The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever.

Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to “Please Do Not Feed the Animals” because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.
– Recent viral e-mail (author unknown)

The irony is amusing but the implications for our nation’s finances and essence are not.

Please read the entirety of my article for the American Spectator here:
http://spectator.org/archives/2012/02/28/obamas-food-stamp-fetish