WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are poised to play a leading role this month in thwarting their party's effort to raise income tax rates on the wealthy. ... [A] small but growing number of moderate Democrats are balking at boosting taxes on the rich."Oooh, oooh, the Tea party might get mad at us!" That's probably what those fools are muttering in their expensive scotches.
Here's a news flash for you purile pantywaists: It's not going to make a bloody bit of difference. If your electorate is in a "throw the bums out" mood, then you are going to get thrown out no matter how many of your children you throw from the sleigh. You can go out either with your head held high and try to stand up for something, or you can slink away like the craven political cowards that we all know you are.
Lyndon Johnson had more courage and guts in his fingernail clippings than all of the Blue Dogs have in their collective bodies. LBJ knew what would happen when he signed the 1960s civil rights acts, but he went ahead and did it. He put the good of the nation ahead of the good of his party.
If one thing is certain, it is this: If you assembled all of the Congressmen and Senators who put the good of the nation ahead of partisan politics, you would not have enough people to fill all of the seats in a VW minibus.
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EBM wrote:
If one thing is certain, it is this: If you assembled all of the Congressmen and Senators who put the good of the nation ahead of partisan politics, you would not have enough people to fill all of the seats in a VW minibus.
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Ok, there would be Alan Grayson and who else? Congress is predominantly cowards, whores, and cowardly whores, and not much else. A plague on all their houses!
Bernie Sanders.
The cuts will expire. They are probably going to expire as a result of a bunch of lame ducks delivering one final "fuck off," but they'll expire.
People don't know what is going on in the background. the Chinese and Saudis are very willing to snap shut their purses if it appears they have no chance of recouping what they've spent. And as it happens, if Chimpy's generous handouts to the rich stand, the Chinese and Saudis are fucked, royally.
In the end, that's all that is going to matter. Wait and see.
Even a Beetle would have room to spare, can you say clown car?
Too many Dems are driving a stake through what historically was the heart of the party. The gutless wonders should be ashamed of themselves, but there seems to be a shortage of shame in Washington.
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