Obama Phones?

A youtube video of a woman saying she was going to vote for Obama because he "gave" her a phone has recently gone viral on the web.

The truth is that there is a federal program that gives people with specific needs access to subsidized cell phones.

The second truth is that the program is ripe with fraud, and there is a bipartisan effort to get rid of the fraud.

http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1428

Unfortunately, with all the mudslinging, the phone seems to be a black or white issue - keep it or get rid of it. The truth is somewhere in the middle: but how to get rid of the fraud. Both parties need to focus on the real issue: how to help our most vulnerable citizens, and get rid of the freeloaders.