Most of why I hate April Fool’s Day is because a good number of people have confused clever pranks or satire with just telling lies.
Another reason why I hate April Fool’s Day is because sometimes there is genuine news that is so absurd you are afraid to treat it seriously. And unfortunately, Congressional Republicans released their budget today. I just have to wonder how this budget — which responds to the last eight years by calling for more tax breaks for the rich and contrasts itself with Democratic budgets offered from people who haven’t been born yet — differs from something a satirist might’ve written up to mock how absolutely insane the House Republicans have gotten.
I’m seriously open to the idea that I’m just falling for an elaborate dirty-lib-blogosphere prank. But after last week’s disaster, which fell on the inconspicuous March 26, I consider myself pretty susceptible.