>>>small farmers who are struggling to stay on the land
>>
>>Who vote Republican, rail against Washington, and live on federal
>>farm subsidies, right? And want the U.S. government to force open
>>foreign markets so they can export grain there, while evoking the
>>homey virtues?
>>
>>Doug
>
>Yeah, a bunch of farmers vote Republican but take the Democratic farm
>subsidies
A quibble: Aren't these Republican farm subsidies as well as Democratic? Farm subsidies have quadrupled since the Gingrich Revolution, meaning the increases passed through both Republican-controlled legislative bodies.... Just trying to apportion the credit correctly, and maybe indicate that farmers are acting out of enlightened self-interest when they send Repugs to Washington
Eric