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.”

Reminder: "cuts" in Washington DC budgets not like cuts when you lose your job in flyover country. — Brad Cundiff (@bradcundiff) October 13, 2014

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:

IRS Star Trek Convention Video #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — Brad Cundiff (@bradcundiff) October 13, 2014

Obamas 200 rounds of golf #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — Terri (@CantBelieve10) October 13, 2014

Priority shipping to return bust of Churchill #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — Mix It Up (@AMFMPMTOO) October 13, 2014

The State Department misplaced and lost some $6 billion due to the improper filing of contracts under Hillary.#tookmoneyfromebolaresearch — CitizenEgg (@CitizenEgg) October 13, 2014

.@BarackObama's security detail at Gweneth Paltrow's mansion. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — Keep Calm and Carry (@johnnyfriegas) October 13, 2014

White House Vegetable Garden #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — Mix It Up (@AMFMPMTOO) October 13, 2014

#TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch Michelle Obama's horrible lunch's that end up in school dumpsters — Beanfrompa (@BeanfromPa) October 13, 2014

Drink Up, Michelle Obama's campaign to convince you to drink water. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — DishGirl (@R_U_Srs) October 13, 2014

Posting park rangers at the WWII memorial to prevent rogue veterans from getting in. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — MaxR.S (@Randy_Shannon) October 13, 2014

O-Bam!

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

Dems running with "republicans caused Ebola" meme guarantees their internal Senate polls show doom in November.#TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch — Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) October 13, 2014

Ding, ding, ding!

Update:

2 verified accounts helped to turn #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch into a Trending Topic. These accounts were: @michellemalkin & @TwitchyTeam — Trendinalia USA (@trendinaliaUS) October 13, 2014

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