Republicans hit the talking heads shows this week, sobbing crocodile tears about the horrors of female sexuality and getting supposedly mainstream journalists to suddenly act like contraception was invented yesterday and its use is highly controversial. Suddenly, counting out women’s health from the economic stimulus package was considered a reasonable concession to make in order to get that critical bipartisan support.
As you could have predicted, the benefit gained to Democrats for letting Republicans whine and cajole until crucial items were rewritten in the bill was.....shit. The song and dance did not get a single Republican vote, and 11 Democrats also voted against the bill. The lesson should be simple---Republicans are lying when they pretend to object to this small bit or that, and concessions offered to get their votes will equal knives planted firmly in your back. Despite this lesson, I guarantee that Republicans will be able to whine and cry until more concessions are granted in the Senate, at what point none of them will vote for the economic stimulus package. After years of being told to shove it up their ass, you’d think Democrats would enjoy the opportunity to tell Republicans to shove it up their ass, but that’s not going to happen, I guess.
Here is the blunt reality: Republicans will gladly fuck over this country and ruin the lives of each and every one of you if they think that they’ll get some political advantage from it. They can’t be dealt with like reasonable people. Check out this quote, for instance:
“I am disappointed that Congress decided to borrow money from our children and grandchildren to increase spending, create new government programs, and increase the federal deficit under the guise of an economic stimulus,” said Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Tex.