Because they have nothing of substance to hang on their opposition to the very popular American Recovery Act, QOPers are making the rounds of the political talk shows decrying how the ARA gives checks to inmates…just like the previous 2 rounds of stimulus money they signed off on during the previous administration. But since this time the stimulus went out under a Democratic POTUS, they’re all up in arms about the same thing they approved last time. (Never mind that the amount in question is less than 1% of the money of the total bill.)
So, in order to deflect from the fact that they UNANIMOUSLY voted AGAINST a bill that is popular with more than 75% of the country—including 60% of their own base; how are they gonna explain that?—the QOP find themselves in the fucked up and unenviable position of attacking a very popular measure just so they can come up with any little bullshit argument to seemingly hurt the POTUS. That, of course, being more important to them than to help the American people who, across the board, so desperately need help.
These people call themselves patriots. If so, they need to love this country significantly less.
