So I read in USA Today that the president's budget cuts funding for Reading Is Fundamental. And I cannot figure out why. There's some chatter he wants to privatize it, but this is a cheap program; $25 million sends 16 million books to poor kids. That's wouldn't cover the postage from Amazon, even though a $25 mil order would qualify for super-saver shipping.
Is it one of those programs Republicans just hate for being government? Well, his wife has read for the cause. So has his mom. So apparently not.
I can only conclude this: it's the terrorist menace. The last book the prez read to kids was "My Pet Goat." And the twin towers fell as he did. Probably no connection, but why take a chance.
After all, Saddam wasn't connected to 9/11, either, and Bush cut his funding.
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