We spent this past weekend visiting VA where a relative (by marriage) is a regional director of public health. One of the Dentists in their area called them after the state cut spending on public health and directed that Dentistry services be eliminated. This Dentist had been providing such services through the Public Health Department. This Dentist is also a vocal Tea Party supporter.
In the course of the conversation with my relative, this Dentist voiced support for cutting taxes and spending, but insisted that spending on Public Health including Dentistry services be increased.
Thus, in a small conversation, the idiocy of the Tea Party is presented to us. The Dentist is obviously an intelligent human being a Dentist, but his political identity does not allow him to think rationally about policies. You cannot support cutting revenues and cutting spending and then complaining about reduced services being a sign that government is going to hell.
It must be hell to be a thoughtful GOP legislator dealing with this in your base support.
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