So while Michele Bachmann was denouncing the Obama stimulus in public, privately she was asking for stimulus funding for her district. Contrary to what many Republicans might say, government can create jobs and Bachmann and other Republican lawmakers know this because they have petitioned the federal government for direct financial help or aid to help fund projects that will create jobs.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/10/michele-bachmann-stimulus_n_922851.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/10/michele-bachmann-stimulus_n_922851.html