Okay. So I didn't even try to be clever with that title but this ass clown pissed me off. This is another dispatch from Monday's Hardball (without Chris Matthews). I also didn't take down any direct quotes because this gentleman clearly was not worth it but, nevertheless, I wanted to comment on the discussion.
The ass clown in question is Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA). The discussion concerned the economy. Mr. Scalise clearly knew his talking points and blathered on about businesses hoarding cash (which is a conceit I have previously discussed several times on this blog) and how the Economic Recovery Act was a complete failure that didn't create any jobs.
So what does Mr. Scalise want to do to fix the economy?
Well, if you guessed "Extend the Bush tax cuts", you'd be right! You so smart!
He said - and I know I said I didn't have a direct quote so I either lied or consider this a paraphrase (I'm not sure which):
SS: Those tax cuts will generate new income. The tax cuts will create more jobs and it'll bring in more money to the federal government - that's been the case all throughout history.
Okay. That is standard boilerplate supply-side economics pushed by the Republicans. It is what it is. My biggest problem with it is that you have some Republicans (those who seem to pay not even a cursory attention to facts) saying the Stimulus Bill didn't create ANY jobs while simultaneously arguing that tax cuts are the key to economic recovery. Do they not f'n know what was in the Stimulus Bill!?!!? The Stimulus Bill had HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAX CUTS! If the Stimulus Bill didn't create jobs, then tax cuts do not create jobs! It's that simple... it's not up for debate.
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