Last night at midnight I had a "jumping off the Obama bandwagon" post all prepared. I'm glad I decided to wait til I could gather my thoughts and think somewhat clearer before I clicked that publish button. My bloggy friends here are as divided on this tax cut legislation as the democratic party is. So whatever I say here will be hated by some and agreed upon by others. I have decided I will stand with President Obama.
That doesn't mean I agree 100% with this bill, I think what Bernie Sanders said in the filibustering speech could help fix some of the things progressives have a problem with, like the estate tax, tax cuts for the rich, So
ABOVE..That was yesterdays work on this 4th draft, and above that was 2 days ago...I can't think straight this week for some reason. All kinds of talk being thrown around, different opinions being tossed around, Obama, Clinton, Sanders...I'm jealous of those who have made up their minds and stand by their convictions. I'm floundering and wobbling....
This morning I'm back to my original opinion on Obama and the legislation. I think the rethuglicans have taken him to the woodshed on this proposed bill that he calls a framework. I believe it is another massive stimulus that will only empower the thugs next year. They have it all planned out, they will take their case to the Americans on this bloated deficit problem, which they have contributed to BTW, and they will start with entitlements, mainly Social Security. They are on the path to wipe out SS and Obama seems oblivious to this. Bringing in Bill Clinton yesterday to give credibility to the presidents proposals was to me a sign of desperation. The public is not happy with the way Obama crafted this bill on the laps of the rethuglicans, so he presumes Bill Clinton can calm the fears and convince the people this legislation is the best he can do at this moment. So by giving the GOP their demands the democrats are adding their demands to the point this bill is exploding the deficit at a time we are trying to get it under control.
The only person I see with any common sense and clear thinking is Bernie Sanders.....during his 8 hour speech he faulted the payroll tax holiday calling it a dangerous step that could hurt Social Security and also spoke on the "overly generous proposal" on the estate tax which would be reinstated at a rate of 35% on everything above the first 5 million of an individuals estate and everything above the first 10 million of a couples estate, He said "this is not a tax on the rich, this is a tax on the very, very, very rich"
He has it right when he screams CHINA, CHINA, CHINA!!!
Will I be back here in a few days with a different slant? Maybe...
I was Googling 'why isn't the tea party enraged over this huge spending bill', and stumbled upon this,
I like what she says here...
"See, politicians are, to borrow the now politically correct Jerry Brown word, whores. They can be bought. And the Republicans, in particular, are cheap whores at that.
There will be something for everyone in this bill–this is the Stimulus that Obama should have put forth to begin with but instead paid off the states and parasitic unions and states instead. This stimulus might actually jolt the economy while spending the next generation into abject oblivion.
It had to be done NOW, though, because the party is over for the Republicans and Democrats. Come January, the American people will be angered if they see Republicans spend like this.
This bill will get a bunch of them primaried again. They. Don’t. Care.
Just like the Democrats didn’t care about Obamacare. The Republicans are hoping you don’t notice what they’re doing here. And they’ll try and blame the Democrats.
They can say the bill passed in the lame duck Congress if the economy still stays bad. If the economy turns around, well, they can say they forced the Democrats to pass the bill. They also hand Obama the Presidency, but hey, this is all about Right Now.
Expedient and indulgent, our elected officials are a disgusting group.
Yes, yes. I know, this is politics. But I’m sorry, it makes me want to throw up when I hear Republicans talking about cutting spending and then okay a florid spending bill because they know their little treats would cause howling rage if they owned the House and put forth such a stinker a couple weeks from now.
My solution? Scuttle the whole thing.
.in fact I like every word of what she says.
