Opinion: Obama economic stimulus already working; LA octuplets born

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

Just six days into the new Democratic Obama administration and the economic stimulus package is already producing results.

Word today out of Bellflower that eight new American consumers have been born to one mother. She’s described as very excited.

Not only that, but 46 individual medical workers were fully employed for hours during the planned and orchestrated Caesarean section today at Kaiser Permanente hospital there. Moreover, the newborns will likely spend at least two months in the hospital.

The babies weighed between 1 pound 15 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces, according to our colleague Sam Quinones. Six boys, two girls. ‘Truly amazing,’ the doctors called it. (See video below.)

So do we. Eight kids in five minutes. Talk about boosting productivity!

Doctors said they had prepared to deliver seven new Pamper- and Enfamil-users.

But were shocked when they pulled out eight. Obviously, the result of a stirring inaugural speech last week.

Fertility drugs frequently result in multiple births. But 80% of them don’t. And most of the rest are twins. More change you better believe in.

-- Andrew Malcolm

Speaking of growing numbers, join the expanding ranks of those registering here for cellphone alerts on each new Ticket item. RSS feeds are also available here. And we’re on Amazon’s Kindle as well.