2016 Postmortem

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)

10. Agreed. He broke the back of the GOP!

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 07:32 AM

Jan 2013

This wasn't close.

When Clinton passed these taxes in 1993, he could not get 1 GOP vote in the senate. It was passed with democrats only.

Let me repeat that.

The Clinton taxes were passed without one GOP vote in the senate back in 1993. The taxes were so unpopular it led to an uprising and big GOP gains in 1994.

Now in an atmosphere even more partisan, Obama has put the Clinton taxes back in place for the rich with bipartisan support. This is a watershed moment. And all people can do is complain that the number is 400/450K instead of 250K? Give me a break!

I'm shocked at how clueless some critics are. This is a great deal. Obama won big.

Think about it. A bill to raise taxes and investment income just passed the Senate 89-8! That is unbelievable.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

26 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Obama made history - he forced Republicans to vote to raise taxes. [View all] Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 OP

Permanent tax cuts for the wealthy MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #1

Can you give details? First I've heard of this . . . snot Jan 2013 #2

IIRC, the new tax rates above $450k are permanent MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #3

link? mzmolly Jan 2013 #4

For example... MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #5

So, that shows you got it completely wrong, yes? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #9

Thanks for the link. Though, it says the opposite of what you understood to be true. mzmolly Jan 2013 #19

For example, see: MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #21

I'm a huge fan of Harkin. mzmolly Jan 2013 #22

He backs up my contention nt MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #23

I don't think he had complete mzmolly Jan 2013 #24

third party manny strikes again nt. dionysus Jan 2013 #6

Maybe he'll call his prediction "satire" like the last time he got it all wrong. great white snark Jan 2013 #15

And this contradicts the OP how? intaglio Jan 2013 #8

You are so full of shit. phleshdef Jan 2013 #16

Stay-at-home-and-bitch "progressives" let the R's win in 2010 & gerrymander the districts.(Read On) RBInMaine Jan 2013 #17

Have I told you that I love you? MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #25

Manny you are soooooo confused. DCBob Jan 2013 #26

that is kinda historical and Cha Jan 2013 #7

Agreed. He broke the back of the GOP! aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #10

And in a lame duck senate which Skidmore Jan 2013 #12

+1 young but wise Jan 2013 #13

no , he didn't. They voted to make tax cuts that would have expired permanent. bowens43 Jan 2013 #11

The tax increases for $400 and over are made permanent. lunatica Jan 2013 #14

That's what Republicans will say, but it's not technically correct jumptheshadow Jan 2013 #18

actually the bush tax cuts expired and Obama brokered tax cuts for everyones first 250? or 400k Sunlei Jan 2013 #20