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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (97088)	12/18/2010 7:46:08 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224759

I knew that and expected your repetitious comment. That is why I hoped you would read the word "most", understand it and refrain from repeating "my congressman".

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (97088)	12/18/2010 8:37:39 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224759

Liberal Democrats don't matter, Bush tax cuts extended Posted at 12:24 AM ET, 12/17/2010 By Jennifer Rubin Before the deal struck by the president and the Senate Republicans, House and Senate liberals insisted on votes to exclude upper income taxpayers from the Bush tax cut extensions. The Senate Democrats tried a couple of variations, including the millionaire cut-off proposed by Senator Chuck Schumer (D.-N.Y.). They lost votes on both. In essence, they announced their political impotence. The president and the Repbulicans then struck their deal. In the House late Thursday night, the liberals again insisted on a soak-the-rich amendment -- actually a soak-the-dead-rich amendment. They put forth the Pomeroy amendment (appropriately introduced by North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy, who lost his seat thanks to the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda) that would have hiked the estate tax a bit higher to 45 percent with a $3.5-million exclusion. It failed. (And this minimal tweak in the Senate bill was all that meaningful to the class warriors? I suppose so.) Once again, the message: The left is powerless. Then came the vote on extending the Bush tax cuts. It wasn't close. The Pelosi Democrats could only round up 112 "no" votes. The Mike Pence Republicans amounted to a whopping 36 votes. And so, by a margin of 277 to 148, the House -- still under the speakership of Nancy Pelosi -- approved an extension of the Bush tax cuts, a payroll tax cut, an estate tax with a 35 percent rate and a generous $5-million exclusion, a grab bag of other tax cuts and a year of unemployment benefits. If you think elections don't matter, think again. But what of this bizarre strategy of the liberals of taking losing votes on class warfare proposals? A senior House advisor rolled his eyes, "Insanity is defined as repeating the same act over and over and expecting a different result. Democrats are living proof that this definition is entirely accurate." The incoming Speaker John Boehner was restrained in his written statement: With nearly one in 10 Americans out of work, acting to ensure no American's taxes go up on January 1st was critically important. Failing to stop all the tax hikes would have destroyed more jobs and deepened the uncertainty in our economy. Stopping all the tax hikes is a good first step in our efforts to reduce the uncertainty family-owned small businesses are facing, but much more needs to be done, including cutting spending, permanently eliminating the threat of job-killing tax hikes, and repealing the job-killing health care law. These are critical priorities the new majority has pledged to act on in the next Congress, and I hope President Obama will listen to the American people and work with us to stop Washington's job-killing policies." Most importantly, the vote shows that there is no significant support for the tax-the-rich mentality that was the basis for much of the liberal agenda for decades. And it undermines the narrative that Republicans can't make deals or govern responsibly. If someone had told me two months ago that, on the same day, the Senate would drop a $1.3-trillion, earmark-stuffed spending bill and the House would vote to extend the Bush tax cuts, I wouldn't have believed it. But that was before the Democrats suffered a "shellacking." By Jennifer Rubin \| December 17, 2010; 12:24 AM ET

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (97088)	12/18/2010 8:46:50 AM
From: chartseer	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224759

Wasn't the deal after the election? What does the deal have to do with how many votes he won by? If a congressman comes from a brain dead liberal area then he has to act like a brain dead liberal to keep his job and stay off the unemployment lines. comrade chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (97088)	12/18/2010 9:09:03 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224759

BTW Kenneth Washington state Sens. Murray, Cantwell support Obama's tax cut deal WASHINGTON — Democrats Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray of Washington voted yes Monday as the Senate cleared the way for a final vote on an $858 billion tax package that will allow Washington residents to deduct the sales tax they paid on their 2010 and 2011 federal returns. The compromise package of tax cuts, negotiated by the Obama White House and Republican leaders with congressional Democrats mostly on the sidelines, would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for two years for all taxpayers regardless of income. Extending those tax cuts for all was a top Republican priority. Cantwell and Murray supported a motion to cut off debate and bring the bill to a vote. The final vote in the Senate could come midweek and in the House by the end of the week. Murray said Republicans had held the tax cuts for the middle class “hostage” in order to secure tax cuts for the richest Americans. “The Republican game plan is simply irresponsible,” Murray said. “Extending benefits to those who need them least and adding to our deficit is wrong. But I could not sit back and allow taxes to be raised on Washington state families who are just struggling to get by.” Among the few provisions in the bill Murray liked were the extension of unemployment benefits and state sales tax deductions. “Unfortunately, protecting the vast majority of Washington families came with an unnecessary and irresponsible provision for a few Americans who aren’t facing the same hardships,” she said. Cantwell also cited the sales tax deduction as a reason for her support. “The legislation includes measures important to Washington state, particularly a two-year extension of the sales tax deduction, which delivers tax fairness and keeps nearly a billion dollars in Washington state’s economy over the next two years,” she said in a statement. The sales tax deduction saves Washington state’s roughly 1 million taxpayers between $350 million and $500 million annually on their federal returns. By some estimates, the deduction has put an average of $600 more per year in the pockets of Washington state taxpayers. It was set to expire at the end of this year. The deduction was eliminated in 1986 when the federal tax code was simplified. Taxpayers who lived in states with an income tax, however, were allowed to continue deducting state income tax on their federal returns. Washington state does not have an income tax. The sales tax deduction was restored in 2004, but Congress has refused to make it permanent. Read more: miamiherald.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (97088)	12/18/2010 9:42:09 AM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224759

Europe gripped by historic snow storms as global warming takes it toll! ;^)