So I called my Senator, Dianne Feinstein's office and asked them why the Senator voted against

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2. Uh, Diane Ferinstein is one of THE top dogs of the Democratic Party.

I sincerely bless you for calling her office and asking about her policies. Thank you!

i also assure you that the very moment that her husband, Richard Blum, can figure out a way to direct some monies into the couple's bank account(s), from the Food Stamp program, will be the very moment that she will decide that Food Stamp program is very very very valuable to impoverished Californians.

I don't know how it is that Richard hasn't figured out a way to profit from Food Stamps yet.
If JP Morgan's people can get 25 or 50 cents every time a Food Stamp Transaction is processed, surely Richard-Dear and Diane Sweetums can do something similar.

Don't forget - Di Fi got into the Senate and re-vamped the Senate Ethics code so that it is no longer a conflict of interest to vote for something if you achieve financial gain on that vote. Then she voted for the Iraq War resolution, and within several months of our getting into the Iraq war, Richard was worth some 27 millions of dollars due him on his new war contracts! A few years later, and the couple bought a gorgeous home in the SF Presidio neighborhood, with its cost being 16 million bucks.

The SF Chronicle explained that the view from that the couple's new home had a view "to die for." Not so funny thing is - over 4,487 American service people did die for them to have that view, and some 32,226 were wounded. You would think this fair lady of the Senate would allow these wounded vets to have Food Stamps, while she and Richard enjoy that view!