Porn industry thanks Bush

Amanda Terkel has one of those "gotcha" articles at Think Progress titled "Bush Stimulates the Porn Industry With His Package."

Ms. Terkel notes that Bush was quite pleased with himself when he announced the stimulus package back in January, as if borrowing more money to give to people to buy junk from China would made the slightest difference in our moribund economy.

Here's part of what Bush said at the time:

"This package has the right set of policies and is the right size. The incentives in this package will lead to higher consumer spending and increased business investment this year." (Emphasis by Ms. Terkel)

Well, he may have been at least partly right. Ms. Terkel reports that "The adult pornography business has seen a huge uptick in business thanks to Bush's package." She then quotes from a press release put out by the Adult Internet Market Research Company.

"...many websites focused on adult or erotic materials have experienced an upswing in sales in the recent weeks since checks have appeared in millions of Americans' mailboxes across the country."

Normally, the summer months are slow for these website, but a number of them said they've experienced a growth of 20-30% since the middle of May, which was about the time people began receiving their stimulus checks.

Furthermore, one source noted that a survey of its membership indicated "thirty-two percent of respondents referenced the recent stimulus package as part of their decision to either become a new member, or renew an existing membership."

Ya gotta love it!

Read Ms Terkel's entire article here.