Conservative media attack anti-crime program

Greg Sargent busts right-wing media pushing another lie about government spending:

Conservatives are hammering the House's new $410 billion spending bill because it contains $200,000 for what they're derisively referring to as “tattoo removal.” Fox News' Sean Hannity, Drudge, and at least one GOP official on MSNBC, among others, have been all over this today.

But a little reporting reveals that that this “tattoo removal” program is an anti-crime program in the San Fernando Valley that re-integrates reformed gang members and makes it easier for them to find jobs. Two Los Angeles law enforcement officials I just spoke to - one who identified himself as a “conservative Republican” - swore by the program for reducing crime and saving lives.

Check out Sargent's post on his new(ish) blog, The Plum Line, for more details.