Insane GOP Posse

3:33 pm EST April 2nd, 2009 | Republicans | 3 Comments

Bob Cesca on the GOP “budget” nonsense:

Check out that steep blue line illustrating the alleged Democratic budget deficits extending to upwards of 50 percent of GDP by 2060. Put another way, suggesting a deficit that’s 50 percent of GDP is like presupposing a living human being that’s 50 percent marshmallow man. It’s insane. Furthermore, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections only extend out to 2019. Yet the Republican chart somehow extends out to 2080. The steep upwards slope of the Democratic budget begins at around 2030 — 11 years after the furthest CBO projections stop.

What does this mean? For starters the claim on the chart: “Out-years based on CBO’s Long-Term Alternative Fiscal Scenario” is a lie. And the text: “Source: House Budget Committee Republican Staff” might as well say: “Source: Paul Ryan’s Ass.” In other words, that steep upwards slope is entirely made up.

We just won’t take them seriously anymore. Mock, deride, and marginalize in the hopes they don’t take control of our government again in our lifetimes.

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3 Responses to “Insane GOP Posse”

  1. sgwhiteinfla says:
    April 2, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    Here is the best part of that story. The House GOP actually did get the numbers from some where. They are based on Bush’s budget which I am sure they all voted for.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/01/gop-bashes-obama-budget-w_n_181916.html

  2. Jaim says:
    April 2, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Republicans don’t do numbers. Or facts. Or reality.

  3. jr says:
    April 2, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    faux budgets are what happens when people with imaginary friends who fearmonger about “abortion mills” get voted into office