Comments on: House Overrides Bush Veto Of Farm Bill

$290B Legislation Includes Election-Year Subsidies For Farmers And Food Stamps For The Poor

[itgranny]

sorry, the degrees sign didn''t work in their forums. -30 degrees.

[itgranny]

Walt 1944:
I make a living farming. Chances are I''ve milked more cows than you''ve even seen in your lifetime. I''ve also probably had my arm up the backside of more sows than you or i can even count. I''ve gotten up before the chickens, had sleep interupted and walked a mile in -300 weather to take care of my animals. There''s not a lot you can teach me about hard work. It''s been a big share of my life.

I''m ok with the social end of it, food stamps, school lunches etc, i have no problem giving it to people who need it. Nor do I have a problem seeing it go to farmers down on luck. Drought, tornadoes, all that,,, give them a hand by all means. but when we''ve had year after year of record harvests and we''re still giving them hundreds of thousands of dollars??? maybe we need to take a closer look at how we''re spending our money.

[stevex47]

"it was fellow Republicans who joined with majority Democrats in rejecting the veto. GOP lawmakers are anxious about their own prospects less than six months from the Election Day."

Jumping ship to save their own arses are they? Are these toe tappin'' mutineers going to start their own party?

Proves the Dixie Chicks were right all along, ha.

Mission Accomplished.

[walt1944-2009]

Reading the comments about this article I am amazed at the number of neocon Fascist Nazis that have come out against the bill.

Apparently, all these neocons think is that farming is a nine to five job, with the weekends off. All the farmer does is drive around a tractor all day, throw some feed at the livestock, then at five hurries home to eat and watch "Ugly Betty"!

The closest these idiots have come to a farm is a children''s petting zoo! As with all the neocon "armchair generals" and the military, how about getting off your lazy "arses", shutting that sewer you call a mouth, and REALLY WORK a farm for even 3 months! See if you can survive that long and think about doing the job 24/7, sunup to sundown for YEARS and NOT getting a steady paycheck, only relying on what the market and the government pay you, when and IF they pay you while the middlemen get all the profits!

You neocon Fascist Nazis are pathetic!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!
sig heil, DEFINITELY MORE OF THE SAME, McCain!!!!

[mcvet]

aheadache: You are on both sides of the issue. This farm bill is pure PORK.


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Posted by downsteamjim at 08:25 PM : May 21, 2008
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What is it with you Nazi''s? YOU have NO problem sending BILLIONS to Iraq for their health care.. rebuilding their country and the such... but give an AMERICAN a dollar and you freaks start marching around with your burning crosses. I just can''t figure it out!! Sieg Heil Bush

[mcvet]

Me thinks the Swastika Huggers are getting the Message FINALLY!! LOL Sieg Heil Bush

[payasyougo]

This is the continuation of the government trying to spend into economic improvement. Last wuarter was the tax check redistribution of wealth.

Unfortunately, only credit cards have limits.

This government is out of control.

[Markus]

THIS COMMENT SAYS IT LIKE IT IS.I COULDN''T AGREE MORE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH EVERY WORD!!!!

"Posted by RandyNason
Bush is against spending on anything domestic but has no problem spending billions on an illegal occupation. To add insult to injury, he gives
tax breaks to the wealthiest of Americans, while cutting food stamps to the poorest. What is wrong with the grey matter in this pink monkey''''s head?"

THANKS, RandyNason FOR YOUR STANCE.IT IS EXACTLY MINE AS WELL.

REGARDS,
...MIKETNT303

[itgranny]

http://farm.ewg.org/sites/farmbill2007/mappage.php?lat=42.7834&lng=-76.8231&custnumber=&z=11

a map with all the farmers on manhattan island.

[cbsblogger]

Jeez...the first time Bush was ever concerned about the wealthy receiving benefits at the expense of average taxpayers.

[payasyougo]

"About two-thirds of the bill would pay for nutrition programs such as food stamps; about $40 billion is for farm subsidies; and additional $30 billion would go to farmers to idle their land and to other environmental programs."

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This isn''t a farm bill when 15% is for farm subsidies and 85% is for social programs. More deceit from both sides.

Just keep the spending going...

I wish someone would pay me not to work.

[gce65]

I certainly hope Congress adds its own signing statement to this override: Fvck You, Bush!

[down-ndirty]

LOL!!! More money into the pockets of non-farmers like David Letterman. LOL!!! More perks for the wealthy. LOL!!!

I''m not a Bush fan but I have to agree with him on this one.

[tawpdawg11]

the stupid GREEDY fugs broke our backs. shipped out our jobs.... jacked the cost of EVERYTHING...all for the almighty bottom line.....forced millions onto assistance.....then have the gall to whine about tax increases. PAY UP OR GET OUT! YOU BROUGHT THIS ONTO YOURSELVES!

[randynason]

So those who support this bill sound like they are made out of money and want to pay more in taxes? Can you pay mine too?


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Posted by Jack3213

George Bush said that he''d be glad to pay your taxes. All you have to do is sign up for Iraq.

[randynason]

Bush is against spending on anything domestic but has no problem spending billions on an illegal occupation. To add insult to injury, he gives tax breaks to the wealthiest of Americans, while cutting food stamps to the poorest. What is wrong with the grey matter in this pink monkey''s head?

[noloyalisti]

Can you believe this white trash bushoccio complaining about the cost of the farm bill? He who is happy spending $12 billion/month on his illegal and unnecessary occupation in Iraq for ever. He is almost as big an embarrassment to America as John McSame, the war profiteers selection for the pResident puppet.

[itgranny]

the article disappeared. hmmmm.

[jack3213]

So those who support this bill sound like they are made out of money and want to pay more in taxes? Can you pay mine too?

[itgranny]

PRT 1:
This is the only thing I actually agree with bush about.

I''m in farm country Minnesota. I did a little research and put some figures together. My county has 704 square miles and a population of approximately 8800. The median income per HOUSEHOLD was $38299 per year and 9.3% of the county lives below the poverty level. In my county in 2004, 18 farmers received government checks in excess of $100,000 and the highest received $485,000. Is it any wonder why some of us in rural America don''t like the subsidies either?

The large farmers are using the money to compete against the smaller ones and are running them out of business. They are paying $3000+ an acre for land in an effort to get bigger and bigger. They get breaks for volume in seed, chemicals, feed and farm equipment etc. Then, in the end, companies pay more for their products (yes, that''s right. Farm Corporation A gets more per lb of milk and pork than Farmer Brown and it doesn''t have anything to do with transportation, it%u2019s simply size).