Limbaugh's 'porkulus' plan

[deminks]

Comedian Rash Limburger coins the term "porkulus" and all the rethug ditto heads follow suit. Great having a burned out comedian as the leader of what is left of a political party, no?

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/08/limbaugh-gop-reins/

The Los Angeles Times’ Faye Fiore and Mark Z. Barabak observe that “Rush Limbaugh has his grip on the GOP microphone,” having become “the politically wounded party’s unofficial leader.” Limbaugh — who has declared his sincere hope that Barack Obama will fail — has seen his “prominence and political import” increased.

One example of Limbaugh’s influence, unmentioned in the article, is the fact that he coined the messaging strategy for stimulus opponents, referring to the economic recovery package as “porkulus.” On his Jan. 23 radio show, Limbaugh said “it’s not a stimulus, it’s a porkulus.” On his Jan. 28 show, Limbaugh introduced the term to Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA):

LIMBAUGH: You could call this the “porkulus.”

CANTOR: Right. (laughing) Let me tell you something. It is porkulus. That’s a great description.

Limbaugh cynically wrote in the Wall Street Journal, “This ‘porkulus’ bill is designed to repair the Democratic Party’s power losses from the 1990s forward, and to cement the party’s majority power for decades.”

Eventually, Limbaugh’s phrase trickled down to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who embraced the term. Watch it:

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video at the link.

Attack, attack, attack, but they still don't have an alternative.

[Faygo Kid]

1. Grassley is a fraud.

He positions himself as a senator who actually governs, but when push comes to shove, he takes his marching orders from Limbaugh just like the rest of them.

[graywarrior]

2. Remove his porky porkulus face from the airwaves?

[boobooday]

3. Limbaugh, spilling out of a toga: I AM PORKULUS! n/t