Billions In Budget For ACORN And Aligned Groups

Should we be surprised given that a community organizer has his mitts into the Federal Treasury now?

ACORN and other left-wing advocacy groups could be eligible for up to $3.99 billion in federal funding included in the $3.83 trillion fiscal 2011 budget blueprint that President Obama unveiled yesterday.

The $3.99 billion comes from a congressional slush fund known as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) $48.5 billion fiscal 2011 budget. CDBG grants, which are awarded to states and localities, pass indirectly to ACORN.

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[xerocky]

"Congress has already hinted it might vote to restore funding to ACORN. On Dec. 8 the House Appropriations Committee rejected on a party line vote of 9 to 5 an amendment offered by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) that would have blocked federal funding of ACORN."

I can't help but feel that in a sense, this is a good thing, so long as blogs like this one keep up the exposure. People need to know that the Democratic Party=ACORN, and distance themselves accordingly. The image of ACORN has been wrecked beyond repair to the electorate, I think that that's been proven. So let them drown together.

[BogusDems]

I find it hard to believe that all of the Democrats are ready to throw themselves on a sword for the chosen one. If they pass this budget it is almost the same as putting a sign on their backs saying vote me out. Can these people really be so ideological that they would handicap their careers? Are they seriously expecting voter fraud to save them a la financing ACORN? It is really scary times.