Koch Republic spokesmen (and GOP Congressmen) John Boehner and Mitch McConnell teamed up in a Wall Street Journal op-ed this week. They started off by stating: "We are humbled by this opportunity to help struggling middle-class Americans who are clearly frustrated by an increasing lack of opportunity, the stagnation of wages, and a government that seems incapable of performing even basic tasks."
Translation: We've kept the Federal government in gridlock for years, but now that we control Congress, we've got to act like we're going to do something about the plight of the middle class so the finger of blame isn't pointed at us. We'll go with our usual approach -- tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, you know, the "job creators." Of course, we can't be held responsible if the money ends up overseas. It's a global economy, right? If the masses get restless, we might throw them a bone by raising the minimum wage a few pennies. Then again, maybe we'll just pretend to be sympathetic to the middle class struggles, but not actually do anything to help them. We're really good at that.