Why Doth The Heathen Rage?

 

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.

Despite that:

Mike Johnson: "Medicaid is intended, remember, as a safety net for young pregnant mothers and the elderly and disabled and vulnerable populations, not for young able-bodied men without dependents. Those are the kinds of people we're taking off the program." pic.twitter.com/SqYLfMGqxU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 13, 2025

Makes sense, right?

"You're talking about the $600 billion over a decade-long plan," said Melber. "And most importantly, [the Congressional Budget Office] scored this actually just today. Seven million people could be basically forced off insurance. And take a look at, say, a MAGA Republican like Josh Hawley. He is looking at this right now and saying that slashing health insurance for the working poor is, he says, morally wrong and politically suicidal ... does it risk you overseeing a system that if the Republicans get their way, you're going to be pushing a lot of people off health insurance right now?"

From the people who brought you “2 Dolls Xmas” and “No Goods In Ports And Stores Saves Money.”

"MAGA went from being, you know, perhaps a surprisingly effective political slogan on a hat to being like the biggest sort of subversive punchline of irony that I've ever seen in politics: Making China look good and like the better, more responsible actor. Making Europe the magnet for science and research," she said. "These are the real consequences of Trump's second term."

That’s not really being overlooked in favor of screw 7 million people off Medicaid, any more than rampant xenophobia is making people happy to suspend due process.

And Trump’s second term is only 4 months old.