Posted on 10/18/2012 10:40:44 PM PDT by Kaslin
And given his pettiness. . . I can see Obama giving us all a final “F*ck You!” by letting it happen when he loses.
The fact that it will make the Democrats radioactive for decades to come is irrelevant: it’s all about HIM.
Then he’ll just retire to his Hawaiian palace, smoke “choom” all day, and be “Bathhouse Barry” at the local hangouts. .
Thanks for including the indentation in your post. Many FReepers neglect/don’t know how to do that and their post doesn’t make sense as a result.
Clever or stupid?????
The rememdy?
On Nov. 7, President elect Romney announces that he, the House, and the new Republican majority Senate will be retroactively cancelling the tax increases in January. Meanwhile, non-defense cuts can remain in place.
If he loses I bet he will leave some Easter eggs behind for Romney to deal with. He should be prosecuted and his deeds exposed if he attempts to create chaos and problems on the way out. A lot of people are predicting that he will be a saboteur on his way out.
Sounds perfect to me
That is why ozero is saying he needs four more years to “finish the job”.
No one presses him on just what the job is.
Not hard to figure out.
Like what Clinton did to George Bush.
Clinton left Bush 9/11.
Firewalls and all that.
Republicans got themselves into this position, playing this game of chicken.
1) Knowing the tax cuts expire at the end of Os first term they (Republican House and McConnel) last year insisted on a debt limit increase deal that included certain delayed budget cuts that they are now claiming are catastrophic, to take place at the same time as the tax increases. ( I am skeptical that these cuts are anywhere near that bad.) They apparently thought this would be a great election issue.
2) The prior R minority leadership in congress (2009 to 2010 under Pelosi/Reid congress) , same people as now, saw it as a great victory to get Obama to extend all those tax cuts in late 2010, the middle of Obama’s term. So thanks to that he has used that as a major talking point against Romney and others which wouldnt have sounded so good now if he ‘won’ and got taxes went up. I always said that that was the last thing O wanted at that point, taxes to go up before his (re-)election.
It would be truly ironic if this ends in Obama being able to keep taxes going up after his re-election when he doesnt have to worry about another.
Finally:
a) If O wins then he will not give in on taxes this time, he has the upper hand.
b) Even if MR wins he still has to get an extension through the Senate and he wont have 60, in fact Reid may still be Senate leader. And apparently he wants to reverse the automatic budget cuts that Rs like Ryan called a major historic victory just last year at the same time.
You’re welcome
This is all verbatim correct, and it makes me sick to my stomach!!!! I have posted many times that even if Romney wins, Obama will do untold damage to America before he leaves. In this particular case, all he has to do is put his feet up on his desk, and smile.
While there are many here warning that a MR POTUS will not be all roses I was pretty much alone here warning that a Boehner House would bring a bunch of problems. Look at the baggage that Ryan acquired last year (debt limit deal) that is being thrown at him.
If Pelosi was still speaker any one of the R candidates could beat O, even Cain with his wimmin problems.
” I was pretty much alone here warning that a Boehner House would bring a bunch of problems.”
I was with you every time.
” Look at the baggage that Ryan acquired last year (debt limit deal) that is being thrown at him.”
believe me, I looked.
” If Pelosi was still speaker any one of the R candidates could beat O, even Cain with his wimmin problems. “
Correct.
Perhaps, if by “on his way out” you mean, “since he was elected”
Blah blah blah..... Obama is already a lame duck.
Harry Reid has the power. He will be the driver of the bus going over the cliff. At present, he is probably dithering and won’t know what to do for several weeks.
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