Posted on 12/05/2010 11:34:40 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) blasted Republicans Sunday for pushing “fundamentally reckless” tax cuts for the rich, even as he reluctantly acknowledged the likelihood of an impending agreement that will extend them.
The liberal stalwart defended President Barack Obama from growing anger among progressives, who think the White House is getting ready to cave, by touting what he’s accomplished since taking office and praising the president for supporting Saturday’s Senate showdown, which forced both parties to take votes on extending the tax cuts only for households making less than $250,000 and $1 million respectively.
Kerry said the administration was coming to the table with the best interests of “average people” in mind.
"Now, the president’s prepared to compromise: to get unemployment insurance, to get the work for pay tax cut, to get a child care tax cut, to get additional tax cuts that go to average people and will create jobs,” Kerry said on NBC’s "Meet the Press.'
The former presidential candidate, who's one of Congress’ richest members, said tax cuts for the wealthy are “the least effective way” to create jobs.
“The Republicans are fighting to keep in place a tax policy that has failed over the last eight years,” he said. “We have had a net loss of jobs. And what we’ve seen is a Republican party that’s absolutely prepared to deny unemployment insurance to people who have been laid off.”(continued)
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Nothing “progressive” about 1930’s style socialism.
Kerry along with the rest of his socialist pals are in a plot to overthrow the Constitution, our freedoms and our sovereignty.
He and the rest of them have more in common with Hitler than with Washington.
“National Socialism will use its own revolution for establishing a new world order.”—Adolf Hitler
Kerry was for tax cuts before he was against tax cuts.
Kerry’s message to Obama: Dump Biden and pick me for Veep in 2012.
Hey JF’n, why don’t you and your gigolo keeper send in 25% of your gross assets each year?
Hey Kerry - STFU and pay the taxes on your yacht.
When I was still in Canada, I remembered vividly that this fool uttered the “global poll” nonsense...that America has to “poll” the world if they need to defend themselves.
Hey skerry...pay your yacht taxes, you tool. Also, take off your damn “4 PH” license plates from the car you have in WDC. You are a disgrace to humanity, you mentally constipated loser. Aside from that...have a nice day.
Wow! That is a scary thought. As much as everyone is against Romney/Palin, it would be earth shattering to the winner!
A talentless TraitorPrick who should have been hung in 1972 defending a racist Commie, ineligible for the office of Commander in Chief:
Time for a means test before voting.
Wonder if this complete moron, Kerry ever paid the $700k tax on his new yacht? What a disgrace to America this idiot gigalo is.
I doubt that this traitor, Kerry, has even paid his yacht taxes yet.
According to the Boston Herald...not yet. Big surprise.
Don't lecture others about stuff you don't understand — hard work — we know you understand criminal activity. Criminal activity = U.S. Senator (D-MA).
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