Claiming God's Support, Conservatives Push Massive Budget Cuts

[LiviaOlivia]

Claiming God's Support, Conservatives Push Massive Budget Cuts
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/20/budget-pence/

Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is the chairman of the Republican Study Committee. Today, he's leading House conservatives in an effort to slash roughly $50 billion from programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and student loans.

But don't question the moral value of balancing the budget on the backs of poor people, children, and pregnant women. Apparently Pence has God on his side:

On Monday, the (Republican Study Committee) opened its e-mail update with this quote from George Washington: "My diffidence in my own abilities was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause and the patronage of heaven."

The slightly overwrought, somewhat intractable sentiment comes from 1775, when the original George W. was called upon to lead the Revolutionary Army.

As The Hill noted, "Let it not be said that the Republican Study Committee isn't convinced - make that absolutely certain - of the righteous nature of its actions."

[Arkana]

1. Tax Cuts for Gawd.

Wow. What's next? Social Security "reform" for Jeebus?

[WI_DEM]

2. As usual their solution is to hurt the young, the sick and the poor

while leaving the fatcats and corporations alone. He should read that bible he is so fond of and see where Jesus put his priorities.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. Oh yes

I'm sure God likes that very much. These people are sick and make me sick. AAH!

[tk2kewl]

3. Who's child would Jesus starve?

:shrug:

[texpatriot2004]

4. Right. "When you do it to the least of these you do it unto me!" nt

[marbuc]

5. "Rectitude?"

I don't think so, try "rectal," it's more descriptive of what they're doing to the poor with these budget cuts.

[indigo32]

6. How dare these people claim

to be moral.

[undergroundpanther]

7. Thier Yahweh

Is a monster.It's the social control system. The asshole NAZI god that HATES the weak,as the WEALTHY define it.The bully in the Sky The wealthy king ,a competition adoring creature of blood and torture as discribed in the bible. THe Jealous god, the EGO in the air,. These republicans are bible cultists.. Christian Satanists,bible idolaters. And thier god is not the "mainstream" Idea of Jesus which is not Jesus,The republican god is the real biblical jesus liberal christians refuse to see because they EDIT the ugly face of god OU=R of scripture... The Zealot archon is in scripture and the republican worship the monster the 7 horned lamb beat morningstar creature of hell/heaven..It's all the same god that is how republicans can call themselves Christians and screw the poor. THe bible has many ways of being interprteted.BE aware it is not plain to understand your heart colors how you see it.And repuublicans are two faced sociopaths and so is God.

[txaslftist]

8. I wish these sanctimonious pricks could leave God out of their speil.

It diminishes God and it diminishes them.

The Republican Study Committee may be convinced, but when we vote them out they can go cornhole each other in the name of God, too.

[BootinUp]

9. We really need to make them pay politically

for even talking about these kinds of cuts right now. My blood is starting to boil. With the energy costs going up this is going to really hurt some folks.

:grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke:

[LiviaOlivia]

10. Kick

[NYC Liberal]

12. I'm sure God is just so interested in United States budget

:eyes:

[Iris]

14. Yeah, who cares about Dafur, the earthquake, the pending hurricane

It's all about Ameria

[sakabatou]

13. Send him to the white coats!

[LiviaOlivia]

15. kick

[Lydia Leftcoast]

16. In the parable, Jesus says, "I do not know you" to those who fail to

care for the needy.