You have to give the Republicans credit for one thing: They have an echo chamber that won't quit, even when what they're echoing rings totally false.

Republicans from Dick Cheney on down have been admitting they were wrong in claiming that China is drilling for oil off the coast of Florida. It's a false claim that somehow spread like wildfire among conservatives, suggesting it was in some widely-distributed talking points.

But that didn't stop Wisconsin's retreaded Congressional candidate, John Gard, from making this claim: