Merry Republican Christmas! - Part 2

A Facebook friend, made the following observation about the just-passed Republican tax scam and efforts to pass it off as benefitting the middle class:

The trouble is that the Republicans have manipulated this so that it's going to **look like** a tax break to a lot of people. But the reality is that most people will eventually see take-ways to compensate for the tax losses, like losing ability to get health care, perhaps future cuts in social security. 

So Democrats are going to need a good, simple and clear communication strategy to tell people what they are actually losing in exchange for some very paltry tax break.

My friend is absolutely correct in her analysis of what's needed from the Democrats, but I am not optimistic about that need being met.

Past history gives the Republicans plenty of reason to believe that the Democrats will not be able to unify behind "a good, simple and clear" response. A famous quote illustrates the reason for my skepticism.

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
–Will Rogers

Putting aside talk about a succinct and effective Democratic message, I find it interesting and devilishly ironic that during the time of the year when Christians are preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus, bible-thumping, self-righteous Republicans have devised a plan that harkens back to his death. They have created a subterfuge within their tax reform package with which they hope to convince the middle class to play the part of Judas.

The Pharisees gave Judas forty pieces of silver to betray Jesus with a kiss.

Modern-day pharisees of the Republican party are offering the middle class a forty dollar pay hike to betray their fellow citizens with kisses to the asses of Trump, McConnell, Ryan, et al.

A forty dollar temporary pay increase and thirteen million people losing access to healthcare.

Merry Fucking Republican Christmas!

Let us PREY!