“Republicans in Congress are dead-set on rolling back the progress that Democrats like you and I [sic] have worked so hard to achieve,” wrote Democratic Party Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in a bizarre pitch letter last week.
They’ve already said that they’re going to try to repeal Obamacare, after more than 50 unsuccessful attempts (and two Supreme Court rulings in the law’s favor). They want to completely defund Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides necessary health services to women across the country. And if they don’t get their way, they’re just fine with shutting down the government — again!
Well, GOP strategists shouldn’t be fine with the brinksmanship of a government shutdown. That ploy has backfired before. But why? Because everyone seems to think that the Democrats’ “blame Republicans” strategy makes sense.
But it doesn’t.
Say the Republicans in Congress want to defund Planned Parenthood. Democrats want to keep funding it, but . . . the whole federal government spends over revenue — by nearly half a trillion this past year.
So if Republicans fight the spending and Democrats defend it and the government shuts down because of lack of agreement, it’s obvious: both parties shut down the government. Both refuse to compromise.
But for some reason, it’s only those who want to cut spending who get tarred with responsibility for the lack of a budget.
Debbie titled her email letter “This pisses me off.” But those who deserve to be so irked are her opponents, the Republicans, discriminated against in the double standard she perpetuates.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
3 replies on “Debbie Does Democracy”
It really pisses me off that Debbie, the legislature’ s parties the judiciary, the executive and the electorate do not usher stand this is a Constitionally LIMITED republic.
Ditzy Debbie doesn’t do democracy very well.
I blame the GOP – for not having the courage of their convictions. In fact, I’m not sure they have any true convictions. All they talk about is ‘slowing the rate of growth’ and that is treated as a cut in spending. Do they fight back? NO! They leave me with the feeling that my vote doesn’t matter. Nothing they do will slow down this government growth. We will just have to wait for the inevitable implosion of government at all levels. Nothing good lasts forever. Add our Constitutional republic to the list.