Month: August 2009

Stopping the spin, or being shaken awake from deficit shock.

[UPDATE]: Welcome, Instapundit readers.

At some point this August (or later), you might hear somebody ask you – probably with at least a sniff in their voice; possibly with an outright sneer – why it is that all of a sudden conservatives/Republicans now are worried about deficits. What were we, asleep?

Not particularly, of course – nonetheless, I think that this (alas, anonymous) comment about the Columbus Tea Party (H/T: Instapundit) pretty much covers the specific objection:

They might have been asleep for the last 8 years, but when you triple the national debt in 6 months with political handouts, calling it stimulus, it tends to wake people up.

Use of this Heritage graphic optional, but probably satisfying:

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Moe Lane

Crossposted to RedState.

One of hopefully many scenes from the August Health Care Rationing Grassroots Feedback Seminars.

Not one of my videos, but it should warm your heart. Via Instapundit, I present to you this delightful exercise where Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D, TX) gets some feedback from his constituents on health care rationing.

By the way, do you know how Republican TX-25 is?

It’s not. D+6. Doggett was apparently not expecting this level of mentoring from his employers.

Moe Lane

PS: Looks fun, doesn’t it?

Crossposted to RedState.