll be $595,000 a Pound, Mr. Obama

Here's economic stimulus for you, and yet another sign of President Barack Obama's brilliance.

Over at the Obama web site set up to show us just where the funny money is going, and what it's stimulating, we find out key economic details of this country's recovery, such as ham that costs $595,000 a pound.

You know this link will disappear once Obugger finds out the blogosphere is all over this little tidbit of government ham and cheese, so I'm pasting the information over here, a bit awkward to read but still clear as a bell.

Just one question, Mr. President? How much did the mustard cost?

h/t: IMAO and The American Thinker and Red State

Contracts - Recipient Summary

CLOUGHERTY PACKING, LLC

Clarification of Codes

Award Overview

Agency Name	Department of Agriculture	Project Location	LOS ANGELES
Contract Number	AG3J14120297196	Project Location - State	CA
Funding Amount	$1,191,200	Project Location - Zip Code	90058-1800
Completion Date	2009-06-30	Congressional District	CA-34

Recipient Information (Award)

Recipient Name	CLOUGHERTY PACKING, LLC	Recipient Address	3049 E VERNON AVE
Recipient City	LOS ANGELES	Recipient State	CALIFORNIA
Recipient Zip Code	90058-1800	Congressional District	CALIFORNIA-34

Description of Work/Service performed

2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED

Purchaser Information (Award)

Contracting Office ID	3J14	Contracting Office Name	AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Contracting Office Region		TAS Major Program	3509

Contract Information (Award)

Date Signed	2009-04-28	Effective Date	2009-04-28
Current Completion Date	2009-06-30	Ultimate Completion Date	2009-06-30
Award Type	DEFINITIVE CONTRACT	Reason For Modification
Type of Contract Pricing	FIRM FIXED PRICE	Last Date to Order
Funding Agency ID	12F2	Funding Office ID
Funding Office Name		Number of Offers Received	2

Product or Service Information (Award)

Product or Service Code	8905	Product or Service Description	MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH
Principal NAICS Code	311611	Principal NAICS Description	ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING

Competition Information (Award)

Extent Competed	FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION	Reason Not Competed
Solicitation Procedures	SEALED BID	Type of Set Aside	NO SET ASIDE USED.
Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity		Type of Contract Pricing	FIRM FIXED PRICE

Preference Programs (Award)

Business Size Determination

OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS

Transactions

Modification Number	Transaction Number	PIID	IDV PIID	Available Amount	Project Location	Signed Date
0	0	AG3J14120297196		$1,191,200	CA	2009-04-28

UPDATE: Well, then...someone must have received a lot of calls this a.m. in D.C. because they're out defending ham. It was the packaging size: States bought 760,000 pounds, at $1.50 a pound, to feed the hungry.

Now...if only they'd react this quickly when we try to shut down their circuit boards with outraged calls over Porkulus and Omnibus and Cap-and-Slave and Obuggercare.

Not likely. They only like to point out when others are wrong...never when they're wrong.