President Obama Changes His Mind and Backs Super PACs

[Gaspar]

With the shake of a finger. . .(CNN) - In a change of position, Barack Obama's reelection campaign will begin using administration and campaign aides to fundraise for Priorities USA Action, a super PAC backing the president.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/07/obama-campaign-to-support-super-pac-fundraising/?hpt=hp_t1

I guess he has to in the spirit of "Fairness."

[Townsend]

Most of them say they're against negative campaigning too.

[Hoss]

Most of them say they're against negative campaigning too.

oooh...pretty blue font

[Conan71]

With the shake of a finger. . .(CNN) - In a change of position, Barack Obama's reelection campaign will begin using administration and campaign aides to fundraise for Priorities USA Action, a super PAC backing the president.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/07/obama-campaign-to-support-super-pac-fundraising/?hpt=hp_t1

I guess he has to in the spirit of "Fairness."

You mean Uncle George said it was okay and he would fund it.

[we vs us]

You mean Uncle George said it was okay and he would fund it.

Dude.  George Soros is SOOOO 2006.  Buffet's playing the Despicable Rich Dem this cycle.

[Conan71]

Dude.  George Soros is SOOOO 2006.  Buffet's playing the Despicable Rich Dem this cycle.

Buffett isn't exactly known for financing activism.

[we vs us]

Buffett isn't exactly known for financing activism.

But he sure is visible with O this time around.  Testifying before Congress, having his secretary sit with FLOTUS during the SOTU; letting the pres market the Buffet Rule as the Buffet Rule.  He's pretty intimately involved.  In fact, he's MUCH more visible than Soros ever was. 

[Conan71]

But he sure is visible with O this time around.  Testifying before Congress, having his secretary sit with FLOTUS during the SOTU; letting the pres market the Buffet Rule as the Buffet Rule.  He's pretty intimately involved.  In fact, he's MUCH more visible than Soros ever was.  

Of course he's much more visible.  Soros is the black hand.  

Buffett is nothing more than a useful tool for President Obama.

What's the end game anyhow?  President Obama has no more intention of raising taxes on the rich than guido911 does.  He could have let the Bush tax cuts expire and he chose not to.  Make every single excuse you want as to why he didn't- gridlock, damn GOP Congresspeople...  He knows as well as anyone you simply don't raise taxes during a recession.  Even Bill Clinton is on record saying as much. 

Why did he embrace the 99%'ers when he's been doling out all sorts of government welfare to 1%'ers?

Easy, he knows his voting base is primarily people in the lower income brackets.

[Gaspar]

Of course he's much more visible.  Soros is the black hand. 

Buffett is nothing more than a useful tool for President Obama.

Very difficult to mention "tool" in the same sentence with President Obama without implying synonymic association.

[we vs us]

Of course he's much more visible.  Soros is the black hand.  

Buffett is nothing more than a useful tool for President Obama.

. . . AND the ultra successful CEO of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate . . .?  You're assuming some serious Svengali action by Obama, I have to say.

What's the end game anyhow?  President Obama has no more intention of raising taxes on the rich than guido911 does.  He could have let the Bush tax cuts expire and he chose not to.  Make every single excuse you want as to why he didn't- gridlock, damn GOP Congresspeople...  He knows as well as anyone you simply don't raise taxes during a recession.  Even Bill Clinton is on record saying as much. 

Why did he embrace the 99%'ers when he's been doling out all sorts of government welfare to 1%'ers?

Easy, he knows his voting base is primarily people in the lower income brackets.

I don't think he wants to raise taxes per se, but I do think the Bush tax cuts are going bye-bye.  It may not be for a bit, even if O is re-elected.  I think he prioritizes the economy over deficit reduction, and that's why ultimately the tax cuts might stay in place.  I also think he doesn't have a problem bargaining away their extension in whole or in parts to get what he wants in other areas.  I disagree strongly with that approach but what're you gonna do.   

[Conan71]

. . . AND the ultra successful CEO of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate . . .?  You're assuming some serious Svengali action by Obama, I have to say.

I don't think he wants to raise taxes per se, but I do think the Bush tax cuts are going bye-bye.  It may not be for a bit, even if O is re-elected.  I think he prioritizes the economy over deficit reduction, and that's why ultimately the tax cuts might stay in place.  I also think he doesn't have a problem bargaining away their extension in whole or in parts to get what he wants in other areas.  I disagree strongly with that approach but what're you gonna do.   

Seriously?  What else has he gotten as a result of not allowing the tax cuts to expire?  Can you think of anything substantive he's accomplished in the last year since he lost his majority in Congress?

Personally, I'm really ambivalent about the expiration of them.  They won't fix the deficit problems we've got without serious spending cuts and 3% or so for those at the top of the heap isn't horribly punitive.  It's simply a way for the GOP to pander to their base and keeping the image of "tax and spend liberals" dancing in GOP voter's heads.