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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (607273)	4/9/2011 9:22:04 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578931

The Washington Post fact check gave her "Four Pinocchios." washingtonpost.com The Washington Post factchecker defines "Four Pinocchios" thusly: Four Pinocchios Whoppers. blog.washingtonpost.com So, the Washington Post is saying she told a "Whopper." -------------------------------------------- .... Pelosi’s staff took a wild guess at where the cuts would fall in the agency. But there are other problems with Pelosi’s 6 million number. First, the administration requested the elimination of $6 million in earmarks, so it seems strange for Pelosi to call that a Republican cut. That should not be included, leaving us with $65 million in possible cuts. Second, in the administration’s 2012 budget request, President Obama identified $150 million in cuts to the agency’s budget. It seems that those already-identified targets would be a more logical place to start looking for trims than meals for senior citizens, most of whom have incomes of less than $20,000. Finally, the agency’s budget justification notes on page 55 that it has kept spending on senior meals essentially flat from 2010 to 2012, resulting in 36 million fewer meals for senior citizens. That’s six times higher than the figure that Pelosi has decried as an affront to “national values.” ..... The Pinocchio Test In a city with overheated rhetoric, Pelosi’s statement ranks high on this year’s list of bloviated bluster. It’s bad enough that she repeatedly mixed up 6 million meals and 6 million people — and made no effort to correct the record after her statement was reported in the media. But the figure she used appears to have been invented itself, with little basis in fact. The budget cuts being contemplated by Republican and Democratic lawmakers will result in some painful sacrifices, especially as the end of the fiscal year draws near. Respected analysts such as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities have identified the potential impact. There was no need for Pelosi to hype the potential pain. From: washingtonpost.com