The Tax Line In The Sand (Romney signs No Tax Pledge)

Captain's Quarters ^ | 1/5/07 | Captain Ed

[teddyballgame]

It looks like the Republicans have found their theme for the next two years of Democratic control of Congress. A slew of press releases from the GOP yesterday focused on the spectre of tax-raising by Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and their controlling caucuses. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney became the first top-level Republican primary candidate to sign the Tax Pledge, joining most of the Republican caucuses in Congress:

Seeking to broaden his appeal as a presidential candidate beyond those Republicans attracted by his reputation as a social conservative, Governor Romney is making a play for economic conservatives by focusing on taxes.

Moments before Mr. Romney, whose term as governor ended this week, entered the offices of his presidential exploratory committee for the first time as a private citizen, he warned that the new Democratic Congress would succumb to raising taxes.

[circumbendibus]

What is all the whining about? I for one am glad to know that Mitt's priority is not raising tax rates. I hope the death tax rates will be abolished, too. This is good medicine for the economy by enhancing capital formation. I want a capitalist in the White House, not a socialist Democrat.

[teddyballgame]

"What is all the whining about? I for one am glad to know that Mitt's priority is not raising tax rates. I hope the death tax rates will be abolished, too. This is good medicine for the economy by enhancing capital formation. I want a capitalist in the White House, not a socialist Democrat."

I know, the guy comes out says he's pro life and against rasing taxes and he gets attacked. People keep forgetting Ronald Reagan was a Democrat once.

[circumbendibus]

Keeping tax rates low will actually raise total revenues. Laffer curve and all that. Romney is also great at reducing unnecessary expenses given his experience with Bain Capital, the 2002 Olympics, and and the Mass legislature. Reducing the Federal Deficit is a priority for me, something we Republicans can do "for the children" whom the Democrats are always talking about.

[Pukin Dog]

You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how silly it might be.

[Rameumptom]

As Jacob Weisberg of Slate.com put it in a recent blog

You quote the words of an avowed Liberal in a Liberal Magazine to tell conservatives how they should view Mitt???

[Rameumptom]

I agree. I never said Jacob Weisberg was middle America. But many middle Americans will read his words

Sorry cc Posted bfore I read the entire thread.

[Tim Slagle]

I think the "silly" opinion, is that there are people here who are "paid" to write bad things about Romney. In truth, I suspect the converse is more accurate: there are probably paid Romney staffers posting here.

But I wouldn't think of trying to discredit an opinion, solely on the basis of their motivation for posting. That's a classic ad hominem attack. You hear the Left use that kind of crap everyday: that Global Warming is real, because all the scientists who disagree, are "paid" by the oil companies.

Exactly how was your remark about "paid anti-Romney FReepers on this forum," any different than that? Ad Hominem is Ad Hominem, regardless of which side of the aisle you're on. I would hope those on the right side, were above that kind of nonsense.