Fact or Faux

It appears that a new tactic from Republicans in Congress might be called creative distraction. When they cannot gather enough votes to solve a problem facing the majority of Americans, they vote to solve a non-existent problem of their creation. Examples of these faux problems are: ·Farm-dust: Congress voted legislation to prevent EPA regulations from banning farm dust. The only problem is that there is no EPA regulation to prevent. ·Motto: The House voted to make “In God We Trust” the motto of the U.S.A. The only problem is that is already the motto...look at any coins lately? ·Millionaires on Unemployment: Another myth created by Fox News and Rush where no examples of this claim can be given. ·Photo IDs will prevent voter fraud except that there is no evidence of wide-spread voter fraud. Then, there are the countless other myths that have perpetrated by Republicans over the past. Examples of some of these are: ·Welfare Queens in a Cadillac ·Wealth will trickle down ·Saddam has weapons of mass destruction ·Medicare D will not add to the deficit ·These tax cuts will pay for themselves and are deficit neutral ·Income disparity is class warfare ·Lowering tax rates will actually increase revenue ·Lower taxes on capital gains creates jobs So, how can one determine when a claim is valid or a statement is truthful? ·If it is on Fox News you know it is not true ·If Rush’s or Glen’s lips move you know it is a lie ·If there are more than two people standing behind Boehner, McConnell, or Cantor it is probably false and they've maximized their capacity for defecatory waste material ·If a statement is made on the campaign trail there is no doubt it is, at best, an exaggeration