Republicans in Retreat!

[RecycleMichael]

This is such a blow to gaspar and his band of obstructionists.

A tax cut for the middle class, even for only two months makes his head explode. He has been hammering about a 2% to 4% Bush tax cut for the rich for months now and how important is is. Then the middle class gets a 2% cut and the sky is falling.

Thank you Obama for the Christmas gift. It ain't the money, it is the spectacular show it brought.

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And he earned it.....unlike Mitty

At least Mit hasn't turned his silver spoon into a plastic one.

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spectacular failure of the GOP to keep its caucus together.   

Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you observe) Wevsus.

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A tax cut for the middle class, even for only two months makes his head explode...  Then the middle class gets a 2% cut and the sky is falling.

Allowing the existing payroll tax cut to expire would have been a tax hike, at least that's the common phraseology.  With that in mind, not allowing the existing payroll tax cut to expire is not a tax cut. People were already only paying that much.

That is, of course, unless you are talking about the Bush tax cuts.  Allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire was a return to sanity and certainly not a tax hike. 

[Townsend]

That is, of course, unless you are talking about the Bush tax cuts.  Allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire was a return to sanity and certainly not a tax hike. 

That's not what the GOP's been telling us.

Someone's gotta get a story straight.

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That's not what the GOP's been telling us.

Someone's gotta get a story straight.

That's my point.  It depends on whether it's "your" tax cut or the other guys'.

[Conan71]

And he earned it.....unlike Mitty

Earned it?  He's like the luckiest guy since Ringo Starr or Greg Brady as "Johnny Bravo".  He fit the suit that's why he's the Prez.

The social liberals aren't subject to the cult of personality syndrome

Actually, the opposite is true.  That's how we wound up with Obama in the White House.

[Conan71]

This is such a blow to gaspar and his band of obstructionists.

A tax cut for the middle class, even for only two months makes his head explode. He has been hammering about a 2% to 4% Bush tax cut for the rich for months now and how important is is. Then the middle class gets a 2% cut and the sky is falling.

Thank you Obama for the Christmas gift. It ain't the money, it is the spectacular show it brought.

Do you realize that when they allow the Bush tax cuts to expire, the middle class gets a tax increase as well?

[Townsend]

Actually, the opposite is true.  That's how we wound up with Obama in the White House.

I believe it was the cult of Palin that got him in there.

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Do you realize that when they allow the Bush tax cuts to expire, the middle class gets a tax increase as well?

You don't understand, it's about getting the rich to pay their fair share.  Nothing else matters.  Plus, Obama can then propose to cut taxes for the middle class to the same level as the Bush cuts.  The Bush tax cuts for the rich will be replaced by the (nearly same) Obama tax cuts for the middle and lower classes.

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I believe it was the cult of Palin that got him in there.

Palin certainly helped Obama but the Hopey Changey thing didn't hurt.  I saw a real cult or mob mentality with the Hope & Change theme.  It was a lot like the Army and Marine chants.  It was a lot like the noises a football team makes.

[Townsend]

Palin certainly helped Obama but the Hopey Changey thing didn't hurt.  I saw a real cult or mob mentality with the Hope & Change theme.  It was a lot like the Army and Marine chants.  It was a lot like the noises a football team makes.

It most likely depended on the channels/stations we watched/listened to.

[Townsend]

I just realized this is probably this election cycle's Palin.

Electorate:  "why should we elect you?"

Democratic candidate 2008:  "Did you see what the Republicans did?"

Democratic candidate 2012:  "Did you see what the Republicans did?"

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It most likely depended on the channels/stations we watched/listened to.

I think it was more of one's interpretation of what they saw, perhaps enhanced by the commentators.

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Democratic candidate 2008:  "Did you see what the Republicans did?"
Democratic candidate 2012:  "Did you see what the Republicans did?"

Republican candidate 2012:  "Did you see what the Democrats tried to do?"