NP - Sign Ant- Obama-GOP Tax Cut Petition

[David Morris]

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:54 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> No continuation of tax cuts for anyone wouldn't cost anyone a cent immediately, not until tax day.  That would have given the Dems plenty of time to repeatedly offer the new Obama tax cuts for the non-wealthy.  The Repubs couldn't withstand that kind of heat for long.

(Sorta) Like I said above:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/12/8/926977/-Grijalva:-Make-the-GOP-responsible-for-tax-cut-UI-decisions

Rep. Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus,
wants the extension of tax cuts for the rich to happen on Boehner's
watch, forcing Republicans into taking responsibility for unpopular
votes.

A leader of an 80-plus member bloc of House liberals suggested
Wednesday that Democrats should let the GOP-led House handle the
expiring Bush era tax cuts and unemployment benefits next year....

"Let them tell the unemployed they won't get benefits. Let them tell
[the middle-class their taxes are going up]," he said on MSNBC.

This would take away the Republicans set up. They've set the Dem
Congress and White House up to take the hit on extending unpopular tax
cuts, and then get to come back next year with massive spending cuts,
which could severely limit any real stimulative effect of the deal,
and justify them by crying "deficit." We're going to get those cries
anyway, but Grijalva's argument is to keep Republicans responsible for
the tax cuts.