Yankee Writer Outs Guv'ner Bubba's Plan to "Keep 'em down"

 
Punishing the Poor
 
by Bob Herbert
 
"If you want to see "compassionate" conservatism in action, take a look at Mississippi, a state that is solidly in the red category (strong for Bush) and committed to its long tradition of keeping the poor and the unfortunate in as ragged and miserable a condition as possible.
 
How's this for compassion? Mississippi has approved the deepest cut in Medicaid eligibility for senior citizens and the disabled that has ever been approved anywhere in the U.S."
 

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