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| Budget tricks helped Obama save programs from cuts |
| 2011-04-12 |
| The historic $38 billion in budget cuts resulting from at-times hostile bargaining between Congress and the Obama White House were accomplished in large part by pruning money left over from previous years, using accounting sleight of hand and going after programs President Barack Obama had targeted anyway. Such moves permitted Obama to save favorite programs - Pell grants for poor college students, health research and "Race to the Top" aid for public schools, among others - from Republican knives, according to new details of the legislation released Tuesday morning. And big holes in foreign aid and Environmental Protection Agency accounts were patched in large part. Republicans also gave up politically treacherous cuts to the Agriculture Department's food inspection program. And don't forget to thank the Trunks for allowing this to happen! Remind me again why we pay them so much only for them to pretend to be surprised by this $hi+? And thanks again to the Donks for tacking against the will of the American People. Vote Libertarian. Vote Tea Party. Anybody but the big government establishment. And no, I won't forget, if for no other reason than the economy makes it impossible to. |
| Posted by:gorb |