« Prediction
Today’s Drug War Outrage »

A wink in the right direction…

Sunday, February 6th, 2005

President Bush’s plan to cut farm subsidies is welcome news and all, but you’ll have to pardon me if I share Atrios’s skepticism:

…I predict that the most likely result of this attempt to cut farm spending is precisely what happened in 2002 when Bush also proposed cutting farm subsidies. A bill will pass which significantly increases farm subsidies, at which point Bush will sign it and praise it.

I’m more than happy to be proven wrong on this one. But I suspect that farm state Republicans will throw tantrums and threaten something more near and dear to Bush’s heart than limiting federal spending — money for faith-based initiatives, say — and he’ll cave.

Call me cynical. But I’ve got four years of evidence coloring my cynicism.

Digg it |  reddit |  del.icio.us |  Fark

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 6th, 2005 at 4:49 pm by Radley Balko and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “A wink in the right direction…”

  1. #1 |  Say Anything |  February 7th, 2005 at 12:01 am

    Bush Targets Farm Subsidies

    WASHINGTON - President Bush will seek deep cuts in farm and commodity programs in his new budget and will propose overall limits on subsidy payments to farmers, administration officials said Saturday.

    Such limits would help reduce the federal budget…

    Add karma Subtract karma  +0
  2. #2 |  Exploit the Worker |  February 9th, 2005 at 12:05 pm

    Ag Subsidies Hit the Mainstream

    Agricultural subsidies are becoming a hot topic. Exploit the Worker has been tracking the subject for months, and my coverage will continue as the rest of the blogosphere comes to discuss it. Despite my earlier complaint about the miniscule size…

    Add karma Subtract karma  +0