I believe that after 2009, the definition and grammatical uses of ’stimulus’ will be forever changed.  I know this, because I have seen the drafts of the 2010 Premier Edition of Webster’s Dictionary.  I’ll give you a sneak peak.

Previous year’s definition of ‘STIMULUS’:

Main Entry:  stim·u·lus

Pronunciation:  \ˈstim-yə-ləs\

Function:  noun

Inflected Form(s):  plural stim·u·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\

Etymology:  Latin

Date:  1684

: something that rouses or incites to activity: as a: incentive b: stimulant  c: an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism  

Main Entry:  stim·u·lus

Pronunciation:  \ˈstim-yə-ləs\

Function:  noun

Inflected Form(s):  plural stim·u·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\

Etymology:  Latin

Date:  2009

: something that rouses willing bondage: as a: a thrall b: an indentured servant to the state or c: an insidiuous blueprint to fund bigger government and bring a disenfranchised middle class in line with decades of high taxes and a permanently eroded manner of living.

Example: “I offered him a stimulus and he fell to his knees in worship.”

Function:  verb

Etymology:  Latin

Date:  2009

: the manner or action used to bring about servitude: as in: a: giving an organizim the proverbial shaft b: squeezing the middle class to the detriment of the middle class.

Example: “If you continue to be responsible, you fool, I will be forced to stimulus you.”

 

 

Obama is NOT the Messiah.

He has been voted in as our President Elect.

There is a monumental difference.