Dems set to cut food stamps AGAIN for Michelle "no one can eat cake" Obama?

[saveliberty]

Okay folks, here is what I see.

The Democrats are shifting money from a program that is over funded. Point for not wasting money.

The program being funded can save money by improving the health of youth. Sounds good to me.

Am I losing my conservative edge?

 

[MaggieMae]

Are Democrats like TRYING to look like phonies just before the election??? Are they that desperate to lose?

Democrats who reluctantly slashed a food stamp program to fund a state aid bill may have to do so again to pay for a top priority of first lady Michelle Obama.

The House will soon consider an $8 billion child nutrition bill that’s at the center of the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative. Before leaving for the summer recess, the Senate passed a smaller version of the legislation that is paid for by trimming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps.

The proposed cuts would come on top of a 13.6 percent food stamp reduction in the $26 billion Medicaid and education state funding bill that President Obama signed this week.


Food stamps have made multiple appearances on the fiscal chopping block because Democrats have few other places to turn to offset the cost of legislation.

Party leaders raided the budget to find off-setting tax increases and spending cuts to pay for their top legislative priorities, including the roughly $900 billion healthcare law. Congressional pay-as-you-go rules require lawmakers to offset all non-emergency spending.

Read all here: Dems may use food stamp money to pay for Michelle Obama's nutrition initiative - TheHill.com

This is JUST HILARIOUS! After lecturing us for DECADES how this program was needed to feed the poor, they are slashing it right and left to keep special interests (like Michelle) happy.

And why do we need a nutrionist in schools? I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT PARENTS DO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leave it to the government to think only THEY can do the job the Founding Fathers thought was best left to the individual and families.

First, "Michelle's" nutrition bill hasn't gone anywhere yet, so there you go jumping to conclusions again. At least the article cited was honest.

Second, I find it hilarious that an uber right-winger is suddenly defending the uber left-wing (who want both programs in place and find the funding somewhere else).

 

[MaggieMae]

Righties would bitch about Obama if he ended welfare. One of their orgasmic level dreams.

Idiots like you would defend Obama no matter what asinine shit he pulled.

For me, there's always a reason for "defending" him and that's because there is always cause and effect. While I almost always support his cause, I often disagree with the effect (i.e., the way health care reform was structured).

Some of us actually take the time to do critical analysis, preferring to address the substance rather than just the poison headline before spouting off.

 

[WillowTree]

Commenting on the blind obama hatred of you and your cronies in politics is not defending obama.
It is pointing our your stupid little sheeple closed minds.

show where I defended obama in this thread.

I have only defended obama on a couple of issues since he became president.

cry us a river, we are entitled, we endured blind Bush hatred for ten years and counting. Hypocrite.

anyone who supported bush for ten years deserves my disgust and perhaps hatred.

and you deserve it right back asswipe.

 

[MaggieMae]

Righties would bitch about Obama if he ended welfare. One of their orgasmic level dreams.

Idiots like you would defend Obama no matter what asinine shit he pulled.

Wrongo. I think Obama is a pretty sucky president.
I do not think he has the balls to do what is needed for the best longterm interests of America.
He like most politicians started campaining for re-election the day he got elected the first time.

I totally disagree. I think Obama made up his mind that certain domestic priorities were GOING to be put in place during his presidency, regardless of the backlash. Again, I'm becoming more and more convinced that he will not even run for a second term, preferring instead to have a legacy similar to LBJ who pushed through major domestic reform, was assailed because of it at the time, but is now seen by historians as the champion of social programs the country is now proud of.

Obama will go on to support either Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton. You all should know that contrary to the majority opinion, I predicted that Ronald Reagan would pick George H.W. Bush as his vice president (bitter rivals), AND that Barack Obama would pick Joe Biden as his vice president (for his expertise in foreign affairs). (I also was laughed at constantly because I kept predicting that O.J. Simpson would beat the murder charge based solely on reasonable doubt. So I'm good at this. )

 

[uscitizen]

cry us a river, we are entitled, we endured blind Bush hatred for ten years and counting. Hypocrite.

anyone who supported bush for ten years deserves my disgust and perhaps hatred.

Um, Pssst! Bush wasn't president for ten years!



This is CLASSIC Bush Derangement Syndrome!

You might want to read the post I was replying to it said 10 years and counting.

 

[MaggieMae]

Righties would bitch about Obama if he ended welfare. One of their orgasmic level dreams.

Typical liberal misses the point.

THE POINT IS LIBERAL HYPOCRISY!!!!!!!

They PREACH FOR DECADES on the need for these programs to feed the poor and the minute they think it's to their advantage they cut it. BUT NOT TO RETURN THE MONEY TO THE TAX PAYERS! NOOOOOOOOOOO!

They cut it to send the money to a SPECIAL INTEREST!

It's all about politics and power.

It was never about feeding the poor, and this is proof.

Both bills are about FOOD subsidies, genius.

 

[MaggieMae]

Then why do you defend him so vigorously? Or are you just defending the Democratic party?

Commenting on the blind obama hatred of you and your cronies in politics is not defending obama.
It is pointing our your stupid little sheeple closed minds.

show where I defended obama in this thread.

I have only defended obama on a couple of issues since he became president.

It's blind hatred to point out such hypocrisy?

Hon, you have the blind hatred. You claim Obama sucks, but you don't like that we "right wingers" dare to point it out.

That's part and parcel of your arrogant bigotry. You think we are getting to uppity and need to keep quiet.

Well dream on.

What does "bigotry" have to do with political opposition? Oh wait. That belongs to you and your ilk, i.e., "send him back to Kenya [for vacation]." Nevermind.

 

[MaggieMae]

The republicans tried to cut veterans benefits during 2 wars....
While finiancing the war off budget.

In bush's budget he submitted. It did not get thru congress though.

Every year when LIHEAP (low income heating allowance) comes up for renewal, Republicans want to cut it or keep it level funded, even when oil and other energy prices have marched skyward every year since the program began).

Republicans got NCLB passed, then failed to adequately fund it causing the states to eat the costs and having to raise state taxes and other fees to pay for it.

Good lord, the list is endless. Republicans like wars and foreign aid, period.

 

[MaggieMae]

Then why do you defend him so vigorously? Or are you just defending the Democratic party?

Commenting on the blind obama hatred of you and your cronies in politics is not defending obama.
It is pointing our your stupid little sheeple closed minds.

show where I defended obama in this thread.

I have only defended obama on a couple of issues since he became president.

cry us a river, we are entitled, we endured blind Bush hatred for ten years and counting. Hypocrite.

My hatred was fueled by the fact that it wasn't George W. Bush who actually ran the agenda. It was Cheney and his neocons.

 

[KissMy]

Dems set to cut food stamps AGAIN for Michelle "no one can eat cake" Obama?

This reminds me of how Bill Clinton changed the CPI to substitution. This caused the Social Security payments to stop the COLA increases. When the price of steak got to high let them eat hamburger. When the price of hamburger get's to high let them eat Dog Food.

 

[Greenbeard]

Righties would bitch about Obama if he ended welfare. One of their orgasmic level dreams.

Actually, judging from this thread, it sounds like left and right largely agree: we need more generous public assistance programs, not less. Even a Tea Partier is on board.

 

[MaggieMae]

The republicans tried to cut veterans benefits during 2 wars....
While finiancing the war off budget.

In bush's budget he submitted. It did not get thru congress though.

I said FOOD STAMPS. Democrats are always cutting the defense budget so that's nothing.

But CUT A SOCIALIST BENEFIT that liberals have touted to help the poor????

You know damn well the Republicans wouldn't do it, for fear of the press.

But Democrats get away with cutting food stamps TWICE to fund special interests, while they lecture to us for decades we are greedy if we balk at funding programs like food stamps??????

That too is a lie. Is there anything factual you can post?

Military budget of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MaggieMae]

Okay folks, here is what I see.

The Democrats are shifting money from a program that is over funded. Point for not wasting money.

The program being funded can save money by improving the health of youth. Sounds good to me.

Am I losing my conservative edge?

No. Just thinking like an adult should.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Wrongo. I think Obama is a pretty sucky president.
I do not think he has the balls to do what is needed for the best longterm interests of America.
He like most politicians started campaining for re-election the day he got elected the first time.

Then why do you defend him so vigorously? Or are you just defending the Democratic party?

Commenting on the blind obama hatred of you and your cronies in politics is not defending obama.
It is pointing our your stupid little sheeple closed minds.

show where I defended obama in this thread.

I have only defended obama on a couple of issues since he became president.

I don't hate Obama, just most of his policies. And yes you are defending him, perhaps not in this thread but there have been others.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Righties would bitch about Obama if he ended welfare. One of their orgasmic level dreams.

Idiots like you would defend Obama no matter what asinine shit he pulled.

For me, there's always a reason for "defending" him and that's because there is always cause and effect. While I almost always support his cause, I often disagree with the effect (i.e., the way health care reform was structured).

Some of us actually take the time to do critical analysis, preferring to address the substance rather than just the poison headline before spouting off.

Critical analysis is not what you do.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

Stupid Socialists/Progressives. Have you had enough of these incompetent Dums yet America? Make 2010 count people.

 

[uscitizen]

I have had enough of the Rebutlickens and the demoncrats.

But Ron Paul is an unrealistic pipe dreaming joke as president.

 

[ConHog]

Commenting on the blind obama hatred of you and your cronies in politics is not defending obama.
It is pointing our your stupid little sheeple closed minds.

show where I defended obama in this thread.

I have only defended obama on a couple of issues since he became president.

cry us a river, we are entitled, we endured blind Bush hatred for ten years and counting. Hypocrite.

My hatred was fueled by the fact that it wasn't George W. Bush who actually ran the agenda. It was Cheney and his neocons.

And you're insane if you think Obama is actually running "his" agenda. President are puppets.

 

[uscitizen]

Corporate lobbyists pretty much run our government.