The Republican Song Remains the Same

Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans “will spend the next weeks and months arguing in favor of a robust legislation agenda aimed at blocking or repealing some of the most pernicious rules and regulations.” I remember when I was a kid and a record I was playing would get stuck and repeat the same phrase over and over again. This is what I think of when I hear Republicans talk about repealing rules and regulations. How many years have we heard the same old tune? Why didn’t the Republicans repeal rules and regulations when they controlled the Congress for 6 years under Clinton and for over 4 years under a Republican president? The reason Republicans are worse than Democrats is that they continually lie and use libertarian rhetoric when they do it. At least Democrats tell you that they want to take more of your money and redistribute it. Their policies may be horrible, but at least they will usually tell you up front what they want the government to do to you or take from you.

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9:27 am on September 8, 2011