A Firebagger At The WaPo
Surprisingly, it's Eugene Robinson:
Making the tax cuts permanent for the wealthy would increase the deficit by $700 billion over the next decade. Which party claims to be urgently, desperately concerned about the deficit? The Republicans, of course. So which party is prepared to bust the budget, if that's what it takes, to serve the interests of the rich? The GOP. And which party, to get its way, refuses to approve desperately needed tax relief for the bruised and battered middle class? Once again, the Republicans.
Now, which party holds the presidency and, until January, ample majorities in both houses of Congress? That would be the Democrats. Which party can point to public opinion polls indicating that Americans support its position that the Bush tax cuts should be extended only for the middle class? That, too, would be the Democrats. And finally, which party somehow appears to be looking for a way to lose this argument and capitulate? Incredibly, the Democrats.
(Emphasis supplied.) It's incredible that the Obama Administration and its Catfood Commission can play this dishonest game about the need to destroy the social safety net at the same exact time they are about to permanently extend the irresponsible Bush tax cuts.
Speaking for me only
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