Last night, Rachel Maddow made a very pointed observation. Paul Ryan's just released "new" budget plan (which hurts the lower income folks even more than his old plan) is the same plan that he and Romney ran on during the 2012 election --- and lost. Preserve the tax cuts and loopholes for the wealthy and preserve defense spending; repeal ObamaCare, turn Medicare into a voucher program, cut Medicaid, money for education, etc.
She showed a clip of him from back then saying this was a big moment of decision for the American people: two different ideologies about the government, and two different approaches to the budget. The American people will choose which they want.
Well, said Rachel. The Amercian people did choose, and they chose Obama and the Democrats. They rejected Romney/Ryan and their budget plan.
So, naturally, Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, comes back trying to sell the same (or worse) budget that got decisively voted down in November.
Why? Well, it seems that the Republicans don't pay much attention to the wisdom of the voters. Another case in point: gun control. A staggering 91% of the American people favor expanding background checks on all purchases of guns, even at gun shows and private deals.
And exactly how many Republicans voted for that measure when it came up? None. Zero. Zilch.
The next move couldn't be clearer. Vote them out of office in 2014.
Ralph
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