Best way I can see to keep the republicans from being labeled anything at all, since they obviously have no strategy whatsoever to being called bad names, is to vote their stupid asses right the Hell out of existence.
“They need to fight for lower tax rates and reduced spending. If it means we go over the cliff so be it. The House must be ruled by principled Republicans who agree that surrender is not an option.”
If they fight and stand on principle it would give them the right to say, “I told you so.”
They’ll be blamed no matter what they do.
IMO, the Republicans should pass one bill that entends the Bush tax rates for everyone except for the top rate and make them PERMANENT and tie this bill to eliminating the AMT or raising it to inflation adjusted rates from the past 30 or 40 years.
Then pass a second bill that extends the Bush tax cut for the upper income taxpayers - let the Dems and 0bama shoot this bill down, so they own the tax raises on the “wealthy” & small businesses.
Athough the higher rate will affect me personally, the permanent tax rates will help future generations including my children.
Then use the debt ceiling debate to cut spending, threaten to shut down the government by not raising the debt celing if there are no spending cuts.
We all know that Obama can’t fix the nation’s financial problems by raising taxes on those making over $250,000 a year. He knows it, too. Everybody needs to stop thinking that Obama is doing this because he THINKS it will be good for the nation. He could care less. He’ll do what’s best for Obama and then what’s best for the Democrat party. Everybody wants to get into a financial ideological debate with Obama and the Democrats. They aren’t going to debate. They are con men.
Good post - keep it simple give Obama nothing - let him “own” that.
The republican “brand” is coming out this debate screwed anyway, and in two years the world will change again, and this will be forgotten. Don’t let Obama have a thing, entitlements will dry up and his base will go nuts and abandon him.
If you let him continue to “feed” his base money we will be screwed in 2016. Play the long game, not the MSM hype.
It’s not about surrendering, it’s about letting people see the fruits of left-wing policy. It actually takes away ammunition from them, who would otherwise blame 2016’s 30% unemployment rate on obstructionist Republicans. They would own it entirely.
>> This is garbage! The Republicans should not “give” Obama anything.
bttt
That wasn't the reason...at least not in anything I've seen.
It's so that when the SHTF, they can turn around, point, and scream "OBAMA'S FAULT!"