Romney’s campaign is based on lies. Not truth bending or stretching, but total verifiable falsehoods. His two most effective campaign arcs have been “you didn’t build that” and the idea that the President has removed work requirements from welfare.
That these lies are so successful pisses me off. But that’s not the worst part! No the worst part is their habit of blaming Obama for the things they have done. The debt ceiling debacle? Obama’s fault! The debt itself? Obama’s fault! Failure of Bowles Simpson? Obama’s fault! Really, Obama is going to take your Medicare! Really, its the gays persecuting the good Christians by wanting to get married!
But back in the real world, the debt ceiling fight happened because republicans refused to give an inch, the largest drivers of debt are Bush era policies, the BS commission failed because not enough people voted for it (Paul Ryan among those voting against its recommendations), Paul Ryan proposes the exact same Medicare cuts, and on the last point just fuck you. That last point is one of the most offensive things I’ve encountered thus far in this campaign. It’s vile.
Lying in politics is one thing. But the entire basis of the campaign? These people have taken it to a new level. It’s disgusting.
520 Chestnut 
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