Submitted to a Candid World

If you’ve ever had a younger sibling - or watched the Simpsons - you probably know the game where you grab your opponent’s arm, and use it to punch them in the face, all the while screaming “stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!” Hee hee. It’s funny, because you get to blame someone else for your own evil deeds!

Well, the House Republicans have just done the rhetorical equivalent. Their website blames the Democrats, who are apparently “unable or unwilling to get the job done,” for Congress’ inability to do anything of substance. Apparently the GOP’s latest strategy is to stand in the way of progress, and then blame the Democrats for trying in the first place, thus camouflaging their own complicity in letting a failed President continue to control the nation. Ugh.

The hypocrisy is consummated by a delightful instance of election-year sleight of hand:

Hey, you know what they say. If at first you don’t succeed, steal the other guy’s slogan.