Obama Budget: Punish Foes, Reward Supporters

There's probably nothing unusually (okay, let's take the "probably" out) about a president's slashing the budget in areas that his opponents favor and increasing it for items and programs his supporters favor. Witness Barack Obama, who has in his first budget has already cut defense, cut union oversight, cut abstinence education, and etc., etc. (though somehow the funding for E-Verify, bane of unions and liberals alike because it's so efficient and accurate in identifying illegals, got increased funding).

The author over at Sweetness and Light sums it up pretty well:

Defense, national security, prisons holding illegals, nuclear and coal production, farmers and those in rural areas – and anybody who might carp about his giveaways to his constituents are the ones having their funding slashed.

And this is just on-the-books funding. Think of all extra-budgetary funding for TARP and other programs that rely on conjured (i.e., printed or fake) money. And what about billions and billions every year to run Obama's new plaything, Government Motors (formerly General Motors) to proceed imaginary green cars that no one wants?

Welcome to the Great Repression (of freedom and capitalism).