Why do republicans tell such obvious lies?
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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free _Mother Jones Daily_. These tweets from Paul Ryan’s press secretary kind of crack me up: >
While we’re setting the record straight: AHCA was posted online a > month ago, went through 4 committees, & has been scored by CBO — > twice. > > — AshLee Strong
(@AshLeeStrong) May 6, 2017 > CBO has scored #AHCA twice. #facts > > March 13: https://t.co/fqlMGmPVdz > > March 23: https://t.co/OAJ4M7lhEP > > — AshLee Strong
(@AshLeeStrong) May 6, 2017 This is a pretty crude evasion, and a seemingly pointless one. Anybody who’s savvy enough to know what a CBO score is in the first place also knows that this is
badly misleading. _Earlier_ bills were scored. _Earlier_ bills went through committee. _Earlier_ bills were posted online a month ago. But none of that applies to the _actual_ bill that was
passed on Thursday. So why bother? The answer is simple: Donald Trump has taught Republicans that Twitter is a useful tool for communicating with your base, and that’s all this is. Most
people who read these tweets will have no idea what they’re about, just that they’re more examples of how the lying left is always telling lies about Republicans. It will become a useful
attack meme on the right for a while, and that’s all it’s for.