NRCC Demands Comcast Boston Pull Blatantly False Democrat Attack Ad Targeting GOP Rep. Charlie Bass

This is an extremely interesting piece, and my sense is that the controversy goes to show how desperate the Democrats are. Seriously. Does "end" mean "end", or does it mean something else, like "reform." Because reform is not a dirty word. "Ending" Medicare sounds bad, so progressives have to basically lie to make the case that Rep. Bass "voted to end Medicare." See Andrews Stiles, "Medicare: To ‘End’ or Not to End." The piece links to PolitiFact, "Democrats say Republicans voted to end Medicare and charge seniors $12,000," which slams another ad making the exact same claim. Still, it's going pretty far to intervene in market decisions. Seems to me that NRCC should pursue a litigation strategy if they think the Democrats are lying. Either that, or take to the airwaves with counter-ads defending Rep. Bass.

NRCC's letter to Comcast Boston is here.