Repug whining reaches ear-splitting levels

[marmar]

from Washington Monthly, via AlterNet:



House GOP to Democrats: Stop Telling the Public About Our Unpopular Agenda


A wide variety of House Republicans, especially freshmen in competitive districts, heard from their constituents over the recent two-week break, and discovered that voters aren’t impressed with the GOP plan to end Medicare. Yesterday, they gathered to deliver a message to Democrats: Stop making us look bad by telling the public about our agenda.

A group of House Republican freshmen, tired of getting hammered on Medicare, is leading a fresh protest against Democrats’ tactics on the senior citizen health care program.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger sent a letter to the White House Tuesday signed by 41 of his classmates “calling on President Obama to end the ‘MediSCARE’ tactics,” according to a release today.

This is amusing for a couple of reasons. The first is that the whining about “scare tactics” continues to be foolish. If Dems were lying and engaging in demagoguery, then Republicans would be right to call them on it. But the criticism of the GOP plan from Democrats and the left has been accurate — the point is to simply let Americans know what Republicans intend to do.

If the GOP’s Medicare proposal is frightening the public, the problem isn’t with Democratic rhetoric; it’s with the Republican plan. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/584964/house_gop_to_democrats%3A_stop_telling_the_public_about_our_unpopular_agenda/

[Blue Owl]

1. That Boehner's a real whine-O too

n/t

[opihimoimoi]

2. GOPers arrows are barbs of fear and blaming....whine factor off the roof...its the only

arrows in their quiver

No real solutions from them to give us any kind of real Hope.

[al_liberal]

3. What's really nuts is the fact that we'll cave to this.

Those MF'rs used the cutting of Medicare like a cudgel on us in the 2010 elections. They lied their asses off, just as they always do, and nobody called them out on it. Now that the shoe is on the other foot and their truth has been exposed they are going to sell it to the public as Democratic Party lies.

[Bandit]

4. Music to my ears.

:shrug: We must be doing something right..

[gratuitous]

5. And how did you land in office in the first place, Mr. Kinzinger?

Oh yeah, "Obamascare" tactics about death panels, taking away Medicare and social security and other assertions not based in any reality. Now the tables are turned (with one notable exception: You were lying about the health care reform bill that was passed, while Democrats are telling the truth about the effects of your proposals), and it's time to write the President and beg for mercy.

I look forward to a lengthening of your titles: Former Congressman So-and-so.

[Johonny]

6. I think Republicans are so use to fox news

those that have basically grown up in office with it aren't use to the media, society or democrats having enough leverage to ever question them. Basically most democrats are use to constantly being second question (I mean people are questioning if Obama should have killed Bin Laden) while most Republicans have obtained office without ever facing this before. They have chosen a path so yucky even the very sympathetic bubble world they live in is pushing them and they are so use to not having to fight back, they basically don't know how and whine instead. To me it is no wonder Republicans can't find a presidential candidate. Republicans these days are so cuddled and protected just to obtain office they have no ability to fight on the main stage.