[Owen]

I see nothing wrong with government funding for arts, provided there is a commission established to ensure that the works of art funded celebrate liberal and conservative themes equally. For every Maplethorpe atrocity, there should be funding for someone who plans a painted mural showing how important to America the development of the breech loading rifle has been.

It's not a lot of money, and properly administered, it could result in some solid improvement to conservative life.

[Scenic Sounds]

I see nothing wrong with government funding for arts, provided there is a commission established to ensure that the works of art funded celebrate liberal and conservative themes equally. For every Maplethorpe atrocity, there should be funding for someone who plans a painted mural showing how important to America the development of the breech loading rifle has been.

It's not a lot of money, and properly administered, it could result in some solid improvement to conservative life.

Good post!!!

I'm having trouble believing the hysteria about this particular budget item. When I think of all the things our Federal Government does, I have trouble seeing how this can rank so high in importance among people.

At least something tangible usually results from this program.

[COEXERJ145]

Our local symphony orchestra receives money from the NEA and without it they couldn't exist. Almost all the members are amateurs who do it because they enjoy it. No one is paid for playing in the orchestra except when they do performances that are being paid for by a third party.

While there should defiantly be more oversight of the NEA and where it spends its money, the idea is not a bad thing. The idiots deciding where the money goes is the big problem.