In an op-ed published in the Arizona Republic, Senator Kyl gave us his ideas about the budget deficit, repeating the same Republican chant, "It's not a revenue problem, it's a spending problem." Oh, really? Analysis of the deficit shows that Kyl is wrong. The largest share of the deficit (28%) is the revenue lost in the economic downturn. The next largest share of the deficit is attributed to the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 (13%) with an additional 8% revenue drop caused by other tax cuts. Just those three items add up to 49% of the current deficit. Revenue! Kyl, who was appointed to the Joint Select Congressional Committee on Deficit Reduction, cannot help solve our budget problems unless he is willing to look at it objectively, and accept that it is not a one-sided issue.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Earthquake Hits East Coast, GOP Blames Obama!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:42 MST
An earthquake hit the East Coast today, and Republicans immediately blamed President Obama.
"It's Obamaquake!" declared Boehner.
John McCain was quick to point out that had Obama brought to bear the full strength of our military, the quake could have been avoided.
Jon Kyl blamed the quake on liberals, the unemployed, undocumented immigrants, and everyone under the age of 25.
David Schweikert could not be found.
In Arizona, Jan Brewer railed against the federal government for allowing an earthquake to rattle Virginia and nearby states, saying "This is yet another example of that oppressive federal government interfering with states' rights."
Russell Pearce is said to be drafting legislation that will allow Arizona to deny that earthquakes exist.
(The preceding is fiction, but the resemblance to real life is unavoidable.)
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