Impressed so far? They just had to get the wolves.

[kpete]

Six-month spending bill unveiled: What's cut and what's not
By Erik Wasson - 04/12/11 08:14 AM ET



Compared to 2010 levels, there are big cuts to cherished Democratic-backed programs. The Women, Infants and Children nutrition program is cut $504 million, foreign food assistance by $194 million and assistance to state and local law enforcement by $415 million.

The Environmental Protection Agency is cut by $1.6 billion, a 16 percent reduction; lawmakers from westerns states were able to include a rider allowing states to de-list wolves from the endangered species list.

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Health funding also takes a serious hit. Community healthcare centers lose $600 million in funds while HIV and other disease prevention funds are cut by $1 billion. But Democrats noted that the health centers would not have to close altogether under a cut of this size.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/155421-six-month-spending-bill-unveiled-whats-cut-and-whats-not

[ClassWarrior]

1. All that... plus the wolves.

:sigh:

NGU.

[NV Whino]

2. We need to unleash the wolves in Washington.

[hobbit709]

3. It would be cruel to the wolves to feed them politicians.

[ClassWarrior]

8. You sure it's not the wolves that'd get eaten?

NGU.

[Jackpine Radical]

14. Wouldn't the obvious solution be

to move the wolves from where they are unwanted pradators (Montana) to where they would be near the bottom of the food chain (DC)?

[NV Whino]

23. You're so right.

What was I thinking?

[sasha031]

4. I think I want to cry

[lapfog_1]

5. The EPA cuts are the worst of all, - n/t

[davidthegnome]

6. Disgusted..

Definitely not impressed, but not surprised either.

[truebrit71]

7. So now elected representatives get to decided what is endangered and not actual science...

..or research?

I am beyond pissed about this...

This whole deal sucks and our gutless leaders in D.C. are directly to blame for it...:grr:

[rucky]

19. Maybe they'll vote to put scientists on the endangered list?

[truebrit71]

20. They already are..

..with all of the fundie/creationist/intelligent design bullshit constantly being pushed into school curriculums and text books..it's only a matter of time before scientists in the US are extcinct and the children are being taught that the earth is flat..

[Autumn]

9. They don't impress me at all.They disgust me n/t

[white_wolf]

10. Wolves are awesome!

I wish elephants would go extinct. I'm sick of them ruining everything.

[n2doc]

11. But but but...Planned Parenthood!

As I noted elsewhere, The repubs asked for 80 bill in terrible cuts and 20 bill in criminal cuts, so Obama got his "victory" by stopping the 20 bill in criminal cuts. Except we are now finding that there were more like 50 bill in criminal, irresponsible cuts, and many of those went through.

A good negotiator would have told Boner, " hey, I want a 1:1 tax increase for every cut. Let's start with Oil company subsidies...." Negotiation should be about give and take, not take and take...

[white_wolf]

13. You know the Right made a big deal out of Obama coming out

of the Chicago Political Machine, and I would have thought that machine would have taught him how to negotiate. I mean they talked about Chicago politics like the city was run by the Mafia and implied Obama was trained by this Machine,and yet the guy is a terrible negotiate.

[Jackpine Radical]

15. What makes you think he's not negotiating and getting what he wants?

Including the "cover" of having the Rs give the appearance of forcing him to do it?

[n2doc]

18. Because a lot of us really don't want to consider that possibility

It hurts too much. Being a weak negotiator is better than being a collaborator with the enemy.

[cali]

12. how can anyone defend these cuts and riders?

awaiting blue links.

[hfojvt]

16. hmmm, that sounds like a big cut for the EPA

but according to SAUS

EPA funding
2000 - 7.2
2003 - 8.0
2004 - 8.3
2005 - 7.9
2006 - 8.3
2007 - 8.3
2008 - 7.9
2009 - 8.1
2010 - 10.0
2011 - 8.4

so funding has been stagnant for a while and it is still up from 2009.

[n2doc]

17. So this is a good thing? n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Makes me want to cry.

[Hotler]

22. kicking. Thanks Kpete n/t

[Rex]

24. Look if we can't kill it, fuck it, eat it or make money off it...then what use do we have for it?

That is the American way.