They Think We're Stupid

For a few weeks now, Democrats have been fighting attempts to post the "Baucus Bill" online so that we, The People, can see what they have in store for us.  It's been called a "Vapor Bill" since it contains nearly no legislative language and, in essence, is a conceptual document.  In other words, the Senate is actually debating and voting on a bill that will be finalized at some point under the cover of darkness, if they get their way.

That alone should raise gigantic red flags for every freedom-loving American.  But wait, there's more!  They've even convinced the CBO to "score" this conceptual document and wouldn't you know, it is going to allegedly trim $81 Billion from the budget over 10 years.  I'd laugh if I didn't know that the completely-in-the-tank-for-Democrats-media will run with this one juicy detail at full speed to rally public support for the plan.

As always, The Heritage Foundation is out front calling out this nonsense for what it is:

Indeed, the CBO went to great pains to emphasize this fact in their letter to Congress: “CBO and JCT’s analysis is preliminary in large part because the Chairman’s mark, as amended, has not yet been embodied in legislative language.” But this isn’t even the most deceptive part of what the left in Congress is trying to pull on the American people. Not only does the Baucus bill not even really exist, just a Vapor Bill filled with conceptual language, it is about to be completely thrown out the window when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) merges it with the deficit busting HELP bill to move it to the Senate floor.

You'd almost think that Congress hasn't yet gotten the message that people are on to them.  Have they not seen the constant stream of polls showing that people, across the entire political spectrum, don't trust them and overwhelmingly disapprove of their performance?

When you see this latest example of the utter contempt Congress has for us, and you recall how Pelosi once claimed this would be the most transparent / corruption-free Congress ever, there's only one conclusion anyone with half a brain could come up with:

They think we're stupid.

UPDATE: Reid didn't waste any time, did he?

Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid said the Finance Committee will vote at that time on a 10-year, $829 billion proposal that covers 94 percent of eligible Americans while reducing the deficit. The positive estimate by the Congressional Budget Office was a breakthtrough for Montana Sen. Max Baucus, the plan's author.