Giving Selling Away The Farm

Bush is pushing his plan to sell US forests.

The U.S. administration formalized its plan to sell more than 120,000 hectares of national forest to help pay for rural schools in 41 states, submitting legislation to Congress on Thursday to funnel $800 million to the schools over the next five years.

But is this more smoke and mirrors to draw attention away what he is really doing - shortchanging US school children?

"I am beginning to suspect that the administration is working overtime to keep land sales the issue that everyone debates, so that the public never focuses on the massive loss of funding for rural counties," Kardon said.

The administration's plan would result in a 55-per-cent cut over five years, compared with current spending, which totalled nearly $400 million this year.

You can bet on it. He's offering this stupid plan because he knows it will be the lightning rod.

"No child left behind"? Give me a fucking break. There is nothing good at all about the forest sales or the funding plan for the schools. It is amazing how many ways Bush can find to destroy as much of America as possible.

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