Posted on 07/31/2011 1:18:15 PM PDT by Qbert
Back in 1994, Rush Limbaugh wrote See I Told You So. From page 88 of the book:
[T]he cure for: a) the budget deficit = more taxes; b) unemployment = more taxes; c) recession = more taxes; d) environmental problems = more taxes; e) illiteracy = more taxes; f) L.A. riots = more taxes. It doesn’t matter what the nature of the problem is.
This week, whether you listened to Rush, Sean, Mark, or even me filling in for Boortz, we’ve been telling you so. This whole farce in Washington is a way to get more tax revenue from you and despite public pronouncements from the Republicans that they were holding the line on tax revenue they were either (A) complicit behind the scenes or (B) going to get played.
We were right.
What we know about the pending deal is that the Democrats and Republicans are agreeing to a Deficit Commission. Despite the media spin — and the spin of some Republican sycophants — the deficit commission, which will be a super committee of the Congress, will have the power to come up with new tax revenue.
And if the Congress rejects the Commission’s demands for new tax revenue, there will be a trigger that cuts both medicare funding and defense funding.
Except, the defense funding cuts will be much more massive than the medicare cuts. And the GOP, in addition to seeing defense cut, would be hacking off seniors right before an election.
In other words, Republican Leaders are asking their members to accept tax increases or massive defense cuts and senior anger right before the election. Oh, and the medicare cuts technically wouldn’t come from beneficiaries, but from providers. Those same providers who’ll just stop taking medicare patients.
It’s not that the GOP got played so much as GOP leaders were collaborating on this. Boehner wanted a grand bargain and now he’s going to get it along with tax increases.
But hey! At least we’ll get a vote on a balanced budget amendment — one without a requirement for a super majority to raise taxes.
See also: Pick your poison
We sure need to dunk the rino’s and the commies into the toilets at the people’s house, flush it, then take a metal scrub brush and get the stink out.
Wow. The GOP really fudged this one bad.
Was there ever any doubt? A dog returns to its vomit.
So this deficit comm can pass tax leg all by itself,without the House
I don’t think so
“a Deficit Commission”
More federal employees.
“So this deficit comm can pass tax leg all by itself,without the House
I don’t think so”
- “And if the Congress rejects the Commission’s demands for new tax revenue, there will be a trigger that cuts both medicare funding and defense funding.
Except, the defense funding cuts will be much more massive than the medicare cuts. And the GOP, in addition to seeing defense cut, would be hacking off seniors right before an election.”
Get out there and vote in the next primaries!!!!!
F-em, revolution, tea party style.
No doubt about it after those pics....obama sucks!
Correct.
Looks like Redstate is resorting to a bit of demogoguery here.
The committee "will have the power to come up with new tax revenue" as they put it.
So what? They "have the power" to come up with any idea they please. It doesn't mean Congress will pass it.
And what's this about the defense cuts supposedly being more draconian than the Medicare cuts? What...do they have an "unnamed source" or something to tell them that?
“Looks like Redstate is resorting to a bit of demogoguery here.
The committee “will have the power to come up with new tax revenue” as they put it.
So what? They “have the power” to come up with any idea they please. It doesn’t mean Congress will pass it.”
—Wrong. The deal would include an automatic trigger to make the supposed cuts if Congress rejects the tax hikes.
That's good...especially when you have a majority GOP congress which is not going to vote for tax hikes.
Without a trigger, the committee likely would just jabber and never come up with anything.
Yeah, I will wait for some more analysis. Hussein is the loser here, in my first look—but it is possible Red State is right.
The GOP Elites aren't stupid. They know exactly what they are doing.
“That’s good...especially when you have a majority GOP congress which is not going to vote for tax hikes.”
The best part about it is that we can get yet another round of demagoguery about how the Repubs want to take away your Medicare right before the elections...
This has been a huge win for the GOP. The RATS will continue to own the economy, they will own a coming downgrade, and we have framed a package in accordance with our terms: no tax increases and 1:1 formula.
It is now up to Pelosi to pass this slop - her president has signed off. Boehner and McConnell can let their members vote NO.
Hugh Hewitt’s picking up much the same vibe:
http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/g/98b5e979-c26d-4da0-bb80-e5e5b60198cd
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