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Maintaining Bush tax cuts = coal in Democrats’ stocking?
Reaction from the Left to President Obama’s compromise with Republicans has been entertaining, to say the least. For Progressives, compromise means giving them everything they ask for and nothing for their opponents. Anything else causes childish tantrums and profanity.
The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday’s House Democratic Caucus meeting.One unidentified lawmaker went so far as to mutter “f— the president” while Rep. Shelley Berkley was defending the package the president negotiated with Republicans. Berkley confirmed the incident, although she declined to name the specific lawmaker.
“It wasn’t loud,” the Nevada Democrat said. “It was just expressing frustration from a very frustrated Member.”
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.) was also overheard saying that “we can’t trust him” not to cave to Republicans and extend the tax cuts again in two years, according to a Democratic source.
The anger aimed at the bill was widespread. As Democrats moved to block the bill from coming up on the floor, chants of “Just say no!” could be heard by reporters outside the room.
Byron York has his finger on the pulse of Democrat anger: Obama Claus didn’t bring them all the tax increases they wanted.
Why are liberals so upset by Barack Obama’s agreement to extend all the Bush tax cuts, even those on the highest-earning Americans? Perhaps because they believed what he said during the presidential campaign. Just as a reminder, here is a non-exhaustive look at candidate Obama’s statements on the Bush tax cuts:“It’s true that I want to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans.” Chester, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2008
“We are going to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans, those making more than $250,000 a year.” Lake Worth, Florida, October 21, 2008
“Yes, I’m going to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the very wealthiest Americans.” New Philadelphia, Ohio, September 3, 2008
“I think it is very important to roll back the Bush tax cuts on some of the wealthiest Americans.” Chesapeake, Virginia, August 21, 2008
“We’re going to have to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the top one percent.” Fargo, North Dakota, July 3, 2008
“I’m going to roll back the Bush tax cuts back to the levels they were in the 1990s.” Interview with Fox News Channel, June 26, 2008
“I will roll back the Bush tax cuts on people making over $250,000.” Watertown, South Dakota, May 16, 2008
“We are going to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.” Raleigh, North Carolina, May 3, 2008
“It is true that I would roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans back to the level they were under Bill Clinton.” Fox News Sunday, April 27, 2008
“We’re going to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the top one percent.” Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 31, 2008
“I want to roll back those Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans.” Youngstown, Ohio, February 18, 2008
“Let’s roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans.” Washington, DC, June 19, 2007
“I would roll back the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000.” Manchester, New Hampshire, June 3, 2007
Given all those statements — and there were many, many more just like them in the long campaign — is it any wonder that Obama’s most ardent supporters are beside themselves? They have hated the Bush tax cuts for nearly a decade now, and they expected the president to fight the Republican minority in the Senate, in hand-to-hand combat if necessary, to put an end to the cuts for the highest earners. Instead, Obama made a deal and then scolded his liberal supporters for being “sanctimonious” and holding a “purist position” — that is, precisely the position he took so many times during the campaign.
I really don’t understand why Democrats are just now becoming upset, having realized that their messiah broke his promise to them. He’s been lying about plenty of things all along, like 5 days for public review of legislation, making healthcare more affordable and more accessible, and being able to keep your insurance, just to name a few.
Progressives should be delighted with the downpour of new taxes and tax increases ushered in by Obama and the Democrat-led Congress. But they’d rather get their noses out of joint because Obama Claus didn’t do the one thing that gave them all leg tingles: increase taxes to punish success.
Hey Dems, just a reminder; if you really want a heavier tax burden, you can always send in more than the IRS says you owe. Nobody’s stopping you from contributing your “fair share.”
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12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
It just keeps getting funnier day by day