Why is it that when any project supported by our president is disliked by 
somebody, they give it his name as a sign of disrespect?

Their is always a sense of jealousy when anybody gets something for free 
that we had to pay for with our hard earned money.  On the other hand, our 
relationship to a phone has changed so drastically, that the need for access 
makes some abuse tolerable.  For example, any cell phone, as long as it has 
a charge will call 911.  The domestic violence centers therefore give them 
to potential victims of domestic violence, so that the people will have 
another option to increase their safety.  The entire HMO based Health care 
system runs on the assumption of being able to communicate with patients by 
phone.  Obviously, when a person is homeless, a land based phone line isn't 
very useful.  With no installation costs, a cell phone becomes the most cost 
effective way of providing a communications option for citizens who live in 
poverty.  Remember, the phones are limited in features and time.  Are some 
sold for drugs?  Probably.  Would you rather that those people stole your 
stuff to sell for drugs?  How about selling their children for drugs?  As 
long as their are actively consuming drugs, and as long as they have become 
addicted to those drugs.  They will do what ever is necessary to obtain the 
drugs.  Better that they have a phone to arrange for drug treatment through 
their HMO's if and when they choose to.

If one person does that every month, doesn't that make the investment worth 
it?  How about the people that call the nurse rather than charge off in 
panic for the unnecessary $200 emergency room visit?  You can pay for a lot 
of phones with the cost savings there.

Are we, the consumers of our wonderful NLS going to complain that somebody 
else is getting something that we are not getting?  Of all people I don't 
think we want to bark up that tree.  How many of us paid for our entire 
educations, paid for every dime of our adaptive technology?  Never used 
subsidized public transportation?  Drove on a road that we paid for?  Oh and 
bought only unsubsidized farm products.  Everybody pays for some things 
while they are using other things.

No president is perfectly right and no president is perfectly wrong.  also 
no president is all powerful.  The executive branch is 1/3 of the 
government.