GOP: Trust us, even though we can't verify

By GottaLaff

Remember Ronald Reagan's signature phrase "trust but verify"? Apparently Rushpublics don't think it applies to them when it comes to health care reform:

Senate Republicans cannot say what exactly the budgetary impact of their health alternatives would be, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said this weekend.

Way to instill confidence, guys. I'm sure the CBO can help clarify, though, right?

Gregg, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, emphasized that Republicans believe their healthcare alternatives would bring down costs, though the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) would be unable to score them.

Oh. So we're supposed to just "go with it", huh? The way we did when Boy Georgie got us into an illegal war? That kind of blind trust? And, gosh, why wouldn't we? Your credibility is already so high.

The New Hampshire Republican said that GOP alternatives, which they'll offer as amendments to Democrats' health legislation, "don't cost money."

He's right, you know. Amendments that are worthless don't cost anything.

The CBO score of the House bill suggested that the Republican bill, which in many ways mirrors the Senate GOP's amendments, would bring down the deficit and lower health costs, but still leave potentially tens of millions of Americans without health insurance.

Yep. Nothing says "believe in us" like pulling the rug out from under millions of Americans.

New GOP motto: Trust... but whatever you do, don't verify.