Bad News for the Republican Party: Americans Are Becoming More Informed

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Bad News for the Republican Party: Americans Are Becoming More Informed

By: Rmuse
September 29th, 2012


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The American people may never forgive Bush-Republicans for devastating the economy, but they are aware he cannot do any more damage and at least he never openly demeaned half the population as parasites and moochers. Romney, however, contends that Americans receiving government assistance are “takers,” and Republicans have promoted that fallacy for the past two years and openly campaign on making Draconian social safety net cuts to make room for tax cuts for the wealthy. At least George W. Bush came in as a compassionate conservative, but Romney, Ryan, and Republicans have abandoned any pretense of compassion and are selling themselves as Draconian plutocrats with full support from the conservative establishment.

For nearly a year, Republican leaders in Congress bemoaned the tax burden on the wealthy and complained it is unfair that half the population is too poor to pay income taxes, so Romney’s remedy is slashing programs like Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and Veteran’s benefits while raising taxes on the poor and middle class to relieve the wealthiest 2 percent’s misery. Regardless who runs Romney’s campaign, it is impossible to sell a candidate, a party, or an agenda that is openly hostile to half the population and promises to exceed Bush’s malfeasance by not only repeating his policies, but increasing the burden on 98% of the population to reward the so-called “jobs creators.”

Compounding Romney, Ryan, and Republicans’ messaging problem is growing criticism for their assault on the least fortunate Americans whether they are unemployed Veterans, seniors, or poverty-level Americans. It is no secret that Cardinal Timothy Dolan, head of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed Republican support during the contraception mandate controversy, but he has maintained support for government programs benefiting the poor as Republicans strive to cut funding in the name of debt and deficit reduction. Dolan wrote that “while government programs provide enormous support to poor Americans, it is not enough,” and that demeaning the poor “hurts efforts to aid the least fortunate among us.” Dolan rebuked Republicans for cutting social safety nets and said “much more needs to be done. The government must continue to play its part by providing sufficient jobs for poor people to earn a decent living to support themselves, and ensure there are more resources for Americans in need.” Whether Cardinal Dolan realizes it or not, he is selling President Obama and Democrats agenda that the government has a duty to do more for the American people who need it most; not less.

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Romney’s campaign is doing a competent job promoting tax cuts for the rich and cuts to education, Veteran’s programs, food stamps, Medicaid and Medicare, but the people are not buying. Romney’s assertion that 47-percent of Americans are parasites was probably the only time during the campaign he has been truthful about his estimation of the American people, and coupled with his and Republican pledges to slash spending on programs Americans depend on certainly represents their best path forward. However, after eight years and a Great Recession, the last thing Americans are going to buy is a remanufactured Bush that promises to be defective and dangerous before the deal is done in November, and Romney’s flagging poll numbers prove it. If Republicans cannot learn that Americans are becoming informed consumers, and if they persist selling the same broken merchandise with a different salesman, then it does not matter how efficient they run a campaign, because the American people are not buying the rubbish Romney and Republicans are selling; especially after buying the same junk from Bush… twice.

[CitizenPatriot]

1. damaged goods the GOP for sure n/t

[hrmjustin]

2. Always bad for Bull artist, or the gop. n/t

[meow2u3]

3. Translation: Americans are onto your lies, GOP

[K Gardner]

4. I just LOVE your posts, Sis :-) ! K&R

[ruffburr]

5. So on the bright side

As a old white guy even I know that with 4 yrs more of obama and hopefully another eight yrs of progressive government all these old pricks will croak and something good can happen, I thought about a bumper sticker that say's :
Republicans Make it Embarrassing to be an Old White Guy

[socialist_n_TN]

7. Yeah, I'd probably buy one of those......

[Chipper Chat]

6. Less people are watching Fox NEWS

and more are watching MSNBC

[defacto7]

8. If the American people are more informed,

We need to do our best to keep it that way. Apathy could easily waste the advance and it's always harder to gain old ground.

Let's hold the ground and keep up the rhetoric for a better more educated America.

[Lochloosa]

9. This is where I would like a hundred recs....