When In Worry, When In Doubt…

 …run in circles, scream and shout.

House Republicans are becoming weary and wary of in-person town hall meetings after a number of lawmakers have faced hometown crowds angry about the Trump administration’s push to slash government programs and staffing.

Party leaders suggest that if lawmakers feel the need to hold such events, they do tele-town halls or at least vet attendees to avoid scenes that become viral clips, according to GOP sources.

I mean, what the fuck do you think we have Elmo for? He doesn’t hold town halls, so people can only yell at him from their couches.

Beyond that, White House and party officials say the majority of the public wants the budget cuts.

"The president's policies are incredibly popular, and the American people applaud his success in cutting the waste, fraud and abuse of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars," said Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser at the RNC. "Pathetic astroturf campaigns organized by out-of-touch, far-left groups are exactly why Democrats will keep losing."

Those aren’t real people. They’re outside agitators. Southern politicians started that, in opposition to the civil rights movement. Nixon picked it up later. It became a conservative trope, especially in the GOP, to label anyone who disagreed as out of the mainstream and not part of Nixon’s “Silent Majority.” Yeah, that one’s behind that quote, too.

Seems like old times….