Seriously. As Twitchy reported, Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, outrageously claimed that an Ebola vaccine would probably have been developed by now if not for budget cuts.

First, a reminder about budget “cuts.”

Bingo.

Conservatives had swiftly schooled the fool on Sunday night and it continued Monday morning. Now with more hashtag! Don’t look now, Dr. Collins, but here are some things that took money from Ebola research:

O-Bam!

What caused such a ludicrous claim? Here’s a theory:

Ding, ding, ding!

Update:

Boom. Keep giving the idiots the business, Conservatives!

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Sunday-night bombshell: NIH director claims budget cuts have prevented an Ebola vaccine; Conservatives spotlight budget waste