So the House Republicans, boldly responding to Obama's challenge, released their alternative budget today. Except they didn't, really, because it has no numbers. Ryan Grim at HuffPo:
Reporters -- mainstream, liberal and conservative -- greeted the Republican document with a collective scoff.
"Are you going to have any further details on this today?" the first asked.
"On what?" asked Boehner.
"There's no detail in here," noted the reporter...
..."We'll have the alternative budget details next week," promised Boehner. Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) had wisely departed the room after offering his opening remarks. ("Today's Republican road-to-recovery is the latest in a series of GOP initiatives, solutions and plans," he had offered.)
A third reporter asked Boehner about the Republican goal for deficit reduction, noting President Obama aimed to cut it in half in five years. "What's your goal?"
"To do better," said Boehner.
"How? How much?"
"You'll see next week."
Okay. Fair enough. We'll give them a week. However, there is one number in the plan -- they want to lower taxes on the rich from 35% to 25%. Who would have guessed?
Mind-boggling. What planet are these people phoning in from? They are just such ridiculously transparent whores. And you people want me to be tougher on Obama? Please. These people's brains are from Neptune. Or Uranus. Or someone's.
