The Republicans really don't think there is a problem with the economy

The Republicans really don't think there is a problem with the economy. They just don't think we're in a crisis. They're living in some kind of alternate universe. That's why the all vote NO and want Obama to fail. And, that's why two of their leaders, RNC Chair Michael Steele and House GOP Whip Eric Cantor, dismissed the idea that we're in an economic downturn.

John and I have both been writing this about the Republicans for awhile. There's no other way to explain the GOP's behavior. They just don't think it's a really a problem. The DNC cut an ad that explains the GOP's denial: