by
One Drop
It just occurred to
me how weirdly ironic it is to have the Republican presidential
candidate talking about receiving $83 million in public funds for his
campaign. Isn't the GOP supposed to be all about doing things through
the private market, instead of through government largesse? Isn't
McCain supposed to be some kind of "budget hawk" who wants to cut
entitlement spending? Hasn't the entire GOP been working to kill off as
many social aid and welfare programs and strangle as many federal
agencies as they can since at least 1980? Given all of that, shouldn't the GOP be running their campaign entirely with private funds? What are you supposed to call an $83 million payment from the government, other than WELFARE?
Here
we have Obama refusing to accept funds from the public treasury,
relying instead on private donations. Being self-sufficient. Going out
there and making his appeal to the private markets. And he's supposed
to represent tax-and-spend liberalism, supposed to stand for bloated
budgets and pork-barrel politics. But the $83 million welfare check is being cashed by his opponent!
Welfare Queens, meet Welfare Gramps! Any day now, he's gonna start asking about his FEMA check...
