Obama only needs to do one little thing to keep the House for Democrats...

[kentuck]

and also, keep the Senate, and win re-election in 2012. Only one little thing and the people would rally behind him.

What does he need to do?

He needs to let the few Democrats vote with the Republicans to extend the Bush taxcuts.

Then he needs to veto the m***** f*****!!

Then he needs to explain why he did it. He will not permit the Republicans to run up another trillion dollars debt by giving more taxcuts to the wealthy. Let them put that in their pipe and smoke it!

[BrklynLiberal]

1. hmmmm That is right, He can always veto whatever bill they do pass.

If they extend the tax cuts, he damn well BETTER veto it...

[RC]

18. Yah sure. Then our Republican/DINO congress will over ride his veto.

Assuming Obama doesn't just go ahead and sign it.

Trust no one with our future, because no one can be trusted.

[Snotcicles]

2. I had the exact same thought the other day, right down to the m***** f*****

Veto-Baby-Veto.

[RandomThoughts]

3. That might work, if people know it is tax cuts for the rich.

However every time someone mentions the tax cuts on TV, they have to add who they are for.


The current media meme is only saying tax cuts, and ignoring who they are for. A form of deception.


Spreading the cost of the wars across the higher income classes, is a very common sense idea, as is spreading paying for social security.


All that has to happen is for people to realize billionaires do not earn their money, they are given it by a flaw in the system, and progressive taxes fix that flaw.

[Scuba]

5. Nailed it! Thanks.

[dkf]

8. Except if it is an extension of all the cuts he will be vetoing the $500 per child tax credit,

The 10% tax bracket, the marriage penalty, etc.

[kentuck]

9. Send it back to the House with instructions...

"Send me a bill without the taxcuts for the wealthy and I will sign it. I want the Democrats united on this vote. I want it on my desk in two weeks. The American people will know where the Republicans stand."

[dkf]

19. What if it never comes back?

Then it will be significant increase in taxes for families. Probably several thousand.

[kentuck]

20. Pass it in the next session of Congress...

And dare the Repubs to oppose taxcuts for 98% of Americans because they want some more goodies for their wealthy friends. What's the big deal?

[dkf]

22. You think we will keep the house and increase to 60 votes in the Senate?

Without both of those I don't think the repubs will do just the middle income extensions. It looks like an all or nothing deal to me.

[ShamelessHussy]

17. "billionaires do not earn their money" - reminds me of one of my favorite quotes...

"capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed"

- Abraham Lincoln

"labor is prior to, and independent of, capital; that, in fact, capital is the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed; that labor can exist without capital, but that capital could never have existed without labor. Hence they hold that labor is the superior – greatly the superior – of capital" - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 30, 1859

[davidinalameda]

4. or he could try and cut spending

just a suggestion

[h8okra]

6. Sounds interesting but

he might also produce an easily understood presentation that demonstrates just how impressive the decline in Social Security funds would have been if they had been privatized these past few years. I was nearing retirement age and would have paid attention to such a presentation. Currently I feel that the retirement age will be set as a flexible item under changes recommended by the current commission. We will be eligible to apply for SS benefits the day after we expire.

[kentuck]

7. Just one little bone thrown to the base...

That's all he needs to do. Is that so hard?

[jaysunb]

10. The tax cuts will expire 12/31/2010

and it can't come fast enough.

What Obama and all Democrats need to do is, explain who those cuts were for and what impact they've had on our Country.

[kentuck]

11. But the Repubs are going to push hard for extension....

after the Labor Day vacation is over.

If a few Democrats do go along, they could pass a bill to extend it. That is why Obama needs to warn them ahead of the vote that he will veto it.

[jaysunb]

12. Not going to happen

there will be NO bill offered by either party to do that. And that's the facts.

[kentuck]

13. So...

If the Repubs can get enough Democrats to go along with them, they will not push to extend the Bush taxcuts?? I think this will be their main issue between now and election.

[stray cat]

14. Is the base so stupid as to elect the GOP? Conservatives are smarter

They at least know to vote against dems

[kentuck]

16. They need to know whose side he is on...

They haven't seen enough proof.

[pstokely]

27. Just enough to get enough of the base out

midterm elections have small turnout either way, infrequent apolitical voters will stay home

[ShamelessHussy]

15. The narrative should be: Recovering Stolen Funds from Banksters, Using for MASSIVE Jobs Program

U.S. Recovery Act

Go after the banksters who have driven us into this ditch, and who continue to run a con game against all of us, all the while demanding bigger BONUSES :puke:

Guaranteed, this would be hugely popular, and get many americans to the polls, Dems, Repubs, and Indy. :bounce:

he could follow that up with, a revamped globalization policy...


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Guaranteed some laughs when entertaining the 'professional left', at the very least ;)

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[kentuck]

23. I think you are wrong on that...

Almost half of all Republicans oppose the taxcuts for the wealthy and almost all Democrats. A huge majority oppose extending the taxcuts for the wealthy.

The Republicans want to sabotage the entire bill if they cannot get the wealthy an extension. Do you agree with that tactic?

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[kentuck]

25. This one?

Do you think Congress should allow the Bush tax cuts for persons in the top two percent income category to EXPIRE in 2011, or should Congress pass legislation to EXTEND the Bush tax cuts for the top two percent?"

Allow to
expire Extend Unsure
% % %


8/25-26/10
52 38 10


Or this one?

"The tax cuts passed in 2001 are set to expire this year for households earning about $250,000 a year or more. This would increase federal income taxes for those people. Should those tax cuts be made permanent or should they be allowed to expire?"

Made
permanent Allowed
to expire Depends
(vol.) Unsure
% % % %


ALL
36 56 1 7


Republicans
46 48 1 5


Democrats
23 69 1 7


Independents
40 51 2 7


Even the majority of Repubs think they should be allowed to expire-


FROM YOUR OWN LINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Donnachaidh]

26. WRONG.

Fox News keeps pushing this falsehood. They flat out LIE about *who* these tax cuts affect - when in fact the Bush tax cuts favor the upper 3 percent -- the uber elites.