To make matters worse, the food subsidies just are not going as far as they used to go. Why is it that some people attach such a stigma to giving this kind of aid though have no issue with bailing out millionaires on Wall Street or giving massive handouts to corporate America? The money that we provide to help families in need is nothing compared to what we give away to business each and every day.
As for Ohio, after years of a complete lock on power, the state is going to take years to undo the problems created by Republican rule. McCain is going to have a tough time winning over the swing state, especially since his own economic policies and advisers are so closely tied to the kinds of policies that dragged the state down. Of course, Democrats are going to have to start pointing this out much more often.
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