It ought to be considered extraordinary that the Republicans’ response to the budget concerns of the Tea Partiers is to increase the public debt.
Republican leaders have heard the public’s anger at Washington, and they’ve come up with an election-year prescription: increase the federal debt.
You won’t find “more borrowing” listed as an agenda item in the House Republicans’ pandering “Pledge to America.” But sending the country deeper into debt is integral to their plan.
I’m sure you have friends, family members, and co-workers who need to see that link. It’s the time of year to post links like that on your Facebook wall, and forward them around to your email lists. We’re mainly combatting lies in this election. It isn’t a debate over facts. It’s facts versus falsehood. If people believe the Republican media and office holders, then we lose. If they have the facts, we win.
Also, if you can find video of Al Franken’s speech on the Senate floor today (about the Stimulus Bill), send that around as well.
Update [2010-9-29 14:28:52 by BooMan]: I found Franken’s speech. It’s excellent. Send it around.
You need to fix your first link.
That was fast. Fixed it faster than I can type. 😉
O/T: Nelson, Warner, Baucus, Tester, and Lieberman just destroyed the framing of the offshoring bill by covering for Republicans. Lincoln and Murkowski ducked the vote.
And that’s the key problem isn’t it. Enough Dems are willing to help the republicans on nearly any issue that it is almost always possible for the media to use their favorite “bipartisan opposition” frame. “Bill X went down to defeat with biparstisan opposition” even when the bill was never voted on because it was never brought up for debate and a majority vote. It just makes me crazy.
Has Murkowski even been back to D.C. since losing her primary? It seems like she hasn’t.
But teabaggers are just lying when they complain about the deficit. We all know that. Why bother pretending otherwise?
Because the media pretends they are serious.
Is it just me or is Al Franken one of the only congressmen with his brain still connected to his spine?