Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Nope, Didn't See This Coming At All



It takes more gall than most turtles have, but rancid human/ turtle hybrid Republican Sen. Mitch "Missy" McConnell (R- Dystopia) is playing the card all but the least sentient among us knew he would play:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday called the ballooning budget deficit “very disturbing” but said large federal spending programs were to blame, dismissing criticism that last year’s GOP tax cuts are saddling the country with more debt. 
McConnell, in a Bloomberg News interview, also said there was little chance Republicans would be able to cut government spending next year if they retained control of Congress because any changes would need leadership from Democrats. 
Three weeks to midterm elections, McConnell (R-Ky.) said that tackling the mandatory spending programs such as Medicare and Social Security, as well as Medicaid, could not be done by Republicans alone, suggesting that it was unlikely to occur unless Democrats controlled at least one chamber of Congress. 
“I think it’s pretty safe to say that entitlement changes, which is the real driver of the debt by any objective standard, may well be difficult if not impossible to achieve when you have unified government,” McConnell told Bloomberg News.  (our emphasis)
This suit overflowing with toxic cynicism, this thing who kneecapped Merrick Garland and wrecked the Senate is now saying it wasn't the $2 trillion Republican tax cut for the wealthy that he and his co- sociopath Paul Ryan jammed through Congress last year that ballooned the deficit -- oh, no.  It's those darned "entitlement" programs that lower- and middle- class families have paid into and depend on that are the real villains here!  Their latest grossly irresponsible tax cut upward wealth transfer proposal would add another $3.8 trillion to the deficit, a plan they're trying to get through the House before a new (Democratic) House is elected.  But, look over there at those "entitlements"!

Of course, the plan all along by these social Darwinist jamokes was to shovel tax benefits to the wealthiest 1 percent and corporations, blame the ensuing deficit explosion on "entitlements," then tell everyone they've got to be cut to bring down the deficit they created in the first place with their wealthfare. Oh, and shift blame to Democrats for not helping "fix" the "problem" (by gutting the social safety net). We'll see in three weeks if they managed to convince enough credulous voters to let them proceed with their plans.

BONUS:  More, please --

4 comments:

Infidel753 said...

Let's hope we can turn this into another election issue. It's a rare senior who won't sit up and take notice when Medicare and Social Security are threatened.

Notice McConnell's weird formulation about Democrats winning power being necessary for the Republican plot against the safety net to succeed. This is totally absurd, but he may be hoping to bamboozle a few people into voting against Democrats under the illusion that they're actually protecting their benefits by doing do.

Our side needs to make it clear to everyone exactly who is threatening Medicare and Social Security and who is defending them. And the solution to the exploding deficit is clear -- roll back the tax cuts for the wealthy that caused the problem in the first place.

W. Hackwhacker said...

Infidel -- exactly so. Fortunately, this Republican messaging on protecting the safety net is swimming against a public opinion tide, since most voters trust Dems to protect those programs. But as you say, it has to be drummed in between now and Nov. 6 to avoid this particular lie from taking root.

Anonymous said...

I'm seeing commercials for candidates who are already blaming the Dems for "exploding deficits."

I am in total agreement with the both of you on Dems making SS, Medicare and Medicaid a campaign issue. This needs to be drilled into everyone's brain. These GD repukes calling these programs "entitlements" like they're free as soon as you get a grey hair. I'm amazed at the amount of people who have no idea how these programs work or how they're paid for.

Also, this nonsense with Liz Warren is taking away from the hardcore issues we are facing. When will Dems stop shooting themselves in the foot with this BS that could have and should have waited until after the elections.

W. Hackwhacker said...

Anon - We think Dems are on it in most races. McConnell's remarks were a gift at this point in the campaign cycle, and it would be political malpractice if the Dems don't hammer them from now until the election. Focus, Dems, focus!