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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 02:57 PM Original message |
So let me get this right: Obama thinks he has the power to actually end the tax cuts for the rich? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think he presented it in a way that even most Republicans could agree with -- |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm terribly sorry when you don't have credibility too |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. You're confusing "will" with "power". |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. He has the power. He just refuses to use it. It's called the veto.. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Ah, yeah, but then again the Republicans might just attach the tax cuts... |
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subterranean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Is he willing to let all the tax cuts expire? |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Probably not. |
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subterranean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. They're not due to expire until December 31, 2012. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. See my post lower in this same sub-thread for how I think it plays out. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Those cuts expire AFTER the election, not before ... and that matters ... |
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AnnaLee (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. No, he's giving the voters a choice (if they hear it) |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. He's making the next election about tax cuts for the rich |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It's the new Wedge Issue |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Nothing will change if people refuse to vote democrats into congress |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. So let me get this right: you are no longer calling Obama a liar? |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. This has to be a rhetorical question. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
17. He is assuming he will even be President when the time arrives. |
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subterranean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. He'll definitely be President when the time arrives. |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is beyond stupid. He had his chance a few months ago! |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. Public opinion can be more powerful than two houses of Congress behind you. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-13-11 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. IMO this was just his first campaign speech. |
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