Kerry: Some Bush budget cuts 'almost criminal'

MSNBC ^ | 4/9/04 | AP

[NYC Republican]

Touring a struggling job-training site, Democrat John Kerry on Friday sought to refocus the presidential race on pocketbook issues, warning of “almost criminal” cuts in bedrock training and education programs.

“I’m tired of talking about valuing families and not valuing families,” Kerry said. “There are unbelievable, unacceptable, staggering numbers of young lives that are being abandoned in our country.”

Kerry held a town hall meeting at a job-training site where officials said their budget and the number of students they can train have been slashed because of cuts.

“This is pretty simple. The workplace of the United States of America is as stressed as I don’t think I’ve seen it stressed at any time,” Kerry said. “That’s almost criminal. It’s not criminal, but I want to underscore how unbelievable it is.”

Kerry accused Bush of slashing $1 billion from job-training programs. “You shouldn’t be abandoned and struggling the way you are today,” he said.

[NYC Republican]

Once again, flip-flop ketchup boy is talking out of both sides of his mouth... Just yesterday, he said he would use tax increases and spending cuts to reduce the deficit. Now we see where he REALLY wants to go on the attack - it's ALL going to be tax increases...

[kevao]

And only yesterday in Wisconsin, he thought the budget DEFICIT was criminal.

Kerry's bi -- he likes to have it both ways.

[EternalHope]

Kerry IS criminal.

[upchuck]

That’s almost criminal. It’s not criminal, but I want to underscore how unbelievable it is.

Hey F'ing Flipper, if it's NOT criminal, no way can it be ALMOST criminal. YOU are the one that's unbelievable.

[THX 1138]

“There are unbelievable, unacceptable, staggering numbers of young lives that are being abandoned in our country...

...in public education.

[kcvl]

It SHOULD be criminal to tax the American people at the rate that he would like. It is OUR MONEY, John Kerry. We worked for it. Unlike you, who ONLY MARRIED it!

[ozzymandus]

Like Al Bundy said about Tom Arnold, "Hey, buddy, he EARNED his money."

[kcvl]

Kerry's salary (what he does for it, I have no idea) wouldn't pay for his ski lift tickets for a year.

[E=MC²]

Oh no...is kerry going negative (for the 365th time)???

[Newtoidaho]

F You, John F'n Kerry ya criminal POS

[ozzymandus]

I was talking about his payment for servicing Mrs Catsup, not his senate salary, which wouldn't be pocket money for him.

[RagingBull]

Those "almost criminal" cuts in federal funding go along good with the war crimes ("committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command") by US soldiers in vietnam.