The Politik of Tork

Sticking it to the Little People

What the hell is up with Republicans? I guess they think that if you ignore the poor, they will just disappear. I guess they don't consider giving every kid a chance at college is worth it. It must not be in the 'No Child Left Behind Act.' I mean what is another 4 years of school. Our country really doesn't need poorer students reaching their full potential when you have the ones whose mommies and daddies can pay for it outright.

Republicans DO NOT stand for the common person. They are nothing but a bunch of elitists. Why else would this happen.

The bill, passed 217-215 after a 25-minute-long roll call, makes modest but politically painful cuts across an array of programs for the poor, students and farmers.

This refers to a spending cut bill that just passed last night in the house. Here's what the president said about the bill.

President Bush, at a summit in Busan, South Korea, called the budget plan "a significant savings package that will restrain spending and keep us on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009." He urged House and Senate negotiators to reach prompt agreement.

The funny thing is that there is this concerning a new tax bill.

The bill drew unanimous opposition from Democrats, who objected to both cuts in programs for the poor and the fact that the deficit-reduction bill would increase the deficit when combined with a tax bill slated for a vote later that would extend tax cuts on capital gains and dividend income due to expire at the end of 2008.

Was there really a point to these cuts other than sticking it to those who the Republicans ignore? Let's see, here's a hint if you want to cut the defecit. Get out of Iraq! Stop sending money to other countries until we can get to a point where we don't have to borrow money to take care of relief efforts in our own country.

If you want to read the article I am referring to, it can be found here.

posted by Matt @ 12:29 PM