Yesterday, I posted a graph detailing Obama’s projected deficit, and the neo-socialists went into a frenzy.  I’ve never seen so much hate mail.  It was delicious.  Most of what I got was just a bunch of feverish, screaming tirades laced with “tough-guy” language and a lot of swearing.  Some of it was just depravity masquerading as sentences – lots of threats, etc.  A select few tried to make a point.

Primarily, they featured the “this is all the fault of the last 8 years” argument.  I was all set to write a response today, something about how the last 8 years were bad, but are dwarfed by the fiscal irresponsibility of the Obama administration.  As I got started, though, I remembered that these people have a tough time reading long sentences, and the facts they contain frighten and confuse them.  It’s important to keep in mind that these are the kind of folks who get their news primarily from The Daily Show.  So, I was left wondering what to do.

This morning, a friend shared this video with me, and I figured I’d let it do the talking.  It comes to us from the fine folks at Political Math.  Next time you hear the “but Bush was bad too” argument, you can admit that he was, then show them this clip, point out the hypocrisy, and stand back.  The truth really seems to get under their skin.

- Robert Laurie