Republican launches war on kids' school lunches

[RandySF]

NOTE: I don't care if this has already been posted. It bears repeating what a scumbag Denny Rehberg is.

This time around, Rehberg set his sights a little lower down the educational ladder. On a tour of a Montana elementary school (where his sister is principal), Rehberg wanted to know quite a bit about how the school policies its government-subsidized lunch program. From the Billings Gazette:

Rehberg asked pointed questions about fraud and whether families ever dupe the free and reduced-price meal system.
Koch explained that each year, a random sample of families who sign up and qualify are audited by the district to make sure they meet the income guidelines.
On top of that, she said, the district is audited by the state every year on how its Title I dollars are spent.

“I’d like to punish those systems that rip the taxpayers off,” Rehberg said during the visit, according to the Gazette.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/montana-gop-rep-worries-poor-people-are-bilking-the-school-lunch-program.php?ref=fpa

[asjr]

1. Heaven forbid we have any of that

"Please, sir, may I have more gruel"

[CTyankee]

2. Another poster boy for "compassionate conservatism." Great!

We should talk this up. I hope it makes it to the news, but...

[jwirr]

3. Most of their war is against children. They do not care about the next

generation - just their own asses.

[exboyfil]

4. Opposite exteme our school system is moving towards

outlawing brown bag lunches like they do in Chicago.