frank scott wrote:
>
> this comment by president birdbrain, on the senate welfare bill, has
> been nominated for dumbest quote of the century...I think it's too
> early, but ....

Dumb thing to say, yes, but, when you think about it in the context of
the rumors of how he spent his own college years, you can see why it
makes sense to him.

> "Under the way they're kind of writing it right now
> out of the Senate Finance Committee, some people could
> spend their entire five years — there's a five-year
> work requirement — on welfare going to college," Bush
> said.
>
> "Now, that's not my view of helping people become
> independent and it's certainly not my view of
> understanding the importance of work and helping
> people achieve the dignity necessary so they can live
> a free life, free from government control."

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