“I wish I could tell you there is some secret thing that [Mitch McConnell] really believes in, but he doesn’t.” https://twitter.com/AlecMacGillis/status/1252768794524745729

Actually, here’s something I’d say Mitch McConnell does genuinely believe in: preventing deficit spending from ever going to democratic purposes and the public good. (He’s fine with deducts if they enrich oligarchs.) https://twitter.com/IrvingSwisher/status/1252968592599113728?s=20

The American right does not care about “fiscal responsibility.” It cares about making sure the distribution of power in the economy remains as hierarchical and undemocratic as possible. https://theweek.com/articles/904259/dangerous-economyfirst-argument-sweeping-right