As I said, if you want to set your own criteria and analysis, fine. But don't acuse me of dishonesty when I approach it from a different viewpoint.
I said she slashed the funding for Special Olympics in the 2008 budget. She did. There is no two ways about it. I said she cut the WIC funding from the State budget. She did. There is no two ways about it. Some states provide WIC funding, supplementing the fed funding, for necessities that are due to local conditions. That amount of money wouild have cost Alaskans pennies, but would have made a world of difference to the women and children who depend on all the help they can get. Sarah Palin can give rebate checks to Alaskans, and can get pork for her pet projects, but she can't keep in the budget the supplemental WIC funding? -------- On Sep 17, 11:48 am, "Vox Itar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > What is indefensible is her removing WIC completely from the budget. > > It was such a small amount, it would have cost Alaskans pennies a > > year. It seems like a very cruel, hateful, petulant action on Palin's > > part. > > More smears - here's the facts: > > First, the Alaskan WIC allocation increased from FY 2007 to FY 2009. Look at > page 4 of the budget summary and you will see an increase from $26,328,100 > in FY 2007 to $27,140,800 in FY 2009. According to Alaska Department of > Health and Social Services spokesperson, Wilda Laughlin, actual WIC > expenditures increased from fiscal year 2007 to FY 2008. Laughlin quoted a > current WIC budget figure for FY 2009 of 27,173,100 which is an increase > over the 2009 budget summary. > > Secondly - WIC is a 100% FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM. Palin couldn't cut WIC > funding if she wanted to. > > Here's a question for the forum since I'm kinda new here - has > PoliticalAmazon ever posted anything that was actually TRUE about Sarah > Palin? I mean, like...she's a woman? Or from Alaska? Anything? > > > > - Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
