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1StrongBlackMan

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6. Nope ...

Reply to 1-Old-Man (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:31 PM

Nov 2012

President Obama announced the perfect, political and pragmatic, path:

Introduce a bill preserving the cuts for those under $250,000, then fight whatever fight comes. The bill is already waiting for (the gop controlled) House to approve it and President Obama has said his pen stands ready.

Failure of the gop-controlled House to vote on it, or refusal to allow it to come up for a vote, just highlights the obstruction that is the modern gop.

Then, when they do so and EVERYBODY's taxes go up because of the gop-controlled House's obstruction; the House flips in 2014.

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Fine, let them all expire, then let Democrats craft new tax cuts for the middle class [View all] 1-Old-Man Nov 2012 OP

So they obstruct. Indydem Nov 2012 #1

Then give the money back some other way like job creation. Live and Learn Nov 2012 #2

That's why ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #8

A Neat Trick if He Can Do It AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #3

This time the blame will go right where it belongs. On the House. Autumn Nov 2012 #5

America Will be Watching it On the Tee Vee AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #9

Obama can call press conferences, he and the Democrats Autumn Nov 2012 #10

They Let Democrats on Talk Shows? AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #11

Silly me. I've never seen a Democrat on TV. WTF was I thinking.eom Autumn Nov 2012 #12

I AGREE Skittles Nov 2012 #4

Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #6

Why Clinton era rates for the rich? Why not 50's era rates? redqueen Nov 2012 #7

The days of 90% marginal rates are gone, never to return n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #13

They already passed a bill replacing the tax cuts for the middle class in the Senate krawhitham Nov 2012 #14