Isn't paying private sector bills with government money like using credit cards to prop up your bank account?

If we negate the propping up effect of stimulus money on the economy, where is the economy "actually" at? Isn't the stimulus money skuing the numbers? Have we really seen any economic recovery if you negate the temperary stimulus package benifits? Is the marginal benifit we have seen from the stimulus package going to cause the economy to nose dive after the stimulus money runs out? We can't afford to continue the bailout forever.