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In a manner of speaking ,they did just that. The GOP refused to set aside their core beliefs and left compromise outside the Capitol building.The Republicans should have told Obama to go fuck himself.
Hopefully, with this decision the GOP leadership set aside their political aspirations for the good of the nations' people.
Bush had a wartime economy.
There's no "decrease" in payroll tax. Levying additional taxes on people, especially in a slow or limited growth period helps no one.How will the unemployment benefits be paid for? More debt spending. Will the decrease in the payroll tax result in a decrease in Social Security benefits? If not, how can we afford to do that when SS is also underfunded?
I feel this is an irresponsible move by both parties.
I wasn't defending them I was dislodging what I felt was a dishonest post. Claiming the dems inherited a mess from bush is as lame as claiming that bush inherited a mess from clinton who inherited a mess from bush/reagan who inherited a mess from carter........get it now?
See my sig line .
Bush didn't inherit a mess from Clinton. Bush inherited a surplus and a tax structure that was paying the bills. The economy was slowing down into one of the mildest recessions in recent history.
The Democratic Congress inherited triple digit deficits and a tax structure that could not pay the bills. The economy was slowing down into one of the worst recessions in recent history.
How you can draw equivalence between those 2 scenarios is mystifying.
He inherited an intelligenc and security mess, an espionage mess, and a bursted tech bubble burnt out economy mess.
The real conservatives take over on 1/1.
When you offer up rationalizations, justifications, and defenses for what Bush and the GOP it's natural to assume you're agreeing with them.
If you disagree with them, why defend them?
I wasn't defending them I was dislodging what I felt was a dishonest post. Claiming the dems inherited a mess from bush is as lame as claiming that bush inherited a mess from clinton who inherited a mess from bush/reagan who inherited a mess from carter........get it now?
See my sig line .
Bush didn't inherit a mess from Clinton. Bush inherited a surplus and a tax structure that was paying the bills. The economy was slowing down into one of the mildest recessions in recent history.
The Democratic Congress inherited triple digit deficits and a tax structure that could not pay the bills. The economy was slowing down into one of the worst recessions in recent history.
How you can draw equivalence between those 2 scenarios is mystifying.
and Bush inherited the war on terror due to clinton's inactions.
Bla bla bla bla bla.
The real conservatives take over on 1/1.
and Bush inherited the war on terror due to clinton's inactions.
Bla bla bla bla bla.
lol, and when did that war end?
President Obama and congressional Republicans have agreed to a tentative deal that would extend for two years all the tax breaks set to expire on Dec. 31, continue unemployment benefits for an additional 13 months and cut payroll taxes for workers to encourage employers to start hiring.
The deal has been in the works for more than a week and represents a concession by Obama to political reality: Democrats don't have the votes in Congress to extend only the expiring tax breaks that benefit the middle class. The White House estimates that the proposed agreement would prevent typical families from facing annual tax increases of about $3,000, starting Jan. 1.
Tax-cut deal reached between Obama, Republicans
This is the best news for all. AND Obama will have an opportunity to expound on it as the elections in `12, loom. I think, with this compromise, he has done himself a favor if the economy improves and if he really wants a second term. He may regain support of Independents and women, which he lost so drastically the past two years. His base will hang with him for the entitlements unless a new and improved version of a Democratic leader comes along.
How will the unemployment benefits be paid for? We will borrow it. More debt spending. Will the decrease in the payroll tax result in a decrease in Social Security benefits? No, it shouldn't If not, how can we afford to do that when SS is also underfunded?
I feel this is an irresponsible move by both parties.
You got that right!
Crazy thing is, if we are going to extend UI to 155 weeks
That's 155
We should have let the cuts expire, something but add more and more to the pile.
screwit doesn't matter, obama is done in 2012. Even Dan Rather is saying that he will be challenged in the Dem primary, and Maher is calling him Wayne Brady.
and Bush inherited the war on terror due to clinton's inactions.
Bla bla bla bla bla.
lol, and when did that war end?
In name or in reality?
lol, and when did that war end?
In name or in reality?
In blood and treasure. If you're going to claim that what Bush inherited from Clinton was a war on terror, then that same war, times 100, or times 1000, or times what?
was inherited by the Democrats in 2007.
How will the unemployment benefits be paid for? We will borrow it. More debt spending. Will the decrease in the payroll tax result in a decrease in Social Security benefits? No, it shouldn't If not, how can we afford to do that when SS is also underfunded?
I feel this is an irresponsible move by both parties.
You got that right!
Crazy thing is, if we are going to extend UI to 155 weeks
That's 155
We should have let the cuts expire, something but add more and more to the pile.
screwit doesn't matter, obama is done in 2012. Even Dan Rather is saying that he will be challenged in the Dem primary, and Maher is calling him Wayne Brady.
Dan Rather? The guy has no career. He is irrelevant.
In name or in reality?
In blood and treasure. If you're going to claim that what Bush inherited from Clinton was a war on terror, then that same war, times 100, or times 1000, or times what?
was inherited by the Democrats in 2007.
Actually the 2007 democrats also inherited that from clinton. Like I said trying to fix the blame for our current problems on past administrations and congress is just a lame cop-out of current responsibilities. Its very transparant.