Several people sent me to the most informative tweet I have ever seen. Marco Rubio explains the Republican Party in two short sentences: Republicans don’t want to cut Social Security. And by the way, the Democrats do.
There is something to be said for this. It’s true: the Republicans aren’t for cutting Social Security. Or saving Social Security. Or leaving it alone. Or, frankly, not leaving it alone. The Republican Party stands for whatever you believe in. And the Democrats are against it.
Really.
Report that #GOP insisting on changes to social security as part of #fiscalcliff false.BTW those changes are supported by @barackobama.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 30, 2012
BTW Marco Rubio is a dick.
Update (30 December 2012 5:52 pm)
Ezra Klein has a slightly different take on this same tweet:
You can see why these negotiations aren’t going well.
I think the problem is a little more fundamental than this. But he is right about the specifics.