Mellencamp on the 6th and 8th Commandments

The Indy Star reports that John Mellencamp turned down Baron's request to appear at his recent fund-raiser with President Clinton. Mellencamp's reason: "I told his people to tell Baron that he voted for the war, so I can't do it," said Mellencamp, who nevertheless has given Hill the maximum $4,000 contribution. "I sat next to him there in Sunday school, and I never heard anybody tell us that it was OK to kill people as long as there were a certain set of circumstances."

John apparently remembers the 6th Commandment (although we could debate his application of it). With respect to farm policy, one could hope he'd also remember the 8th. John, I didn't sit next to you in Sunday School. But why is it "OK to take money from consumers, taxpayers, and 3rd world farmers-- and give it to farmers as long as there were a certain set of circumstances"?

I'm fighting authority, but authority (almost) always wins...
Against (free) little pink houses for John and his subsidized friends...
So that the major party's candidates come tumblin' tumblin' down...
Rock on, John!

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