Saturday, July 16, 2011

Deja Vu To You Too !


There they were, four juvenile squirrels , eating bread crumbs while awaiting my
Quiz for the week.As I sat on the bench in Fairmount Park,Philadelphia,PA, USA,I read the first question of the quiz, True or False,
President Obama said, "There is no title here called 'Black America Budget Chairman'"..."It's called House Budget Committee Chairman.I happen to be black
and there is no conflict in that...it's been proven over the years that blacks can
provide leadership in Congress."

Next question, True or False,
President Obama said," A balanced budget is good for the country,the affluent and poor alike....I seek (a budget) that doesn't sacrifice programs for the poor and
minorities,one that is fair and equitable...I hope we can tie our ropes together
so we can be one party and show the nation what we stand for as Democrats."

Next,question, True or False,
President Obama, " treated the budget process as a political puzzle,not an economic
problem;...(he) saw the budget for what it is: a political statement rather than a blueprint for fiscal governance."

Last question,True or False,

President Obama," oversaw the first trillion-dollar budget in U.S. history."

The squirrels,looked at each other's answers to the questions.After a lot of erasing,they high- fived each other and yelled,"True for all the questions!"

While the four squirrels were grinning, showing their teeth and waiting for an A
grade on the Quiz,I couldn't help from laughing as I read 'False' for all the questions. All the quotes and statements are credited to former US Congressman William H. Gray III.
If you looked over the squirrel's shoulders and copied their answers, you need to
step over to the following site to get the real facts,
http://baic.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID
Also, read a 1987 document prepared at the request of William H. Gray,III,Chairman of the House Budget Committee at the following site,
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/62xx/doc6246/doc14a.pdf

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