I am frustrated with the GOP's tactic that if something is repeated enough it becomes a fact. The Republicans repeat talking points as old as Ronald Regan and journalists don't analyze or rebut it, they just repeat it. It is the GOP that got us to the point where we need a large spending bill (I hate the word stimulus and usually can't spell it anyway).
Bob Cesa has a great piece in HuffPo Operation Zero Cred.
Bob is right. Republicans have no credibility. They got us in this mess. But you don't hear that in any substantive way. Mika on morning Joe was laughed at and pushed aside this morning. It was all rehashed Republican talking points. Nothing new here so TV news went off.
Bob Cesa says phone senators and representatives now. Not sure what to say? See below the fold and hint keep it simple.
Phone numbers for your senators here. Phone numbers for your congressmember here.
The message:
"The Republicans have zero credibility on the economy."
Paraphrase President Obama:
"Please reject the Republican theories that got us into this mess in the first place."
Feel free to toss in the following:
"Make the Republicans stand and filibuster if they want to filibuster. No cloture votes!
Is this a diary? I don't know. I'm so pissed right now.
I have only two news stations I can turn to for news, PBS and BBC. But damnit make the bastards fillibuster cause it is the only way to take back the news.