Senate passes the Dems middle class tax cuts after defeating the Rethug bill.

[11 Bravo]

Of course, the Teabaggers in the House may be able to kill it, but now their fingerprints will be all over a potential middle class tax hike.

[spanone]

1. k&r...

[malaise]

2. K & R

Nice

[elleng]

3. link?

[emulatorloo]

6. Here

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/senate-dems-jam-house-republicans-pass-bush-tax-cut-extension-for-middle-class.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

[elleng]

8. Thanks

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. What was the vote count?

At least 4 republicans must have crossed over and all of the Democratic Caucus must have held the line.

If so, this looks very promising for the up coming fight!

[emulatorloo]

5. 51-48

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/senate-passes-dem-plan-to-extend-bush-tax?ref=fpa

[11 Bravo]

7. The Repug bill went down 46-54, if I remember correctly.

[JDPriestly]

14. Two Democrats voted with the Republicans,

Lieberman and Webb of Va. So that means that even more Republicans voted with the Democrats on this.

[mountain grammy]

9. The Senate passed something?

besides gas? Doesn't even affect us anymore, our income is so low.

[Tx4obama]

10. Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Jim Webb (D-VA) voted with Republicans against the measure. n/t

[Lisa D]

11. Please tell me Lieberman will be gone soon.

I'm so tired of that doofus.

[Panasonic]

15. He's retiring

after this term.

He can't get out of his damn seat fast enough.

[sofa king]

13. Webb might be doing a little triangulating...

... for Governor Kaine, who aspires to take Senator Webb's place in a very important election. If there is one vote to burn to avoid rocking the boat in a tossup state, Virginia is it.

Just a guess on my part.

[Panasonic]

16. So we have yet another third way Dem

in Kaine?

If I was Virginia, I'd not vote for him, but write in a REAL progressive Democrat.

[11 Bravo]

17. Then I'm glad you're NOT in Virginia, because that shit would leave me with George Fucking Allen ...

as one of my senators.

[sofa king]

18. Macac-amen!

Webb could also have been voting his own conscience. If he feels everyone needs to pay more taxes to afford our giant budget, that could provoke a "no" vote, as well.

[sofa king]

12. "Voted AGAINST a middle class tax cut."

Every single damned Republican Senator up for reelection has to take that flak for the next three months, and the rest of them for the next four years.

But it's way larger than that, because the bought Republicans in the House are going to have to hold it hostage to try to get tax cuts for the rich tacked on. It won't work. Even if Dems in Congress cave in--they will not--the President will veto any extension for the rich.

So the Republicans either screw over their donors, and let the middle class cuts pass without an extension for the wealthy, or they screw over their voters, and and block the middle class tax cuts. No brainer there: they'll take the money and screw the people, like they always do.

You should be telling this to everyone you know: Republican voters can pay themselves next year by NOT VOTING in this election. It's true, and it's the most ingenious plan I've ever seen, carved in stone since December, 2010.

I think it's going to go down as one of the greatest political hat-tricks in American history.