Whatever happened to the Farm Bill?

Well, unfortunately, it’s alive and well in Congress.  But at least one Senator is getting impatient with the delay and wants it passed now.

We’ve made our own view clear: this is a trillion-dollar boondoggle (sweetened with the Food Stamp program to garner votes) that would be a good place to start if either party was really serious about cutting spending.  Here’s a link to a pretty good summary of what the bill contains:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/316531/reminder-how-bad-farm-bill-veronique-de-rugy