This is not much of a diary, but I am more interested in what you folks think about this. I've long been an advocate of speedy responses that will shut the wingnuts up, and I think I've come up with a winner for the week. It's short, sweet, and tears a hole in the biggest arguments that Conservatives will continue to make about the newly passed legislation.
Kind of a counter to a talking point - I like quick phrases and retorts that are more like conversation enders.
If they're so willing to defend fighting a war in Iraq with taxpayer money, CALL THEM ON IT. Here's how:
You would fight a war in Iraq with your tax dollars, but you refuse to help the folks at home?
There are infinite varieties of this. Come up with your own version, and this little analogy can seriously do some damage. Feel free to post other rapid fire responses in the comments if you have them. Let's start bringing this to an 8th grade level for a second, and see if we get some goodies. And then let's fire away...