Earlier today, John posted the outlandish remarks from Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) that Obama wants to destroy capitalism and create more unemployment.
Now we know it's officially a GOP talking point. Why? Rush thinks so, too. Via Think Progress:
As the economy performs worse than expected, the deficit for the 2010 budget year beginning in October will worsen by $87 billion to $1.3 trillion. The deterioration reflects lower tax revenues and higher costs for bank failures, unemployment benefits and food stamps. But in the Oval Office of the White House none of this is a problem. This is the objective. The objective is unemployment. The objective is more food stamp benefits. The objective is more unemployment benefits. The objective is an expanding welfare state. And the objective is to take the nation’s wealth and return to it to the nation’s quote, “rightful owners.” Think reparations. Think forced reparations here if you want to understand what actually is going on.Hmmm. No coded language there, huh?
Now, if my memory serves me, it was George Bush who led us into this economic crisis. It was George Bush, with the help of a GOP-led Congress, who went mismanaged the surplus he inherited and left his successor with huge deficits. It was George Bush who led us into the Iraq war, which has also helped balloon the deficits. But, Rush apparently doesn't have any short-term memory. And, he's obessed -- just disturbingly obsessed -- with hating Obama.
