I have always defended my POTUS over the past couple of years concerning NSA Spying and

[busterbrown]

the use of Drone attacks...However, I have no idea why he is signing this freaking Farm Bill which will substantially cut food stamps to the poor and helpless .

I know he’s a compassionate good man, however why the hell is he doing this?
Don’t give me that shit about him showing his Wall Street colors...

http://www.salon.com/2014/02/04/red_meat_to_the_tea_party_how_factory_farm_handouts_beat_food_stamps/

[Skittles]

1. sorry busterbrown, you are officially a hater now

you're asking questions

[busterbrown]

2. Ya think? Nope still admire him...n/t

[Egalitarian Thug]

5. That doesn't make any difference, you have transgressed and you will be atone.

Am I making myself clear?

[pothos]

3. fascinating interview, thanks

the response of the president and elected democrats to this issue has been absolutely indefensible from the start.

[busterbrown]

4. Man I get it...However I think there will be more to come!!! n/t

[randome]

6. You might also ask why Senator Warren voted for this bill.

Do you really think Democrats want to cut food stamps?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]“If you're not committed to anything, you're just taking up space.”
Gregory Peck, Mirage (1965)[/center][/font][hr]

[cali]

10. she was wrong. so was Senator Leahy and Senator Sanders and Rep. Welch

and I know exactly why those three voted for that piece of corporate dogshit- because VT got lots of goodies.

[Eleanors38]

7. GOPer wants evidence of Democrat cowing. They got it. nt

[okaawhatever]

8. The cuts are in reality the closing of a loophole that only 16 states used. While I disagree with

any cuts in the food stamp program, I don't favor certain states using a method of calculating income that other states don't use. That is why Elizabeth Warren supported it. Also, the claim is that it will cut $8 Billion, but a few articles i've seen said "up to" $8 Billion. One article I read said that if the participants could prove their heating bills it wouldn't affect them. The articles have been very vague and i'm wondering why that is. (not just far right media) I even thought that the Democrats may have agreed to let the GOP crow about the cuts in exchange for not really making any. I still haven't determined if the cuts are absolute, or only if a recipient couldn't prove their actual heating costs.
Since Obama has increased Food Stamps in the past, it's unlikely he's just rolling over on this one. After all, it wouldn't pass without the Democrats voting it for it in the first place. Also, the "cuts" are based on heating bills in 16 states and doesn't take effect for new applicants until March and existing participants until July or 2015. (Don't know why the two separate dates) so it doesn't seem like the effects will be felt anytime soon. Hopefully it will changed before it actually takes effect. I'm wondering if the Dems think they can get a supplemental food stamps bill passed before these cuts take place.
From NPR, a brief explanation of the issues:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/12/04/248718310/loophole-or-workaround-food-stamp-edition

[busterbrown]

11. Thank you much!!!

As you inferred.. I just don’t see this decent man rolling over on this one...

[cali]

9. if you want to ignore the ample evidence that President Obama is corporation friendly

and always has been, that's fine, but don't tell others not to present that info.

He supports the TPP and TTIP- has made them central to his foreign policy

His administration has been notoriously weak when it comes to holding corporate types and banksters accountable

He has proposed the chained CPI

and there's much more.