Democrats near agreement on budget

AP via Breit Bart ^ | April 24, 2009 | ANDREW TAYLOR

[txroadkill]

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in Congress have agreed to let his signature $400 tax cut for most workers expire after next year but are moving to give him a better chance at passing his health care bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Friday that most issues have been resolved in trying to combine different House and Senate approaches into one budget bill. That measure will set the rules on how Congress considers Obama's agenda for the rest of the year.

[txroadkill]

But Obama's signature "Making Work Pay" tax cut of $400 for most workers and $800 for couples would expire at the end of 2010 as currently scheduled. The temporary tax cut was part of the economic stimulus plan enacted in February.

Bye Bye Tax cuts for the middle class -- -- Obama Lied

[Williams]

Casually mentioned as if no big deal. Tax cut gone huge new spending and government takeover planned.

[EGPWS]

We need to find another Reagan quickly to take this fork tongued Carter clone in a landslide in 2012!

[EGPWS]

Bye Bye Tax cuts for the middle class

Hopefully almost all of his votes came from that promise.

[txroadkill]

Hopefully almost all of his votes came from that promise.

He did, Obama won because he took one of the biggest core issues from the Republican Party --- Tax Cuts

[kabar]

The most important part of the article:

"Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Friday that most issues have been resolved in trying to combine different House and Senate approaches into one budget bill. That measure will set the rules on how Congress considers Obama's agenda for the rest of the year."

"Lawmakers are rushing to agree on the budget framework in time to give Obama a victory within his first 100 days in office. Late-night talks Thursday produced the framework of a deal that would protect his ambitious plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system from a Republican filibuster."

The Dems are going nuclear and will ram socialized health care down our throats.

[kabar]

Most importantly, the tentative agreement would give congressional Democrats the ability to push Obama’s health care initiative through the Senate under rules that prevent filibusters. Under typical Senate rules, 60 votes are needed to advance a bill, but passage of the budget plan would allow majority Democrats to enact the health care plan with just a simple majority and only 20 hours of debate.

[EGPWS]

He did, Obama won because he took one of the biggest core issues from the Republican Party --- Tax Cuts

Then short voter memories and an opponent that loses is his only hope for a 2nd term.

[El Gato]

Most importantly, the tentative agreement would give congressional Democrats the ability to push Obama’s health care initiative through the Senate under rules that prevent filibusters. Under typical Senate rules, 60 votes are needed to advance a bill, but passage of the budget plan would allow majority Democrats to enact the health care plan with just a simple majority and only 20 hours of debate.

And if they can do that for "Health care" they can do it for most anything. Including passing an assault weapons ban, or a clone of HR 45. Or even a "turn them all in Mr. & Mrs. America" bill. (Near quote from Diane Frankenfeinstein during the debate over the original AW ban, only this time, she'd mean all guns, not just all ugly black guns)

[kabar]

Yep.