Bob Cesca: Republicans Lying to Old People About Euthanasia & Robots

[Turborama]

As usual, Bob nails it...

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Republicans Lying to Old People About Euthanasia, Robots

Bob Cesca
Political Author, Blogger, and New Media Producer
Posted: July 29, 2009

There appears to be a simple two-pronged strategy for killing health care reform.

One of those prongs involves, of course, delaying reform until it's too late. If it's not passed by the end of the year, there won't be the political balls to do so because of the fast approaching 2010 midterms when members of Congress will be much more focused on raising money (health care industry money) and pandering to voters.

Another reason for delaying health care reform is it gives the Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats plenty of extra time to inject their special cocktail of mind-bending crazy into the discourse and make it stick, furthering both the current delay while also eroding any voter impetus to pick up the issue again after the midterms. That'd be prong number two.

Not a single dose of the aforementioned "mind-bending crazy" actually holds up when run through even the most http://www.bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2009/07/americans_love.html">cursory fact-checking scrutiny, and, in every statement, the obstructionists trafficking in these lies further underscore their already obvious contradictions and ideological hypocrisy.

Regarding the latter, I can't recall, for example, this degree of nipple-twisting from Republicans and Blue Dogs about spending and fiscal responsibility when the Bush administration was pitching a blank check invasion and occupation of Iraq on the heels of invading Afghanistan -- all during a recession -- while also passing a $1 trillion tax cut for the wealthiest one percent the year before.

Continues: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/republicans-lying-to-old_b_247400.html

[Sherman A1]

1. Well.................

You start with "Republicans lying" and everything else falls into place.

IF their lips are moving?

[daedalus_dude]

2. I hear ye.

"Republican told truth" would be breaking news.

[TexasObserver]

3. This is classic GOP disinformation. Being doing it since FDR.

They lie to and try to scare the very people our side is trying desperately to help.