(August 10, 2018 at 3:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Indeed, Brian..... as Jennifer Rubin points out in today's Washington Post.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/leading...-spending/
Quote:Whenever progressives want the government to spend money on programs — universal health care, parental leave — Republicans consistently denounce the plans as too costly. But when Republicans want to spend money on ridiculous and unnecessary ideas like massive tax cuts for businesses or a “space force,” somehow the expense is no longer an issue.
Quote:“Let’s remember Republicans promised — swore up and down — that the cuts would pay for themselves,” she wrote. “This was categorically false, obviously so at the time. Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and others who made this ludicrous assertion should be held accountable — and voted out of office.”
The GOP tactic has been the same for decades, Trump is simply not very good at it.
There is an old Daffy Duck cartoon, where he pits the beagle against Foghorn, and says, "You better watch out for the other guy" and sells booby traps to both sides.
The GOP creates needless problems simply to step in to play hero. It has nothing to do with governing and everything to do with protecting their rich doners.
Our democratic politicians can only be accused of being held hostage by the narrative and our voter apathy in midterms.
