On Monday, July 20, 2009 at 23:41:55 (+0530) raghu writes:
>On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 9:25 PM, Bill Lear <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yeah, as I said very clearly, more fine words for the poor, and
>> generous public handouts for the rich.
>
>I don't disagree that there is an element of truth to this. It is
>simply not the whole story. And even mere "fine words" coming from the
>President is pretty damn important and has real consequences.
As Gary Younge, a black father, wrote apropos this:
If I'm looking for someone I don't know to give me advice on
raising my kid, there's always Supernanny. What I want from a
president are the resources that will enable any child to enjoy
their summer where they please without having the doors closed on
them by budget cuts or bigotry. No excuses. No excuses.
Bill
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