the IRS would be hiring up to 16,000 new agents to enforce the health care law, a myth with numbers that Republicans apparently pulled out of their arses as an example of what they'd do to combat the law being enforced. Nothing like making sure to get in a little fear-mongering with your empty promises there.

Barrasso also talked about them taking away funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to make sure that they can’t enforce provisions in the new law. What could possibly go wrong with that? As others noted that might end up backfiring on them since I don’t think it’s going to be too popular with the voters if the Republicans make sure they’re powerless if an insurance company doesn’t want to cover their children’s health care and there’s no one to turn to.

Barrasso also wants to overturn the provision in the bill which changes the way companies issue 1099 tax forms. I could see that repeal gaining some popularity, but if they think repealing some of the more popular parts of the law is going to be easy they’ve got another thing coming. I'm sure Barrasso is fully aware of that though which would explain why he says "I'd have to take a look at it" when asked if he'd sign the pledge at defundit.org to de-fund the health care law, as though he's not fully aware of what's there already.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, we got some weak tea passed with this health care bill and if the Republicans get a chance, they're not going to change it for the better. They're going to all they can to make it worse. It's just shameful.

And as always in the interest of remaining neutral, C-SPAN proves themselves to be as bad as Fox when it comes to being a fact-free spin zone, since not one of Barrasso’s lies were challenged during this interview. The entire half hour is available on their site here.