No lies from Jeff Schreiber, oh heavens no!

As we all know, Widdle Jeffie Schreiber never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever lies. No sirree. Not once in his entire life has Widdle Jeffie said or written anything that isn’t 100% true and factual. Just ask him.

Too bad those who contribute to the sewer that is Widdle Jeffie’s blog aren’t held to the same high standards. Some delusional asshat calling himself Rick Saunders posted a well-debunked lie:

For a great expose on the abuse of the reconciliation nuclear option by the Democrats, check out this great primer by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich…

Reconciliation is not the “nuclear option”. It never has been. The wingnut press and their blogger hangers-on are furiously pushing this mendacious meme, trying to conflate what was called the “nuclear option” (a tactic once threatened by Republicans) and the thirty-year-old reconciliation procedure, in order to smear Democrats as “hypocrites”. It’s total hogwash.

Media have misrepresented or ignored history of reconciliation

Fox News falsely conflates reconciliation with “nuclear option.” Throughout the health care reform debate, Fox News has repeatedly falsely described the reconciliation process as the “nuclear option.” Fox News also recently seized on a Breitbart-promoted video to falsely accuse Democrats of hypocrisy for considering using the reconciliation process to pass health care reform because they had previously opposed the “nuclear option.” But, in fact, the nuclear option referred to a Republican proposal to change Senate filibuster rules on judicial nominees and was not related to reconciliation.

Media have pushed GOP claims that reconciliation “strange,” “extraordinary,” “arcane,” “lightly used,” “unusual.” Reporting on the Democrats’ possible use of the reconciliation budget process to pass health care reform, media outlets have advanced the Republican criticism that reconciliation is “an end-run around the normal legislative process.”

Media have not challenged GOP criticisms of reconciliation process. Media Matters for America has documented a pattern of journalists uncritically quoting Republican senators criticizing the decision to use reconciliation, without noting that those same senators — including Alexander, Grassley, and Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) — voted to allow the use of the budget reconciliation process to pass legislation during the Bush administration, including tax cuts.

I am certain that Widdle Jeffie Schreiber is ecstatic that Rick Saunders has taken on the challenge of posting lies like these to America’s Right. It must be a great comfort to Widdle Jeffie that he can keep his lily-white hands clean of the nasty business of perpetuating falsehoods like this.