As long as we’re running funny YouTube ads
I like this one from the Massa campaign
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I find Randy Kuhl’s comment about feeling like Santa Claus very telling. It’s typical of upstate Republicans. They claim they’re conservative but they love government hand-outs, whether it’s a COMIDA, federal earmarks, or state member items.
I don’t mean that to be a slam of upstate Republicans. The idea that government should play Santa Claus for people may very well be part of a reasonable, coherent political philosophy. But it’s also an idea that is very much at odds with the fiscal conservatism that upstate Republicans claim to embody.
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These would be the same people who talk about the “free” market, and self-sufficiency, and all that, as if they’re the obvious gold standard — and ignore those things when it’s not convenient. The folks who are against subsidizing industries — like renewable energy — unless it’s THEIR industries — like nuclear (see John McCain). No handouts for those welfare dogs, but I love playing Santa Clause. Whaaat? I get it. If it’s government money going to people I like, I’m Santa; if it’s to people I don’t like, they’re freeloaders.