Tinner, I agree with much of what you present, but when you make such a seemingly nonsensical statement as this, and then have nothing to say when challenged about its veracity, you lose a great deal of credibility.
That seems to be a problem with many political discussions. People on both sides say whatever they want to validate their point, then their words are picked up by others wanting to make the same or similar talking points, and soon much of the discussion degenerates into meaningless repetition of inaccurate and unverifiable nonsense.
We have great roads, yet I often hear what terrible shape they are in. When I hear that from someone, I immediately ratchet up my skepticism when I consider any statement from the same source.
Such is the nature of political discussion. For the most part, what a waste of time and effort!