Posted on 01/01/2013 8:53:33 AM PST by jimbo123
By a vote of 89 to 8 to approve a fiscal deal, the Senate demonstrated that President Obama surely is the most incompetent if not counterproductive deal-maker in an era that requires a good one. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice President Biden found the middle ground, with McConnell sneaking in a few gems.
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This is what compromise looks like.
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The vote once again shows that right-wing bullies like the Heritage Action Fund that threatened to “score” the vote (i.e., give lawmakers a demerit and set them up for primary challenges) are powerless in the face of real-world choices.
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"The spending will be addressed with the debt limit, coming soon, and in which we have more bargaining power. If they're bold this could be a nice win"
Not only that, but Barack Obama won't be calling for new taxes with the debt ceiling debate. Nor will the MSM constantly bash "Tea Party extremists" for holding the country hostage and trying to purposely destroy the economy so that we can default on our obligations. Low-information people won't be swayed by Obama's unchallenged claim that he cut "$1 Trillion dollars last year"- instead, this will be the moment that they sit down and finally analyze the facts. The stock market won't drop a lot as we get closer to the debt ceiling vote, forcing the GOP to freak out and cave...
...Obama won't use the opportunity to trash Republican "hyper-partisanship" in his inauguration speech or the SOTU, either. Republicans won't negotiate in bogus back-room deals that delay cuts forever, like they have done 100% of the time the past few years. Also, the Kansas City Chiefs will go undefeated next season and win the Super Bowl...
Careful before you take a chunk out of your tongue.
I suspect he would have approved a permanent tax cut for 99% of the taxpayers. Then gone back for the other 1% when he saw a chance. It's called "incrementalism" and is what got the Left to where it is today. Maybe we ought to try it too, for a change, instead of calling people names.
I normally agree with you, but how in the world do you expect the Republican-held House of Representatives to lock in 100% of the Bush tax cuts?
makes perfect sense...NOT. We’re still waiting for the spending cuts promised to Presidents Reagan & Bush (41)
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