Poor President = people in poverty

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 1.3 million Americans slid into poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor swelled to 35.9 million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the U.S. government said on Thursday in a report sure to fuel Democratic criticism of President Bush.

Well, they got that right. First up with some well deserved criticism was Soon-To-Be Speaker Pelosi.

"The choice is clear - between the Republican policies that are making life harder for those who are struggling to make ends meet, or the Democrats' plan to help hard-working Americans join the middle class."

The Stakeholder has the full devastating statement.

And the report has even more bad news for Bushco.

The number of U.S. residents without health care coverage also rose last year to the highest level since 1999 and incomes were essentially stagnant, the Census Bureau said.

Unfortunately, bad news for Bushco is even worse news for millions of Americans. The good news is that we can do better.