May 2, 2006, $70 billion here, $70 billion there...
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor 36% approval ratings, nor over 2,400 dead U.S. troops in Iraq, nor record high gasoline prices, nor most especially a record high federal budget deficit poised only to get worse can stop these Republicans from their appointed rounds of tax-cuts for America's most affluent, today, a $70 billion extension of 2003 tax cuts on dividends, capital gains, and other measures intended to be redistributive toward those most affluent, while affording minimal tax relief to anyone else, though of course, pressure to slash social spending will increase.
The GOP official statement is that it is believed that these regressive, non-stimulative asinine tax cuts will "stimulate the economy" which, of course, they haven't done yet... more likely, they will do little or nothing-- perhaps a few jobs may be credited against ballooning the already gigantic federal deficit to create them. The thought is that this will help the GOP's political fortunes. The reality is it will help the GOP's clients' actual fortunes-- which is all this is, and it all it ever was, about. And that's true even if it ends up costing them one or both Houses of Congress in November (as if!)
Don't look for Democrats to run on a very, very, VERY simple, and honest, promise: vote us in and we will restore the revenue lost from every single God damned insane tax cut since these m***er f****rs began running our country's finances into the ground... and if the economy tanks, then you can kiss our asses and vote us out. But God damn it, that's what we're going to do, and you can God damned grow up for a change and take responsible steps to let us get out of this freaking financial death-spiral in an orderly way, or you can let those shortsighted b*****ds merrily take us into an eventual Argentine style default followed by an Argentine style lifestyle adjustment for, oh, 98, 99% of the population (the part that doesn't hire lobbyists and bribe members of Congress, and hence, the part that doesn't matter.)
But don't look for any of that. Political courage remains in short supply all around. Alas, Colbert isn't a member of Congress.
Comments
Yeah... that's the ticket. Vote for Democrats so they can spend EVEN MORE, plus raise our taxes, plus cut the military, and cut and run from the war on terror. What a great alternative.
The American people have, for over a decade now, told you "no" over and over. Why won't you listen?
Posted by Christopher Taylor at May 3, 2006 10:41 AM
Seriously Chris, are you mentally ill? How could the Democrats possibly spend more than the Republican? The Republicans borrowed and spent us into a hole we'll never get out of. Never ever. And they've cut military funding where it matters most: to the troops in the field. You remember them, don't ya? The ones dying? AND they haven't caught Bin Laden. Nope, he's still out there, what 5 year later?
So to sum up you've just projected ALL of the thing the Republican HAVE done onto what you want to believe the Democrats WOULD do.
You fantasy belief system is destroying our country. Get help.
Posted by Reason at May 3, 2006 11:19 AM
Reason,
How long did it take to find the 1996 Olympic bomber? He was living behind a dumbster here in America. Do you remember? didn't think so. You talk a good talk but that's all it is. YOU need to get help, oh and try for an education while you're at it. Economics isn't your strong point, uh?
Posted by Jason at May 3, 2006 12:06 PM
Jason:
So let me understand this: an $8 TRILLION dollar national debt, money borrowed and spent BY REPUBLICANS and it's the Democrats who are fiscally irresponsible? And Democrats would spend MORE? How is that even possible? And you question MY understanding of economics?
Apparently all that's left of the Republican party is projecting their pitiful failures onto the opposition. Guess what Jason, 70% of Americans already know it's complete bullshit and more are getting it every day. Your days or incompetence are over.
As for you Repubican's failure to win the war on terror I don't believe we had several hundred thousand troops looking for the Olympic bomber nor did he kill 3000 Americans and crash 4 airliners and destroy several skyscrapers. Good lord, what else do you failures need to solve the problem? Ah, that's right, we need a Democrat in office to clean up you messes.
Sorry pal, but you Republicans have so screwed the pooch at every possible opportunity in the last 6 years you have no crediblity whatsoever.
Posted by Reason at May 3, 2006 1:07 PM
Careful there, Jason... for a minute, it sounded like you might be trying to equate the failure to capture bin Laden with some law enforcement failure... you might not be invited to the meetings if you keep making that connection...
I do note how interesting it is that the suspension of habeas corpus seems to generate no interest whatsoever, let alone passion... but talk about tax cuts...
I guess that's what many people think makes America great.
Posted by the talking dog at May 3, 2006 1:33 PM
The reason I point out that Democrats would be worse is because they OPENLY SAY that's what they want to do. Repubs are terrible at fiscal restraint (except during a wonderful period of conservative sanity in the 90's when they balanced the budget) but Democrats would be even worse. Just ask the party what they want - more spending, and higher taxes to boot.
Thank you... no.
Posted by Christopher Taylor at May 4, 2006 6:52 PM