#GlovesOff and #gaslighting, all in the same story

Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP

It called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, and if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.

His revised plan specifies exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.

Biden held up a pamphlet of Scott's original plan when he visited the senator's home state of Florida last week, saying “I know that a lot of Republicans — their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. If that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.”

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Scott's new plan takes a shot at his critics, saying in bold typeface: “Note to President Biden, Sen. Schumer, and Sen. McConnell – As you know, this was never intended to apply to Social Security, Medicare, or the US Navy."

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also funny how he only mentions the branch of the military he served in—fuck the rest of them, I guess?

“I have never supported cutting Social Security or Medicare, ever (1). To say otherwise is a disingenuous Democrat (2) lie from a very confused president (3).

a lot to unwrap there

(1) bullshit
(2) grammatical Trump dogwhistle
(3) man up and say "senile", Voldemort—go ahead and open Pandora's box

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/02/17/sen-rick-scott-alters-policy-plan-causing-heartburn-for-gop/

MORE OF THIS PLEASE #glovesoff

'They want to kill grandma': Dems support Biden's refusal to compromise Social Security for debt ceiling - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/debt-ceiling-democrats-republicans/

#glovesoff (2nd ¶)

'Monumentally stupid': Reagan adviser shreds GOP over IRS plan - Raw Story

Bartlett has been warning about the problems with the FairTax plan for years. In 2005, he published a lengthy paper deconstructing how impossible it would be to enforce, how the tax revenues could never fund the modern federal government as we know it, how it would depress wages for workers, and how the whole scheme is probably unconstitutional. He reiterated many of these issues in a Wall Street Journal editorial two years later.

FairTax has next to no chance of passing the Senate even if it passes the House. However, President Joe Biden is already set to blast House Republicans over the proposal in his upcoming economic policy speech, accusing them of moving to raise prices for groceries and other essentials for families at a time when the country is already recovering from the worst inflation in 40 years

https://www.rawstory.com/republican-irs-plan/

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y'all know I'm not a Kamala fan, but this is the kind of #GlovesOff stuff we need

Harris blames Republicans for border crisis: 'Unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-blames-republicans-for-border-crisis-unwillingness-to-engage-in-any-meaningful-reform/ar-AA15usmN