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Originally posted by sgtclub
Honestly, that's not the point.
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Honestly, I know.
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By bringing out the retards Atticus essentially paints a picture to tug at our heart strings.
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A tactic you so effectively employ when you call them "retards" (or, touchingly, " 'tards").
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If these cuts are enacted, those that can't help themselves will not get any help.
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I think that was Atticus's concern.
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Typically, that's just not the case. Most of the time DEMS refer to "cuts' they are actually referring to reductions in increases. So if last year the budget for 'tards was increased 6% and this year it's increased 4%, it's a cut (mind you, I have not yet read the proposal so I don't know, it may be a real "cut" in this case). It also may be that the line item cut includes items other than just "essential services," so it would be possible to realign allocations within the agencies to make sure that doesn't happen.
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(1) Cite, please, for the notion that Democrats are typically mendacious in this way.
(2) Cite, please, for the notion that Republicans are not equally mendacious in this way.
(3) Cite, please, for the proposition that this has ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to do with Atticus's beef.
If I read you right, you are saying, so what if Arnold is cutting of government services for 'tards -- Dems typically misrepresent this stuff!
It may also be that the line item cut includes funding for the magic potion that will cure the 'tards, so why don't we just stick what we know, without making up possibilities that are more pleasing than the ugly truth.
