This article by Jon Perr (aka Avenging Angel) from the Daily Kos sums up the republicans strategy for the elections since 1980 : lie to the American people, and hope the dumb ones fall for it. Problem is, that strategy gave us the Reagan deficit's and "W's" deficits, but not the prosperity and balanced budgets that were promised.
I hope it fails this fall. How in the world can people possibly be suckered by the same plan again ?
David Stockman lamented:
"[The] debt explosion has resulted not from big spending by the Democrats, but instead the Republican Party's embrace, about three decades ago, of the insidious doctrine that deficits don't matter if they result from tax cuts."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/12/1118685/-You-can-fool-some-of-the-people-all-of-the-time
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This item by Jon Perr appeared on the Crooks and Liars web site before the announcement was made, but is a good analysis of the ticket's economic plan.
Here, then, is an overview of the Romney-Ryan plan :
- Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich
- Ending Medicare as We Know It
- Shredding the Safety Net
- Increased Defense Spending
- What Loopholes Get Closed? That's a Secret!
- Trillions in New Debt
- Slower Economic Growth, More Job Losses
http://crooksandliars.com/jon-perr/its-romney-ryan-plan
Ryan denies his plan will end medicare.
And the media roll along.
It is horrific.
No he's trying to save it. Watch how many fox romper room hosts parrot this.
However to counter such nonsense challenge them with THIS
The video sheds light @ 6:39 and @ 7:50 I hear the response in the Obama campaign ad
Sounds like their plan to me! Increased defense spending.....can anyone speculate on the next war if they take office?
'Won't get fooled again' was an accurate reflection in #4
Ryan's Song [aka Behind Blue Eyes] is just as accurate
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
No one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies
But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free
No one knows what it's like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through