Republicans 2014 and their war on big government

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Certainly their agenda appears to be a war on big government. First the IRS, then the NSA, homeland security, social security. Which department will be next? Republicans have been the orchestrators of spying and control. This administration had no alternative except to follow along the line of the Bush adminstration after 9/11 or it would appear weak. Damned if you do or damned if you don't. Democrats need to 'box clever' on this one.

[CJCRANE]

1. Repubs created the big government apparatus

now they want to dismantle it.

After a while, they'll want to build it up again.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. Only when it suits them

we need to play them at their own game

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. They like "big government"

as long as it benefits them. When it benefits "others", not so much.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. republicans don't seem to have much to run on in 2014

they are scraping the barrel for ideas. Issues like guns, immigration and abortions is not going to benefit them in 2014.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. It sounds like they are setting up the IRS and the Obama/Democratic "Culture of Intimidation"

to win votes in 2014. I'm beginning to hear conservatives/teabaggers increasingly using the IRS as the "whipping post" for their woes. I'm sure that they will run (once again) against ACA. Whether or not these things turn out to be a potent political topic for most people remains to be seen. I don't see it gaining that much traction, particularly as more and more information comes out about the IRS concerns. Frankly, I don't think that it actually reflects that well on the teabaggers as I suspect that far fewer of their groups actually qualify for tax-exempt status than what the IRS has already approved.

[modrepub]

5. Repubs like big government

when they are the ones in control

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. Democrats are being duped by the GOP over the scandals

Let's not fall for this