This clip was taken from THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN:
I guess George didn't read the newspaper that day.
Here is his entire hilarious bullshit response. Feel free to either laugh or cry. Both are appropriate responses.
"Actually, I think what we did was reform the student loan program. We are not cutting money out of it. In other words, people aren't going to be cut off the program. We're just making sure it works better as part of the reconciliation package I think she's talking about? Yeah ? It is a form of the program to make sure it functions better. In other words, we're not taking people off student loans. We're saving money in the student loan program because it's inefficient. So I think the thing to look at is whether or not there will be fewer people getting student loans. I don't think so.
Secondly, on Pell grants, we are actually expanding the number of Pell grants through our budget. Great question. The key on education is to make sure that we stay focused on how do we stay competitive into the 21st century, and I plan on doing some talking about math and science and engineering programs so that people who graduate out of college will have the skills necessary to compete in this competitive world. But I think I'm right on this. I will check when I get back to Washington, but thank you for your question."
Yeah, I bet he got right on that as soon as he got back.
Posted by Marty
at 6:41 PM CST
Updated: Thursday, March 23, 2006 6:45 PM CST