Durbin Demagogues Again Ad Nauseum

Is there any subject he doesn't bungle and obfuscate? Roland Burris, the stimulus, Thomson, our troops, healthcare? From Republican Senate.gov:

FACT CHECK: “BIGGEST DEFICIT CUTTER” “IN HISTORY”

Ten Years Of Taxes With Only Six Years Of Benefits Still Do Not Produce A Third Of The Savings Of The Balanced Budget Act Of 1997

SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): “And The Congressional Budget Office Took A Look At This Bill, Took A Year To Prepare It And Said It Is The Biggest Deficit Cutter In The History Of The United States. Because Over 10 Years, This Bill Alone Will Save The Federal Government $130 Billion…”(Sen. Durbin, Floor Remarks, 12/18/09)

BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997: $423.9 BILLION OVER 10 YEARS

CBO: “Direct Spending And Revenue Effects Of The Balanced Budget Act Of 1997 … Total … Deficit … 1998-2007 … -423.9 [Billion Dollars].” (“Budgetary Implications Of The Balanced Budget Act Of 1997,” Congressional Budget Office)

One more:

FACT CHECK: SENATOR ONCE AGAIN MISTAKENLY CITES CBO

Majority Whip Attributes Savings Analysis To CBO When The Actual Source Is The Majority Leader’s Office

SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): “This Bill Alone Will Save The Federal Government ... $650 Billion [From 2020-2029].” “And the Congressional Budget Office took a look at this bill, took a year to prepare it and said it is the biggest deficit cutter in the history of the United States. Because over 10 years, this bill alone will save the federal government $130 billion and over the next 10 years, $650 billion.” (Sen. Durbin, Floor Remarks, 12/18/09)

WHAT CBO ACTUALLY SAID: “A Detailed Year-By-Year Projection For Years Beyond 2019… Would Not Be Meaningful”

CBO: “A Detailed Year-By-Year Projection For Years Beyond 2019, Like Those That CBO Prepares For The 10-Year Budget Window, Would Not Be Meaningful Because The Uncertainties Involved Are Simply Too Great.” (CBO Director Doug Elmendorf, Letter To Sen. Harry Reid, 11/18/09, P.14)

SO WHO IS THE SOURCE OF THIS $650 BILLION CLAIM?

“Reid’s Office Said The Bill Could Reduce The Deficit By $650 Billion In Its Second 10 Years.” (“Harry Reid's Plan Ups Pressure On Moderates,” Politico, 11/18/09)

More. Michelle Malkin:Coburn defends the Party of No; Durbin blasts “styptic-hearted Republicans;” Update: Video added

Styptic-hearted?

styp·tic (stptk)

adj.

1. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.

2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic.

If we're trying to stop the bleeding we're hard-hearted? Do you feel like you're on a precipice, Sen. Durbin?