Bush proposal draws Texas farmers' ire

[True_Blue]

Texas farm groups, noting that even presidential requests get pushed aside by Capitol Hill committees, say they are not panicking over President Bush's proposal to sharply cut the top limit of direct payments to growers to $250,000 from $360,000.

The reason for the calm is that few believe Bush's "suggestion" will end up as envisioned.

"Hopefully, the odds are low," Steve Pringle, legislative director of the Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau, said of the likelihood Bush will get his way.

"Can we escape reductions in the programs overall? That's a whole lot more difficult question."
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http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/10858975.htm

[struggle4progress]

1. The Republicans are extremists! eom

[Mountainman]

2. Well I'm glad Bush wants equal opportunity when it comes to pissing

people off.

[GetTheRightVote]

3. I think that * does not even like the texas farmers anymore,

* does not care anymore these are his last years in politics.

:kick:

[Rainscents]

4. Well, they voted for this insane man!

[Betty]

5. yes, he's already screwing the "little people"

who voted for him. Like uncle dick cheney says, they can go fuck themselves.

[hadrons]

6. poetic justice, they are getting what they voted for ....

[alarimer]

8. Yes

I see a lot of signs on pickup trucks that say "Bush's farn and Ranch Team", whatever that's supposed to mean. So these people get what they deserved.

[ChickMagic]

11. I'll say to them what I say

to anyone who voted for Bush and bitches about it. "Eat Shit".

[applegrove]

7. Bush will make a statement next week that "he is for the farmer"

Bush will make a statement next week that "he is for the farmer". Then they will feel safe for another month or so - until they see the cuts making it to subcomittees.

Then Bush will say: "I am behind farmers". And once again they will feel safe.

[Ian David]

12. Yeah, Bush is "behind farmers," and he's saying, "bend over and take it."

I can't believe they're saying, "Congress will save us from the lying chimp we voted for. God bless America."

[dvaravati]

9. what do you call a redneck farmer who thinks the gop cares about them?

an aggie.

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[BikeWriter]

10. A dumb shit.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. I hope you don't mind if I use that....

Oh, the fun I will have!

[underpants]

14. HA!HA!HA! Good suck on it

This is hilarious even though it will never make it out of committee and W can claim that he tried (he REALLY tried) to slash this coporate welfare.