how dare us ask the poor to work, where is your compassion? pam, i agree, but every program that is proposed that includes "WORK" as part of the deal is called cruel and heartless. and thats the truth. our buddy ted kennedy dose/would have a coniption fit. --- pam <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I wish we had something like the WPA today. Give > people, including those on > welfare, a chance to provide for their > families while doing worthwhile work and then watch > what happens to the > economy and peoples lives! > > Pam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." > > > Pam, I can't take credit for that one. I got it > from my father, a > > Dixie-crat who felt that the Kennedy's ruined the > party--a stance made > even > > stronger by his hero-worship of FDR and the WPA, > NRA, etc. My grandfather > > kept his family alive by building post offices > throughout the Deep South > for > > $1/day as a WPA carpenter. Anyway, Daddy has an > old wheeze, "They should > > never have shot Jack or Bobby in the '60s--they > should have got Rose and > > that old ^$$%!!, Joe in the '20s." > > > > The Old Man has softened quite a bit in his > politics in the last few > years, > > though he's never forgiven Kennedy and Johnson for > sending him to watch > his > > friends die for naught South East Asia. > > > > Kyle __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com