Republicans: No Bad Things Happened Until 2009

“[V]oters realize that there is only one party who bailed out the automakers and insurance companies, forced a failed stimulus debacle through Congress, advocated for an energy tax, and attempted to take over America’s health care system,” says a memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the wake of Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts. As Ben Smith points out, “It may have been a long time ago, but President Bush did preside over the auto and AIG bailouts.” But, really, why get tangled up in details?