as if i needed yet another example to prove that the current administration does not represent me in any way whatsoever
originally written 07.31.2002
“In the way they’re kind of writing it right now out of the Senate Finance Committee, some people could spend their entire five years on welfare – there’s a five-year work requirement – going to college. Now, that’s not my view of helping people become independent, and it’s certainly not my view of understanding the importance of work and helping people achieve the dignity necessary so they can live a free life, free from government control.”
– george “i’m not geoff hing’s president” w. bush proving that he’s an idiot who spent his college days drinking at the frat house and is completely out of touch with the scores of college students who actually do something meaningful with what relatively few educational opportunities they’ve been granted
there’s some criticism of bush’s opposition to a blatantly communist and disgustingly radical amendment to welfare policy that would “permit only 10 percent of welfare recipients in any state to meet the work requirement by attending college” here and here. as if the ridiculousness of his reasoning and obvious personal bias aren’t indictment enough. here’s an idea – how about old gw gives his drunk ass daughter’s college fund to someone who’s willing to do something with the opportunity rather than wallow in privilege. that would be great.