Arch-Republican Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is apparently suddenly against privatization. On ABC-TV News on Friday he said, "State money cain't be given to private institutions no matter how good its intentions." I can't find a link, but I double-checked the quote using TiVo, and I'm pretty sure Haley said "cain't".
He was speaking, of course, of his attempt to steal $20 million of tobacco settlement money now going annually to a Mississippi anti-smoking program. He allegedly wants to use the money to shore up the state's Medicaid program, but who knows what nefarious purposes he really has in mind for the money?
The issue, as always with these Republicans, is hypocrisy. Haley Barbour says "cain't be given to private institutions" while advocating the use of private prisons and private jobs programs. And does "cain't be given to private institutions" mean that Haley Barbour is going to fight his buddy George's risky Social Security piratization scheme?
Haley Barbour's duplicitous stance on privatization needs to be highlighted by Democrats.
SPACEDARK
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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Saturday, March 05, 2005
Haley Barbour Says He's Against Privatization
Posted by Barry Cochran at 5:58 PM
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