It’s a question of priorities.
Or, to put it another way, government is always spending. The issue is: WHAT are they spending it on?
And now, thanks to Senator John Kyl, we know for sure the Republicans’ priority – as if there were ever any doubt.
Kyl insists Republicans did the right thing by blocking extension of unemployment benefits, because – without parallel spending cuts – they would just add to the deficit.
Yet, this is the same gang of Republicans who approved the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, and Medicare Part D – without making any spending cuts to pay for them.
Not only that, when they were in power, Republicans also enthusiastically supported Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, those making over $200,000 a year, without any plan to pay for them.
So there you have the Republican Party priorities:
Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans who lost their jobs get a no vote.
While $678 billion in tax cuts for those making over $200,000 a year gets a big yes vote.
It’s a question of priorities.
And their priorities are all wrong.
That’s my parting shot for today.
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