Reading Is Fundamental
 

You have to watch these people every second. Pres. Bush's proposed budged eliminates funding for the distribution of books on behalf of Reading Is Fundamental. Details on the proposed cut are here.

Will you e-mail or write your congresspeople?

Of course. Of all the things to elminate. What is wrong with these people?

I just did, thanks to the easy peasey link to do so.

Rat Bastard Dubya, just because he is an illiterate slug does not mean the rest of the US need to sink to his level. It's shameful, Dubya's wife Laura can read (presumably) and one would think she'd be passionate about this issue (if nothing else).

I done did.

And, I actually quoted Mitt Romney. I am, after all, writing to conservative Utah Congressmen and a conservative Senator, as well as Bush and Cheney. I figured it might be effective.

See what happens when I have more time to watch the news?

:( I've seen RIF at work, putting very inexpensive paperbacks into kids' hands, so they at least have one book at home. Damn shame if they lose funding.

Is it not enough that they cut out funding for arts and music? They had to try to axe one of the three Rs too?

As I listened to Romney say his bit about culture yesterday I couldn't help bu wonder how he defined "culture". I have a feeling I may define it differently than he does.

I heart Snowflake.

Email to RBDubya - check.

3894, thank you! Very quick and easy to do this for such an important program.

And NA, I'm pretty sure your feeling is right. Romney's definition of culture? Do we even want to know?

Regardless of how Romney may define it, he did emphasize education and opportunity, two things they're looking to strip away, two things I can throw back at them.

I've also sent a spam-like email to everyone in my addressbook and urged them to do the same. This is positively shameful to me, education is so important and books provide such joy. I bless my old grammar school librarian and local librarian every time I pick up a book. I grew up loving to read, I had a good school library and a damn good local library. Not all kids are so blessed and that RBDubya thinks it's a good idea to take even this little thing away from the kids of our nation, all across the board, is sickening.

I heart you, too, Deebs! ;)

Done! I sent it off to my family also. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I believe that reading is fundamental to learning. Once you can read you can learn about anything your heart desires! Zach has been doing that to the fullest extent since he was little. I almost never turn him down when he wants to buy a book and he always donates his books when he's done.

:( I got Cannery Row at a RIF function sophomore year in high school. Sent me on a Steinbeck binge.

Actually, President Bush reads about 60 books a year....and no, they're not childrens books;)

Some of the titles he's read in the last couple of years:

-Mao; the unknown story(876 pages)

-American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (796 pages)

-The Savage War of Peace(624 pages)

-When Trumpets Call: Theordore Roosevelt after the White House(512 pages)

-Polio; an American Story(368 pages)

-My Little Seahorse(7 pages)....just kidding about this one;)

My Congressman actually wrote me back on this! He says they are still fighting this and he says they will make Congress keep their promises to the children and their needs.
I just thought it was great that I got a reply from someone "official".

Assuming this is true, no wonder he's messed up. Between his reading and his workouts and his vacations, something's gotta give.

Planning for his long overdue retirement! ;)