Journal pudge's Journal: Tim Kaine is Dumb 6
Says DNC head Tim Kaine in a fundraising letter: "It's a breathtaking display of public hypocrisy. At least 116 Republican governors, senators, and representatives have spent the past year railing against the Recovery Act, while simultaneously requesting funds to create jobs in their districts and taking credit for projects at ribbon-cutting ceremonies."
So according to the Democrats, if you oppose certain funding, but then -- when you lose the vote to kill that funding -- want to make sure that your district -- full of taxpayers who are paying for that funding -- gets its fair share of that funding
This, obviously, makes no sense. I am opposed to Social Security; but I am paying into it, and I will take what is legally mine when it comes time. I was opposed to Obama's (extremely tiny) tax credit last year, but I will take my fair share of it. Many Democrats were opposed to the Republican tax cuts for all American income tax payers, because they also cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans
Only a moron could believe that taking your fair share of a program you didn't want, but that you're paying for, is hypocrisy. Unfortunately for Tim Kaine, I am taking him at his word, that he believes what he says, which means he's pretty dumb.
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
Finally... (Score:2)
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:-)
Lefties are just hyper-fixated on the 'H' word. (Score:1)
It's the effect of having no actual morals -- you can't criticize an opponent for doing something scummy when you would do and have done the same or similar such scummy things, so all you can do is wait for one who does something scummy who also happened to specifically state that they wouldn't, and then try to get as much mileage out of it as one can, lest it be a while before the next opportunity comes along.
In fact, the chance to attack on any kinds of grounds resembling anything to do with morality come
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It's the effect of having no actual morals -- you can't criticize an opponent for doing something scummy when you would do and have done the same or similar such scummy things, so all you can do is wait for one who does something scummy who also happened to specifically state that they wouldn't, and then try to get as much mileage out of it as one can, lest it be a while before the next opportunity comes along.
Sure, you're right about the scale stuff, but in this case, first of all, the Republicans did NOT do something they said, or implied, they wouldn't do. There's nothing approaching hypocrisy here.
It goes deeper than this though: the Republicans are pushing themselves -- to some degree, justifiably, though of course it doesn't apply to everyone -- as the party of principle, at least on economic issues. The Tea Party people are not going to vote for someone who has an R next to their name, they are going to
Moo (Score:2)
Assuming that there's anything in there when your time comes around, of course. It's increasingly likely that this Ponzi scheme is going to run out of gas sooner rather than later.
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Right, I will take what is legally mine ... I am not assuming that anything will be legally mine, but if something is legally mine, I'll take it.