Photo from source, Think Progress
Just a few posts ago, I mentioned that my biggest problem engaging conservatives in discussions--ok, arguments--is that while their quivers are filled with talking points and Frank Luntzian buzz words, they often can't argue the facts.
Well, the phenomenon isn't limited to your friends and relatives, or to political pundits, it would seem it also walks the halls of Congress. Take a look.
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Responding to the California Supreme Court’s decision yesterday overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage, congressional conservatives attacked the decision by calling it the result of “unelected judges” turning over the will of the people. [snip]
But, in making their rush to judgment about the CA decision, both Blunt and Feeney have the basic facts wrong about how California’s judicial system works. . .
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