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I wonder why no one is talking about this...

I can not believe that I missed this yesterday when filing my latest Republican plan to put us back to work in the sweat shops. I apologize Suquers.

“It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods,” Gingrich said then, “entrapping children in, first of all, child laws, which are truly stupid.”
Children in poor neighborhoods, he said, should be allowed to serve as janitors in their schools to earn money and develop a connection to the school.

Don't let me down guys, this is THE LEADING INTELLECT of the GOP, defend him. He is your hero, after all.

I was a janitor at Greenbelt Jr High for 4 years while going to MD. I don't feel abused.

Because businesses get grants all the time, only now it's a problem?

And those are dyed in the wool Repubs getting those farm subsidies, too, let's not act as if you aren't buying their vote.

To be fair, Republicans actually get far more in farm subsidies...and the GOP has been horrendously two-faced when it comes to that issue. More Republicans get money from those interests; more Republicans represent those interests; more voters from Republican districts get those subsidies; and it was the Republicans who voted to override Bush's veto on farm subsidies as well as Republicans who opposed cutting farm subsidies during this round of budget talks. Not exactly a very principled position from the party (supposedly) taking the lead on cutting govt. spending and govt. subsidies.

[I was trying to link some studies found through random google links but this won't work for me.]

Of course, but it's all relative. But hopefully things are changing. I believe something like 40 Democrats voted earlier this year to end corn subsidies (although the measure eventually failed). That's a substantial number. And if the GOP presidential candidate also comes out against such subsidies, maybe we can have some movement on the issue. Of course, the 2 GOP candidates who haven't yet come out against it are Gingrich and ROmney (with Gingrich being a strong proponent of such subsidies).

Good ol' Wall Street. Geez, at least no one EVER had to pitch money in their direction to save their asses. At least nothing approaching the HALF A BILLION dollars that Solyndra got.

Got that? Half a billion.

Man how does the Republic survive throwing around such GINORMOUS sums of money around? I'm guessing that those guys on Wall Street will reflect wonderful judgment in their campaign contributions. Surely they will never exceed the limits on contributions because they are such responsible stewards of other's money, am I right? Or what.

Or what.

Sign me up as a backer to the 28th

I hope that you'll credit me for being fair minded, when I re-emphasize to you that I don't think that businesses should receive money from the government, whether they are owned by Dems or Pubs, libs or cons.

Cool beans.

No one would ever accuse you of partisanship, so thanks for the recognition.

and then when winners like Solyndra go bankrupt at tax payer expense.....

we're soooooo fooked!!

and boom goes the dynamite