Tom Moran Almost Says Republicans Wrong

by: huntsu

Mon Jul 25, 2011 at 08:22:19 PM EDT

In a piece noting that slashing the federal budget would cut eleven percent from the already hurting Centers for Disease Control that protect us from things like SARS , teen pregnancy, hospital infections and deadly diseases, he waits until paragraph seven of eight to note the following:

When Republicans say they will not raise any taxes, or even end tax subsidies for oil and gas companies, it means agencies like the CDC take an even deeper hit. And this happens at a time when the federal tax bite is at a post World War II low.

That's right, Tom.  These cuts are wholly on the backs of Republicans.  If John Boehner would just give an up or done vote on the debt limit with no strings attached it would pass.  Instead he and the Republicans are holding the country hostage in order to put our collective health at risk.

Talk about burying the lede.  This is a 100% artificial calamity created 100% by the Republicans and 0% by the Democrats, and the result will be things like a country more at risk for a major disease outbreak or biological attack.

But let's keep writing articles that bury the blame, that say both parties are at fault.  Because that's what an independent, watchdog media is for -- confusing a perfectly plain issue.