Cain is Truly the Sarah Palin of 2012
Note to any presidential contender: Don’t even come to Florida unless you understand wet foot/dry foot policy.
Second note: If reporters try to help you out by explaining the policy, take them up on it.
Day: November 16, 2011
How to Shoot Down Republican Anti-Obama Arguments
The GOP talking points memo is out, and here’s the line: The deficit is Obama’s fault and Republicans are simply trying to squeeze some fiscal responsibility from Washington.
When you hear this meme repeated on FOX News or even from legitimate outlets, keep this little dose of reality in mind.
When Obama was elected in 2008, he wasn’t trying to shrink the deficit, he was trying to fix the ECONOMY. The economy was on the skids after eight years with no oversight as Republicans gutted regulatory policies, and their buddies at the top of the income ladder raided the resulting cash. The economy also struggled under the ever-increasing costs of providing employees with health care insurance.
If Republicans took deficit reduction seriously, they’d be open to closing tax loopholes and ending the Bush tax cuts
When Obama crafted a stimulus effort in 2009, he wasn’t trying to shrink the deficit, he was trying to decrease unemployment. Unemployment was up because of a years-long trend to increase profits by offshoring American jobs and importing manufactured goods from China and other developing markets. The stimulus was acknowledged by credible economists as keeping the country from sliding into a depression.
