In 2011 while campaigning for the Republican presidential primary, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., could not have stated the sentiments of Republicans in Congress better regarding food stamps recipients, almost half of which are children living in poverty. She said, “Our nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves. Self-reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.”
That’s it. These Republicans in the House had Charles Dickens read to them for bedtime stories. And when they got to the part where Oliver Twist asks, “Please sir, I want some more,” everyone laughed and laughed and laughed. What a funny story.
Like Oliver, these kids living in poverty just need a good work house and three squares of gruel a day, maybe an onion a week, and a roll on Sunday, of course. After all it is the Sabbath. They are entitled to nothing, but perhaps a street corner to beg on. As long as they aren’t standing on a corner in my gated community.
I’m sorry. That sounds too much like plagiarizing someone’s primary speech. You know like, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.”
