"It is very important for Americans to look over there," stated Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as he passed a document to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
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The place Republicans and Democrats plot to rob more Medicare funds (above). Capitol Building by Peter Griffin. |
"We will only pay for something if we can cut something else," said Boehner. He shrugged before adding, "Where the hell else are we going to get the funding unless we raid Medicare? And if your answer is 'higher taxes on the rich' you clearly haven't been paying attention."
Democratic collaborators in the senate were too cowardly to comment.
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders chided Republicans and their Democratic friends for being "huge assholes" and "continuing to raid social programs and then complaining they are failing and going to go broke."