All Republicans need to say is that Obama won. The burden of providing the leadership on any compromise rests on his shoulders.
But the MSM has gone all out today to try and pin the responsibility 100% on Boehner.
Agreed. Obama needs to present what he wants....in detail.
Local rag Editorial chimed in with saying it’s now time for everybody in DC to get past the partisanship of the Election and work together for the good of the country.
they then went on to say that now is the time for Republicans to start getting along with Obama
“But the MSM has gone all out today to try and pin the responsibility 100% on Boehner.”
And it is only going to get worse. You are not going to believe how the lamestream media is going to crucify the GOP on not “going along with 0zer0” after his big win. It will be a rehash of GOP=Party of NO, Greedy Rich GOP, Failed Policy of Tax Cuts gave us deficits, etc. I have no faith what so ever that Boehner and McConnel won’t cave under the media onslaught, especially if the rates rise on the poor and middle class earners. The economy is most likely going to go into recession early next year, but raising taxes across the board by letting all the Bush tax cuts expire will guarantee it. This will just add to the heartless, greedy GOP smears, and the GOP will be blamed for the double dip recession, just like Bush was blamed in 2008. Bank on it.
So, the GOP will cave. If they do, I hope they at least try to salvage something. Here is what I would do. I would give 0zer0 his tax increases on those making more than $1 million. A real “Millionaire” tax, not a Millionaire tax on $200,000 which is what 0zer0 wants. I would also stipulate that every penny of projected CBO tax increase receipts go to cutting spending ACROSS THE BOARD IMMEDIATELY, no tax increases now for “future” spending cuts. That way Defense won’t be the only thing cut. This should make it about 75% Non-Defense and will hit a lot of Democrat Sacred Cows.
Lastly, I would not agree to raise the debt ceiling one penny until long term tax and entitlement reform is done. If you cut spending and raise taxes (0zer0’s balanced approach), then you should not need to increase the debt ceiling.
This gives 0zer0 some of what he wants, but it won’t do anything to turn the economy around because the Dems have already destroyed it. The GOP avoids the obstructionist, and favor the rich vs middle class label, and the Dems get saddled with the double dip recession that is inevitably coming. Then the GOP can say, we tried it you way Mr. Prez... the balanced approach, and it failed. The Dems will then completely own the recession that is coming next January.
The Lame Stream Media and Rats will try every way to pin it on the GOP but in reality all the GOP is doing is giving the Rats what they want, letting the Bush Tax Cuts expire.