It's the (war) economy stupid!

The photo here was taken in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on July 28, 2011 by Ray McGovern.  McGovern had joined Jewish and Christian leaders there to urge the administration and Congress not to "balance the budget on the backs of the poor" as they propose trillions of dollars in cutbacks.

McGovern talked about that and more on the August 2, 2011 edition of Tell Somebody.  You can find a link to download an mp3 of the show ***HERE*** or subscribe to the podcast, for free, at the iTunes store.

Ray McGovern works with Tell the Word, a publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in inner-city Washington. He was an Army Infantry/Intelligence officer in the early Sixties and then served as a CIA analyst for 27 years. He is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).  You can read his essays at www.consortiumnews.com, and now at his new website, www.raymondmcgovern.com.