Misguided Quote of the Day

From the New York Times Week in Review section this morning in an article explaining how Democrats can use the Tea Party to win their elections.

“People here know that Gerry Connolly does support the president and speaker if that is what the people of Fairfax County want,” said Rex Simmons, chairman of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, referring to Representative Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who faces a Tea Party challenger, Keith Fimian, in the 11th Congressional District race. “But he is proud that he was responsible for making sure health care reforms were paid for. He has stood his ground when necessary.”


The sad thing is that Mr. Simmons is serious when he says things like that . Connolly made sure Obamacare was paid for! On what planet? Not Earth! Most voters know that the numbers were rigged so that the democrats could get an opinion from the Congressional Budget Office saying that Obamacare would not increase the deficit; they took the so-called Doctors' Fix out of the bill and passed it separately, making that quarter of a trillion dollar expenditure stand on its own. The voters also realize that the waste and fraud cure that is supposed to pay for half of Obamacare will never materialize. That's another half trillion dollars. Finally, they know that insurance premiums are soaring due to Obamacare. That rise means that people are paying for Obamacare through higher premiums rather than higher taxes, but they are paying for that monstrosity nonetheless. So Simmons is out there making a claim that his audience mostly knows is phony.