Every morning,the predictability of NPR stories is dreadfully boring. This morning, NPR's story on Republican's "so-called" "cut cap and balance" was to say it had "deeper cuts than Paul Ryan's budget", and then quoted Presidential press secretary who said it was "duck, dodge and dismantle". No quote from the Republican sponsors. No mention of the fact that the Democrats, unlike the Republicans, have dodged their responsibilities by utterly failing to pass a budget; and, unlike Republicans, have utterly failed to introduce a debt ceiling bill; no mention of the fact that the President has dodged his responsibilities by utterly failing to provide specifics in his debt ceiling talks. The other day, NPR reported that Republicans "claimed" the President walked out of the debt ceiling talks, but that Democrats "said" it did not happen--when in fact it did. So NPR listeners are left with the idea, promoted by the President, and predictably babbled by NPR, that Republicans' positions are not legitimate or reasonable; that the President is being the reasonable grownup, when the opposite is true.
Then it had a story about a family who couldn't afford $25.00 in birth control, and as a result, had a baby--what a horrible result!--and therefore taxpayers should be funding birth control. Those of us who work with people below the poverty level every day know that they can afford $25.00 a month for birth control. But never mind. NPR continues its campaign to let us all know about all the terrible things that will happen when the government cuts spending.
Then it had a story about how HIV retroviral drugs have increased the life expectancy of Ugandans. It mentioned that the drugs became widely available in 2004, but never mentioned it was President Bush whose Pepfar program made possible for those drugs to be available to Ugandans. Of course not.
Yawn.
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