Weelllll, that’s what it looks like in his statement about the latest Occcupy Portland shutdown:

While the camp shone a bright light on important national issues of economic equity, it also showed the on-the-ground local impact of state and federal cuts to social service funding, which have left too many people without housing and without the mental health care that they need.

Forget the canard about spending problems, note that he learned what kind of people the Occupiers are. They need help. Agreed.