Republicans in Congress have spent most of the last two years on two legislative initiatives: 1. The unsuccessful effort to repeal Obamacare, and 2. The successful passage of Trump's tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. As the midterms approach, both of those issues are political losers. Obamacare is
Is there any way to truly refute these wild claims/lies/bombast? From where I sit, they are patently false. Are people really so gullible? Even if there were not insignificant numbers of bad people mixed in with the caravan, the migrants are *walking*, and they are still about *1000 miles* from the US/Mexico border. The Mexican government is only letting people trickle through (at least for the moment). They aren't going to be here anytime soon. Don't people realize that if the bad guys wanted to get across the border there are more efficient ways to do it? If you go on vacation to visit Grandma, you generally don't walk unless she lives right around the corner. You hop in the damn car! Or you fly! Or you take the bus or train!
Since it seems so easy to pull the wool over so many peoples' eyes, I suspect we really and truly have the f**king government we deserve.
Is there any way to truly refute these wild claims/lies/bombast? From where I sit, they are patently false. Are people really so gullible? Even if there were not insignificant numbers of bad people mixed in with the caravan, the migrants are *walking*, and they are still about *1000 miles* from the US/Mexico border. The Mexican government is only letting people trickle through (at least for the moment). They aren't going to be here anytime soon. Don't people realize that if the bad guys wanted to get across the border there are more efficient ways to do it? If you go on vacation to visit Grandma, you generally don't walk unless she lives right around the corner. You hop in the damn car! Or you fly! Or you take the bus or train!
Since it seems so easy to pull the wool over so many peoples' eyes, I suspect we really and truly have the f**king government we deserve.
Why wouldn't the Republicans keep doing this, when it works so well?