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Obama, Saying We Need Education to Win the Future, Cuts Pell Grants $100 Billion

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He might as well just become a Republican. 

My 21 year old son was listening as Obama gave this speech. 

"Did he just say he's cutting Pell grants?" he asked 

Yep. $100 billion dollars worth, I replied. 

"I'm not voting for Obama again," he replied. "I thought he was FOR students."

Who can blame him?

Primary Obama, or better, get him to decide to pull and LBJ and withdraw from the running. 

What do you think?

I think that cutting Pell Grants, ie., financial aid for lower income students, is a way to Kill the Future, not win it. 

We knew Obama would have to come up with some way to pay for the gutless tax break to millionaires he extended. Now we know. It's on the backs of poor children. The words I could utter are better left unsaid.

 

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Obushbama is a snake oil salesman by 911TRUTH on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:56:02 AM
Think one term by Tom Barnes on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:02:45 PM
Evaluating Obama - questioning this kind of bipartisanship by manifesto 2000 on Wednesday, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:57:56 PM
Evaluating Obama - questioning this kind of bipartisanship by manifesto 2000 on Thursday, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:45:02 AM
Wait just a second by Ken Scott on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:44:07 AM
Hello, Straw man by Jack Flanders on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:39:40 PM
right wingers defending Obama by Rob Kall on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:29:25 PM
Well it is apparent by now that Obama works for GE by Michael Shaw on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:21:59 PM
Obama is a Republican? by Debbie S on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:49:39 PM
Obama talks, but who listens? by Jack Flanders on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:27:45 PM
The road to learning is painful for some ... by E. T. SIMON on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:38:28 PM
But they are all lies by Debbie S on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:57:25 PM
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Obama Helps the Working Class and Poor to the gutter by William Crain on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:20:35 PM
impeach by Rob Kall on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:10:00 PM
Washington Post says it ain't so by Dee Dale on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:34:02 PM
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A bright spot by Evelyn Pringle on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:10:04 PM
Outrage at Pell cuts by Obama by Christie on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:16:35 PM
Outrage at Pell cuts by Obama by Halaluani on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:04:51 PM
Snakes In The Woodpile by Bill Dugan on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:39:46 PM
Omitting facts manipulates emotions by Halaluani on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:56:44 PM
Loss of grant $$$ by Tom Barnes on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:52:00 PM
Obama's budget cuts by michael payne on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:47:02 PM
Citizen Editorial Cartoons: Obama and Education by Peter Falvey on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:50:10 PM
Of course, on budget negotiations,... by John Sanchez Jr. on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:20:06 PM
Hype over little by Doc "Old Codger" McCoy on Monday, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:49:30 PM
Wait a minute there Doc! O:-) by E. T. SIMON on Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:21:41 AM
amazing by Rob Kall on Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:54:00 AM
Be that as it may ... by E. T. SIMON on Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:30:46 AM
I note that China has a bit of an by Daniel Geery on Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:48:00 AM
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hmmm by Benjamin Kall on Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:35:35 AM
Both by Donald on Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:36:58 AM
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