Economic Quicksand

Mitch McConnell says he is getting his groove back, probably because the polls are swinging back in favor of the Republicans.  Because he belongs to the party that courageously opposes extending unemployment benefits for the unemployed while supporting the extension of tax cuts for the very rich.
Never mind that the Bush years proved that these tax cuts don't stimulate the economy because the wealthy don't spend the money. The Republicans have again succeeded in convincing us that it's all a zero sum game, that if somebody else gets a little help in their time of greatest need, that the help won't be there for us when we need help.  They have convinced us that with five job applicants for each open position, that it is the unemployed, seeking work, that are causing unemployment.  Not business' justifiable queasiness about investing in the economy that has been rocketing downward since the worst of the Bush economic theories were tested.

Small wonder that the polls are up for Republicans. Remember what George Bush said in 2002:

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." 

And he still got reelected.