HEADLINE: Obama Slashes Assistance for Poor and Needy in New Budget, cites Ike

[Bluebear]

President Obama: "My budget freezes annual domestic spending for the next five years—even on programs I care deeply about—which will reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade. This freeze will bring this type of spending to its lowest level as a share of the economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president."

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/14/headlines/obama_slashes_assistance_for_working_poor_and_needy_in_new_budget

Again with the benchmark being a Republican administration (Eisenhower)... Don't worry, those without heat, it's only a two-month freeze!!!!1

[somone]

1. Tax cuts for the rich were so very important

Besides, poor people have no money to donate to his campaign

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[WCGreen]

35. During Ike's presidency, the top income tax rate was 90%...

[FiveGoodMen]

2. NOT one of us! NOT one of us!

[frebrd]

3. Never was!

Talked a hell of a good game, though.

[Bluebear]

13. Packaged.

Should be a study in any marketing 101 class.

[GCP]

4. Then it's about time he taxed the richest at Ike levels

:grr:

[Starry Messenger]

5. When did "Yes We Can" morph into "I LIke Ike"??

:crazy: What other administrations will we be recycling this year?

[Bluebear]

6. Herbert Hoover.

[Starry Messenger]

30. Look on the bright side...

It's kind of like composting? Yeah, I've got nothing.

[somone]

7. Maybe Tricky Dick is next

[Shining Jack]

34. I am not a crook!

[Autumn]

8. Let's see,

Reagan.:puke: Ike.
Nixon would be good for the next one,Checkers was a cute dog. But if Bush comes up, that's it. I don't care how cute his dog was.

I guess we must not have had any good Democratic President's that might have balanced the budget or stuff like that, that could be used as an example or praised.

[tekisui]

20. This one's for the Gipper!

[QC]

25. As soon as the nomination was locked up. n/t

[Bluebear]

27. +

Oh and I stole your sig too. :cry:

[upi402]

9. well DUH! Bankers need jet fuel and yacht staff ! n/t

[neverforget]

11. Reagan, then Ike, next is Hoover. How about Truman and FDR?

[democracy1st]

12. K & R

[dkofos]

14. Do we really need our fearless leader standing to the right of a 50's republican??

[Rex]

15. Ha! What fucking irony he would mention President Eisenhower!

You traded bullets and butter for corporations and energy! Sorry but Obama cannot do these things and say it is programs he 'cares deeply about'. What absolute HORSEHIT. Good thing we all can make it this year, sounds rough to be near destitue...you just need to pull yourself up by the bootsrap! What? You are wearing shower caps and disposable diapers on your feet tied together with canvas?

Er...smell that change! In the air. That's change. :|

[kenny blankenship]

17. Would he please make up his mind which incapacitated Republican President he's emulating?

You know, Barack, if you want to get your Reagan thing down really tight at some point you're going to have to consider brain damage. Huff some carburetor cleaner or airplane glue, if surgery is too scary for you. It's the only way to be convincing about this bullshit. To sell bullshit you have to really believe in bullshit. Faking will get you only so far. And you are too young to have strokes like Eisenhower. Although you may want to up your sodium intake and resume smoking and see if that will do the trick.

[Shining Jack]

21. When he'll run out of incapacitated Republican President...

Maybe he'll go for an impotent Republican Presidential candidate?



But seriously all this is beyond pathetic.

[Bluebear]

38. !!!

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[Shining Jack]

23. +1

I'm sure he will.

[Danger Mouse]

19. This just makes me sad.

:(

[Rageneau]

22. Too bad Hillary was such a racist, huh?

[tahrir]

31. she would have been just as bad, unfortunately

most of these folks dance to the tune of the folks who pay the piper.

[Liquorice]

37. I think Hillary Clinton would have been a great president. nt

[Tx4obama]

24. President Obama's budget

1) The President's budget prepares 100,000 new science, technology, engineering, and math teachers.

2) The President's budget provides $148 billion for research and development, more than doubling funding for energy efficiency research.

3) The President's budget proposal reduces the deficit by $1.1 trillion over 10 years.

4) The President's budget maintains maximum Pell Grant award, helping 9 million students afford college.

5) With this budget, the President will meet his pledge to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.

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[Rex]

28. At the expense of cutting aid to the poor and downtrodden.

I guess if people die from lack of govt aid, it will be made up by the students that won't otherwise get a chance...er..wait...did I type die. That might be too much...surely these programs are more important than things like food and a car to drive to that minimun wage job. They can sell crack...everyone poor does now. And it is just a few people, who probably would have died from something sooner or later. Probably crime. :sarcasm:

[Bluebear]

32. Cut the deficit in half and freeze poor people. glad you're pleased.

[QC]

33. But if those people make it through the winter they can get Pell Grants! n/t

[QC]

29. sensible pragmatic kick

[Ichingcarpenter]

36. Meanwhile you increase the Military Industrial's Complex budget?

Is that what Ike warned us about?.... let me think

On one hand is feed and heat the homes of the poor
on the other hand is Genocidal War?.....mmmm tough choice
President Obama.