Today should have been a day Republicans dream of.
What was the headline today?
President Obama's Budget Will Cut Entitlements In Exchange For Tax Increases
There it is, in black and white.
Now, if I were a powerful Republican looking to defeat Democrats, my first response would be:
"No cuts, no how, no way."
But not these Republicans, and not this corporate media. How long have they been in the thrall of the entitlement-cutters? Anyway, what's the response from Republicans?
"Obama is holding entitlement cuts hostage for tax increases"
That's right, folks. Republicans think people hate tax increases more than cuts to their Social Security. So they are going to go on and on about how the President isn't serious about cutting entitlements to "curb spending" and "get the deficit in order". They'll go on all the pundit shows and have the Very Serious People nodding in agreement.
The message will be "cuts good".
Message FAIL.