{"id":7720,"date":"2012-05-09T11:43:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T18:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7720"},"modified":"2012-05-09T11:43:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T18:43:53","slug":"see-the-monster-squirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/see-the-monster-squirm\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Monster Squirm"},"content":{"rendered":"

As most of you know, Republicans are reneging on their budget agreement and trying to slash social programs to keep military contractors profiting from cold war weapons systems that are not needed and in many cases, not even wanted by the military.  One key program to be slashed is Meals on Wheels.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"9Meals\"A key House committee has voted to cut food aid, health care and social services like Meals on Wheels to protect the Pentagon from a crippling wave of budget cuts come January.<\/p>\n

The cuts approved by the Republican-controlled panel total more than $300 billion over the coming decade.<\/p>\n

They are but a fraction of the cuts called for in the broader, nonbinding budget plan that passed the House in March and are aimed at preventing the Pentagon from absorbing a 10 percent, $55 billion automatic budget cut in January that’s the result of the failure of last year’s deficit "supercommittee" to reach a deal\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Yes, the source here is very right-biased.  Just ignore the spin.<\/font><\/p>\n

Meals on Wheels comes to my building every day, bringing good hot food to impoverished seniors who are unable to shop on their own.  In some cases, it\u2019s their only meal.  Frankly, I was quite surprised that Joe Barton (R-TX) was willing to be interviewed by Martin Bashir.  See the monster squirm.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

See Joe Lie! Lie Lie Lie! Joe is a Republican! Lie Lie Lie! See Joe squirm! Squirm, squirm, squirm. Time to flush Joe!<\/font><\/p>\n

Evert Republican in office is one Republican too many.<\/font><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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