This stuff IS important. These types of contradictions are what this election is all about. It comes down to a blood match between the Frank Luntz talking points, an advertising campaign designed to put Republicans back in power, and the reality-based world we live in.
On one level it is fascinating to watch Wingnuts contort, twist, and try to fit narratives into these talking points. They rail against the stimulus, but celebrate the job creation from it in their own districts. They rail against "the government takeover" of health care and promise to solemnly protect medicare. They wail over the bank bailouts and curse the saving of GM, gnashing their teeth over unemployment while celebrating the jobs these two "government takeovers" saved... in their own districts.
On another more disturbing level, the Power Grab, which has been a part of politics forever, has taken on a historical intensity this year. The end result is that the campaign to attain the power simply doesn't have to make sense. The powerful ad campaign that is generating all the energy from the right is full of contradictions, hearsay, simplistic narratives, and a multitude of contradictions.
The politicians who shamelessly promote this ad campaign wear their hypocrisy on their sleeves as a badge of honor. The proudly spout the bromides that they are sure will put them back in power. That what they say is pretty much the opposite of what they will have to do when they get in power doesn't matter in the Power Grab. Getting control of the government purse strings is the only prize. It won't be pretty...
Go and vote.
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