Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:52 AM

DonViejo (4,491 posts)

GOP Senator Concedes Fiscal Cliff Defeat, “Hats Off To The President

Source: BuzzFeed

GOP Senator Concedes Fiscal Cliff Defeat, “Hats Off To The President”

Lindsey Graham says odds of deal are “exceedingly good,” but hints at another debt ceiling fight.

Zeke Miller
BuzzFeed Staff

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham conceded defeat in the fiscal cliff negotiations Sunday morning, saying "hats off to the president."

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Graham complimented President Barack Obama for sticking to his guns in talks with congressional Republicans.

"He stood his ground. He's going to get tax rate increases," Graham said. "It will be a political victory for the president."

"The president won. The president campaigned on raising rates and he's going to get a rate increase," he added.

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GOP Senator Concedes Fiscal Cliff Defeat, “Hats Off To The President (Original post)	DonViejo	Dec 2012	OP
But will the President get what he promised the people? Tax hikes on 250K and up?	SugarShack	Dec 2012	#1
And what the majority of citizens polled said that they wanted? 250K....IS THE NUMBER!	SugarShack	Dec 2012	#3
Yes, 250K. No more talk of this $400K stuff.	Owl	Dec 2012	#8
I had to check to make sure this wasn't the Onion. My tv is off....LOL..	monmouth3	Dec 2012	#2
Translation: BWAAAAAH!	johnfunk	Dec 2012	#4
Let em bitch...	Volaris	Dec 2012	#5
I think Graham is just making it perfectly crystalline clear to his bosses that it is Obama	djean111	Dec 2012	#6
I agree. When withholding increases next month, he wants everyone to blame Obama. (n/t)	Jim Lane	Dec 2012	#7
Exactly. A back-handed compliment.	thesquanderer	Dec 2012	#9

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:59 AM

SugarShack (1,472 posts)

1. But will the President get what he promised the people? Tax hikes on 250K and up?

Better be....

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:59 AM

SugarShack (1,472 posts)

3. And what the majority of citizens polled said that they wanted? 250K....IS THE NUMBER!

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:05 PM

Owl (1,673 posts)

8. Yes, 250K. No more talk of this $400K stuff.

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:59 AM

monmouth3 (1,063 posts)

2. I had to check to make sure this wasn't the Onion. My tv is off....LOL..

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 10:11 AM

johnfunk (6,006 posts)

4. Translation: BWAAAAAH!

The Rightosphere is for once coming to grips with reality, albeit on their worldview's terms: that awful Kenyan Muslim Socialist has made fools of Miss McConnell and Weeper Boner, and the Teabaggers will be livid -- LIVID -- that that evil negr... er, um, illegitimate usurper who stole the election got his way!

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 10:16 AM

Volaris (1,582 posts)

5. Let em bitch...

They got OUTVOTED in the House General Elections (more American's voted for DEMS than the GOP) and if they try and take the Speakership from Boehner for this fiscal cliff defeat this we might end up with Speaker Pelosi as an election Bonus. Not all Republicans are idiots. Some actually understand the importance of trying to govern, even if they disagree with us on the best way to do it. But fuck the rest of them at this point.

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:10 AM

djean111 (935 posts)

6. I think Graham is just making it perfectly crystalline clear to his bosses that it is Obama

who is raising taxes. This, IMO, is false praise, just clearly assigning blame.
In a way, the GOP won, too. They know taxes need to be raised, they just cannot have their fingerprints on it.
I'll wait to see the entire deal before judging anything. This mess will go on behind closed doors for another month, looks like, in little bits and pieces.

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:23 AM

Jim Lane (3,827 posts)

7. I agree. When withholding increases next month, he wants everyone to blame Obama. (n/t)

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:19 PM

thesquanderer (1,104 posts)

9. Exactly. A back-handed compliment.

""He stood his ground. He's going to get tax rate increases," Graham said. "It will be a political victory for the president."

Note that he conveniently left out "on the wealthy" after "tax rate increases" to make it sound less palatable. It's blame with a wink, not credit.

As for making the debt ceiling an issue... Last time, many people hoped Obama would declare Congress' attempt to block an increase as unconstitutional. Obama wanted to take the more conciliatory route, as always. Hopefully, not this time. If nothing else, it will buy time until the Supreme Court rules, if it goes that far.

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